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Haileab born in Seraye, Eritrea
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Haileab wandered from Ethiopia to Tigray at age 14
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Selamawi Haileab Asgedom was born in Adi Wahla
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Mawi and his family leave home
Mawi, his mother, borther and sister flee to Sudan -
Mawi & family enter refugee camp
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Refugee Camp in Umsagata
Mawi and family live in refugee camp in Umsagata, they suffered beatings and learned to defend themselves. teachers were often the aggressors -
Mawi and his family are to leave for Amerikha
They are delayed leaving for 1 yr just days before departure due to a surprise visit from Mawi's half sister. -
Mawi & family leave for Amerikha
joined my Mawi's half sister, they leave as a family of 6 -
The family arrives in Chicago & then Wheaton
Beth Raney agrees to take the family and find them sponsorship -
family gets a visit from two habesha women
these two women remembered what it was like for them when they first came to America and wanted to help the family. they brought food & friendship. -
Mawi gets a new home
after nearly 2 months in motels, the family finally gets their new home. 2 storys with a big backyard -
The children enrolled in Longfellow Elementary School
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by age 11 Mawi & his brother were getting into trouble with law
Mawi and Tewolde were troublemakers for years growing up. They were bullied and decided to be the agreessor to stay alive -
Mawi & Tewolde offer food to man at library
one of a couple of library visits Mawi holds onto -
Mawi plays basketball and then start track his freshman year
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drunken driver killed his brother, Tewolde
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Mawi found that Tewolde donated to charity
sponsoring a child for $240 through Compassion International -
Mawi wins track meet for Wheaton North
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Mawi graduates High School
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drunken driver killed Mawi's father, Haileab
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Mawi graduated harvard
