Mawi picture

Of Beetles and Angels

By Roxzdon

  • Haileab Asgedom was born

    Haileab Asgedom was born in Seraye, Eritrea 1934

  • Haileab returnded to Tigray

    Haileab at age 14 returned to Tigray alone and almost penniless. He relied on the generosity of strangers to survive.
  • Halieb and Tsege marry

    Halieb and Tsege marry

  • Tewolde Asgedom was born

  • Selamawi was born

    Selamawi was born

  • Haileab leaves for Sudan my himself.

    Haileab leaves for Sudan my himself.

  • Mawi and his family moved to America

    Mawi and his family moved to America

  • Moved to a second motel where Mawi's baby brother was born

  • Charlene entered Mawi's life

  • Mawi's sister Mehret started school

    Mawi's sister Mehret started school

  • Mawi declares Halloween his favorite Holiday

    Tewolde and Mawi steal a parking meter hoping to get the coins out of it.

  • Mawi's bother Tewolde started middle school

  • Mawi and Tewolde visited Wheaton Public Library

    Mawi and Tewolde visited Wheaton Public Library

    This was one of many trips to the library but had special meaning because of the homeless man Tewolde would later befriend.

  • Tewolde and Mawi deliver weights.

    Tewolde and Mawi deliver weights to the befriended homeless. Mawi know realizes Tewolde helped the homeless man find somewhere to live and a job.
  • Tewolde was killed by a drunk driver.

    Tewolde was killed by a drunk driver.

  • Mawi played basketball for his school team

  • Tewolde started his own cleaning business.

    Tewolde started his own cleaning business.

    After working for others he decided he could make more money working for himself.

  • Hailheab was dilled by a drunk driver

  • Mawi graduates from Harvard

    Mawi graduates from Harvard