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Photos: Afro-Peruvian artists bring mixed heritage to the stage
Last Friday, local and international artists from the De Cajón Project took over the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute with performances celebrating the fusion of African soul and Latin...
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Photos: Krar Collective, Gabriel Teodros celebrate Ethiopian roots
Gabriel Teodros shares the mic with a young fan. (Photo by Aida Solomon) Before a diverse crowd of Ethiopians and Americans, Gabriel Teodros and the Krar Collective brought an explosion of culture,...
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Seattle’s Smartest Global Women: Monica Feliu-Mojer
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Monica Feliu-Mojer, has fused her passion for science into her career. A PhD graduate in neurobiology from Harvard University, Feliu-Mojer is now the manager of...
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In-depth: Globalist apprentices explore Ethiopian-American identity,...
From Aida Solomon’s series, “I am Ethiopia,” Gabriel Teodros shares the mic with a young fan. (Photo by Aida Solomon) After a year of developing skills in writing, photography, video/audio and...
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I AM ETHIOPIA: The fusion flavors of chef Mulugeta Abate
When you think of an Ethiopian Chef you probably imagine someone who solely cooks traditional Ethiopian dishes — injera, doro wat, or kitfo. Well Chef Mulugeta Abate brings much more than just his...
View ArticleI AM ETHIOPIA: The cross-cultural vision of photographer Mintwab Zemeadim
Born in Ethiopia and raised in Seattle, Mintwab Zemeadim was exposed to two vastly different portrayals of Ethiopia during her upbringing — the way the country was depicted in western media, and the...
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For international aid orgs, an added challenge of getting immigrants involved
A Water 1st supporter sporting a shirt with name of the organization in Amharic, an Ethiopian language. (Photo by Aida Solomon) A courtyard filled with beneficent Seattleites greeted me at Hilliard’s...
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Mongolian jazz kicks off Town Hall’s “Global Rhythms” series
Horse head fiddle player and throat singer Davaazorig Altangerel performs with Mongolian ethno-jazz band Agra Bileg at Town Hall last Friday. (Photo by Aida Solomon) The stage at Town Hall was dimly...
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Finding the “American” part of my Ethiopian American identity
Marching across the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. (Photo by Aida Solomon) For most of my life growing up in Seattle’s Ethiopian American community, I had an eagerness to escape. As...
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