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Great-great-grandparents immigrate
They arrived on the Rotterdam, an oceanliner from the Netherlands. They are on my dad's side. Picture: rockislandlighthouse.org -
Ababba* is born
*Ababba means father or grandfather in Amharic, a language from Ethiopia -
Emamma* is born
*Emamma means mother or grandmother in Amharic, a language of Ethiopia -
Grandma is born
Dad's side. -
Emamma And Ababba get married
In Ethiopia, the wife keeps her maiden name,
while their children take their father's first name as their last name. -
Dad is born
My dad was born in Colorado
to Koby and Richard Channell -
Mom is born
Mom was born in Ethiopia
to Rahel Tsegaye and Taye Telahun.
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Mom immigrates to U.S.
My mom's dad was a general.
Because of the dangerous situation in Ethiopia
involving him, she had to come to the U.S, along with her two sisters. -
Mom and Dad get married
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I'm born
