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The Life of Mawi Asgedom
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Haileab is born
Haileab (Mawi's dad) was born in Eritrea 1934. -
Becoming a doctor
Haileab passes a exam to be a legal doctor. -
Ethiopian and Eritean war starts
The Ethiopian and Eritrean war starts. -
Refugee camp in Sudan
The refugee camp in Sudan is his home. -
Postponing for the move to America
In 1982 Mawi and his family were going to America due to the war of Ethiopia and Eritrea. When they were saying there goodbyes their half sister, Mulu came to the refugee camp. Thus, staying untill she could go with them also. -
A new place
Their friend Kiros moved away to a place called Amerikah -
Going to America
To make sure Mulu came with them they had to wait an additional one year for all of the paperwork to be done. -
Angels
Their father tells them about strangers and to be nice to then because they might be god himself in a disguise. -
Fighiting in school
When their dad finds out that his kids are fighting in school their dad gives them great advice. -
Getting Teased by people
He gets teased by people in his school about his race and his clothes in Longfellow Elementary school. -
Story about stealing
The kids remember the story that their father told and how stealing and how it increases. -
The war
The Ethiopian and Eritrean war ended and the victor was Eritrea. They became an independent nation in 1993 -
Death of Tewolde
Tewolde, Maw's elder brother dies halfway through his senior year after becoming a successful entrepreneur. -
Surviving a tragedy
Even though his brother/ best friend Tewolde died in a car accident by a drunk driver he pulled himself together and needed to continue in life. -
Haileab dies
Haileab is killed by a drunk driver. -
Graduation speech
Mawi gave his big Harvard speech on graduation day in 1999.