Tag Archives: Ethiopian American

Ethiopian Americans Gotta Vote in 2012!

November 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

It’s Not Just About an Election   In September, I expressed my support for President Barack Obama’s re-election. I told my readers that I enthusiastically supported candidate Obama in 2008 but was disappointed by his Administration’s policy in Ethiopia and … read more »

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Celebrating the Ethio­pian New Year

September 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Emily Wax You’ve heard of the Chinese New Year — but how about the Ethiopian New Year? The Washington area’s 200,000-plus Ethiopian-Americans celebrate the holiday, which marks the end of the Horn of Africa’s long rainy season. Traditionally, children … read more »

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Free Ethiopian Christians: Protest at Saudi embassy in Washington DC

February 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopians, Ethiopian-Americans and friends of Ethiopia are organizing a protest at the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Washington DC on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 to demand the release of Ethiopians who are unjustly detained by the Saudi Arabia Government. Thirty Five … read more »

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Mass protest disrupted Ethiopia gvt. meetings in North America

April 11, 2011 by benim

Ethiopians of all Stripes Wage Protests in Toronto A crowd of Ethiopian Canadians estimated between four and five hundred protesters blockaded in front of the Chestnut Student Residence and Conference Center in downtown Toronto. The protesters who represented all the … read more »

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