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Hailead Birth
Hailead Born in Seraye, Eritrea. Father died shorty after birth. -
Hailead leaves monastery
Hailead leaves the monastery, and wandered to home of a relative. -
Hailead wanders again.
Hailead leaves the relatives home and wanders into the heart of Ethiopia into the provane of Tigray. -
Hailead becomes a Doctor(dresser)
Hailead becomes doctor and starts to become an important man in the village. -
War breaks out
Eritrea and Ethiopa have a civil war. -
Mawi's birth.
Mawi Asgedom is born in Ethiopia -
Haileab escapes
Haileab Asgedom Mawi's father escapes to Sudan -
Sudanese refugee camp
Mawi's family is united with his father in Sudanese refugee camp. -
Mawi's sister
Was to leave for America, until Mawi's sister Mulu arrives, will have to wait until they can find sponsor for family. -
Promised land
The six members of Mawi's family leave for America. Mawi's father Haileab, his mother Tsege, half-sister Mulu, older brother, Tewolde, younger sister Mehret. -
Starting School
Mawi, his brother Tewolde and sister Mehert started school at Longfellow Elementary School. -
First Halloween
Families first Halloween -
Second memorable visit to library
Worked like indentured servants -
Eviction
The family was evicted from home, housing authoritymoved them up the list to get a new home. -
Freshman Year
In his freshmen year of high school, he made the basketball team. Mawi, ran three miles a day to practice, then started to run track. -
Tewolde starts business
Tewolde starts own cleaning business. -
Tewolde Asgedom is killed
Tewolde Asgedom who is a senior in high school is killed by a drunk driver, on interstate by Sioux Falls SD -
Haibeab Dies
Haibeab is killed by a drunk driver while riding his bike. -
Graduation
Mawi graduates from Harvad -
Mawi published first book.
Mawi published Of Beetles & Angels with $10000 of his own money. -
Mawi becomes father
Mawi becomes a father.
