Author Archive for Nolawi



Afrobama 3,312 Comments

Derrick Ashlong aka DNA is a musician, public speaker, Harvard grad, immigrant from Ghana and an American; supporter of Obama! His interview was a big hit on you tube over 1.3 million views. See the videos.

Adopting from Ethiopia 59 Comments

One of the most fascinating aspects of running a business is that you get to see society from a different perspective depending type of service you are supporting. I consider myself a very enlightened person especially on sociopolitical and socioeconomic sense. That is why I was surprised when we [bernos] received so many emails from [...]

If Nolawi Ca Koo, So Ka Yu! 234 Comments

There is a prominent Chinese American chef on PBS named Martin Yan; he makes Cantonese style quick and easy stir-fry recipes. He has a popular phrase at the end of his show where he would put the last garnish on the entrée and he would loudly say and remember… If Yan Can Cook, So Can [...]

Posers 18 Comments

Last Thursday, which happens to be the day that our own Meron turns 22 years old, we went to celebrate it by organizing all her closest friends, presumably, to a dinner gathering. We decided on having dinner at a famous local Moroccan spot her is DC. The whole enchilada, it’s a seven course meal but [...]

fabuLous eLbie 484 Comments

I first read about eLbie a few months back when I got an email with a link to her myspace page. I realized that I had seen her picture or met her or something. At which point I started to read her blog, and I was hooked because she wrote about very personal stuff. Or [...]