Meeting Haben for the first time felt a lot like meeting myself.
Tag: Community
Hers: an ezine about a daughter’s love featuring Abeba Alemseged
The complexities of a mother-daughter relationship in the Eritrean diaspora
Littering: 15 Love Notes about Eritrea, Nostalgia, and Men.
I retrieved several notes centered on love and life inspired by my travels throughout Eritrea in the summer of 2014. Some were written in hindsight.
The Film “Hagereseb” Portrays Urban Life in the Eritrean Diaspora
Hagereseb (2015) is a win that belongs to one of the world’s newest African diaspora groups. This must-see film highlights the Eritrean-American experience.
The Deacon
An evening with a young Eritrean deacon takes place nowhere, in particular, but in the depths of my heart.
Poem: Amerikawit
Amerikawit is a poem about a young American woman whose figure and language skills makes her feel inferior to the locals in a small African country.
