Of Beetles and Angels Timeline

By mab72645

  • Haileab was born in Saraye, Eritrea

    Haileab was born in Saraye, Eritrea

  • Haileab becomes a "dresser" (doctor)

  • Eritrea and Ethiopia Civil War Begins

    Eritrea and Ethiopia Civil War Begins

  • Mawi Asgedom born

  • Mawi's father, Haileab, escapes to Sudan

  • World Relief has helped over 200,000 refugees since 1979

    World Relief has helped over 200,000 refugees since 1979

  • Mawi's family arrives at Umsagata Refugee Camp

    Mawi's family arrives at Umsagata Refugee Camp

  • Mulu arrives in Sudan, Mawi's half sister

  • Talks of coming to "Amerikah"

  • Mawi's family leave refugee camp on way to America

  • Family's first Halloween in America

    Family's first Halloween in America

  • Mawi and his brother Tewolde attend Longfellow Elementary School in Wheaton, IL

  • Mawi and Tewolde meet homeless man at Wheaton library

  • Eritrea and Ethiopia Civil War Ends

  • Tewolde is killed by a drunk driver

    Tewolde is killed by a drunk driver

  • Eritrea becomes independent nation

    Eritrea becomes independent nation

  • Mawi graduates from Harvard

    Mawi graduates from Harvard

  • Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard

  • Mawi becomes a father!