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Gratitude in low voices : a memoir / Dawit Gebremichael Habte.

Van Pelt Library DT394 .H33 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Habte, Dawit Gebremichael, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Habte, Dawit Gebremichael.
Refugees--Eritrea--Biography.
Refugees.
Computer engineers--Biography.
Computer engineers.
Eritreans--United States--Biography.
Eritreans.
Eritrean-Ethiopian War, 1998-2000.
Eritrea--Politics and government.
Eritrea.
Politics and government.
Eritrea--Biography.
United States.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Physical Description:
276 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical table ; 23 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : RosettaBooks, [2017]
Summary:
As a teenager, Dawit Gebremichael Habte journeyed illegally from Eritrea (before its independence from Ethiopia) to Kenya to escape the war in his homeland, eventually immigrating to the US. This humble story of Dawit's life illuminates the impact of our decisions to help or to turn away those who land on our doorstep, and the gratitude that surely follows any act of compassion. Book jacket.
Contents:
What's in a Name? 5
It Takes a Village, Indeed 14
Back to the Future: New Life in Asmara 26
As Gold Is Tested by Fire 51
Teach a Kid to Fish... 67
The Turning Point for Asmara 81
Human Smuggling 94
An Ordinary Man With an Extraordinary Heart 125
New Life and New Dreams of a High School Dropout 154
Renewed Ambitions at Springbrook High School 171
Life at Johns Hopkins 189
Bloomberg 220.
Notes:
Map on endpaper.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780795350276
0795350279
OCLC:
982151883

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