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Mawi's Move
Mawi and his family moved from their home in Adi Wahla, Ethiopia, to a refugee camp in Umsagata, Sudan -
Kala-azar
Mawi was almost killed by this disease. His body eventually fully recovered -
Coming to America!
Mawi and his family move to the Chicago, Illinois. -
Sent From Heaven
Habesha women came to visit Mawi and his family. Mawi's mother called them angels -
Longfellow Elementary
Mawi's father begins the stress the importance on school. He told them that being a strong student is the only way for them to have opportunities to succeed and get into a University -
The Fights
Mawi and his brother began to get in fights often at school. It got so bad, that the principal of Longfellow called Mawi's father and threatened to expel them. Mawi's father told them that they are to never fight in school again -
Thieves
Mawi and his brother loved Halloween. They put their brains to work and came up with plans to steal candy from everyone in their neighborhood. -
Helping Hand
Tewolde and Mawi give their food to a man in need -
Tewolde’s business
Tewolde starts his own cleaning business -
Working Men
Mawi and Tewolde get jobs -
New Angel in Heaven
Tewolde is killed by a drunk driver. -
Mawi's Father as a Working man
Mawi tells the story of his dad's pharmacy -
Mawi's father moves
Mawi tells the story about his father moving to Sudan for safety. -
Mawi's Exercise
Mawi tells the story of how his father would make him and his brother go on 2 mile runs every morning. -
The Fire
Mawi tells the story of how his father got into trouble for burning piles of leaves at a city park. -
AP Class
Mawi tells the story of how he started to take advanced classes and performed well in them. -
Trackstar
Mawi joins the track team and has great success. -
Another Big Loss
Mawi's father was killed by a drunk driver. -
Graduation
Mawi graduates from Harvard
