This morning, Ethiopians for Obama received a letter from Senator Obama recognizing the importance of the Ethiopian-American community. Check out the full letter.
This is really important because the Obama campaign will be giving more and more attention as we become a more powerful voting bloc. Continue reading ‘Barack to Ethiopians’
Published by August 6th, 2008 in African and Current Issues.
No I’m not talking about importing and exporting items; I’m actually talking about the phenomenon in North America where the Ethiopian American man goes home and ‘imports’ himself a wife.
People say, “He’s a fool! Just give it sometime she’s going to leave him.” And sure enough it is true these relationships don’t often work. People will laugh it off and say,” Yihew! Lik endalnew. She used him and got her papers straightened out … then she’s off to party in the land of opportunity.”
Well this might be true, but maybe not. Has anyone wondered what the story from the other side could be? Yes it’s possible that she may have been running from the poverty, or a bad situation back home. But maybe, just maybe, she might just have fallen in love like everybody else! Continue reading ‘asmeChina laKi’
Published by August 4th, 2008 in Advice, Dating and Personal.Sometime in the nineties, I vaguely remember my friends saying they are going to an Ethiopian Soccer Tournament at TC Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Other than that distant memory I had no familiarity with ESFNA or with its vast outreach.
So I was stunned, I think that’s the best word I can use, when I saw the amount of people that came out for this year’s Soccer tournament. Granted it was the 25th anniversary of ESFNA, regardless I have never seen so many Ethiopians in one place.
By popular demand bernos had decided to showcase our shirts at one of the booths. We saw so many of you there…it was GREAT!!! Worth every effort, headache, and sweat!
A little video Nyalasmoke created for us featuring Andromeda‘s iRock Joint.
I’m overwhelmed in attempting to recap all that took place. Let’s see there was our fantastic booth, the opening ceremony, the people throughout the week, and food, and parties (the bARTIES)!!! The opening day…INSANE!!! We definitely didn’t expect that many people to be there. I think all the “in-towners” came out that day! Continue reading ‘ESFNA the Recap’
Published by August 1st, 2008 in Bernos and Social.
Almost everyone who is anyone has an email address. Of course most things require some sort of online access.
If you work, you have a paycheck, and if you have a paycheck you have a bank, and if you have a bank you need to access it; possibly online
To access it online you need an email address.
Have a cell phone? Of course you do! Enquane in the west, I heard everyone in piassa has one; or so I heard. Continue reading ‘not just email’
Published by July 29th, 2008 in African, Current Issues and Social.The number of people that came to watch Obama speak before the biggest crowd he ever had; 200,000 in berlin. The next biggest crowd was when he spoke in Oregon and 75,000 showed up.
Continue reading ‘Open Thread: 200,000′
