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Mawi father came to the States
He couldn't just be a doctor in America so he became a janitor at Wheaton College. -
Mawi being ashamed and embarrassed.
He used to act like he didn't know his father when he sang and danced in front of people. -
Mawi father taking care of the sick
Mawi father did everything he could to take care of the sick and make sure they wouldn't die -
Memories
A small kid from Adi Wahla with sister and younger brothers. Father and Mother to that believed and had great faith in God. -
Libee Migbar
Jim taught and motivated Tewolde. At age seventeen, Tewolde started his own cleaning business. Working for his self he could make up to twenty-five dollars. -
Libee Migbar
Tewolde never graduated from high school. A drunk driver killed him midway through his senior year. -
Coffee Tales
They never could sit and listen to grown people conversations so the kids hid and listened to their mother stories before America. Also Mawi sister Mehret dad told her do not have sex. You will get aids. You will die. You will have children that you cannot support. Wait until you are married. His father also was somewhat a doctor and took care of people so they wouldn't die. -
Coming to Amerika "America"
Their people from the village stated "make your choice carefully=, for once you enter, you can not return. They were very scared for them. -
A New Life
Things were very different from his old village. One of their sponsors found them a new home. They saw things on the news that was very shocking to them. His father worked as a janitor and still couldn't afford bills.
