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The Memories
Homeland of Eritrea and Ethiopia civil war from 1961-1991. Eritrea became independent nation in 1993. Where Mawi birthday is located on Adi Wahla in Ethiopia. -
The Camp
From 1980 to 1983, they reunited in Refugee Camp in Umsagata in Sudan. -
Coming to America
In 1982, they were have come to America, but Mawi's half sister arrive. They already pass the informatic test and all ready to come to the land of freedom. The land of paradise that they all been talking about, then they have to stay for another year because of his half sister can not be left behide by herself and they need to be all together. -
A New Life
While they are arrive at their destination in Chicago, they were living in a motel of two bedroom and they have two room. The World Relief have to help them find a sponsor in Chicago, but it was unsuccessful. The finally, there is a social worker found a sponsor for them to move to Wheaton, where there are only white people out in the subsurb. They felt that they the only difference color in the subsurb (darker skin). -
God's Angels
They bring in a homeless person to live with them. They give him food. -
Playground Warfare
In 1985, they attended Longfellow Elementary School. Their father have adivce them that study hard, so that they can get free scholarship to attend university and got pay so much. The clothes that they wear were mismatch, and shoe from payless. they think that they are the poorest of all in the school that they are attending. -
Days of Mischief
Their Halloween in Wheaton. Mawi's first costome of Paper-Bag Man. Their first trick a treat that they can't even say correctly. They were running around to get candy. Since then on Halloween is their most favorite, they play so many ticks just to get candy for themself. Even planning to steal other's candy. -
The parking meter
They try to break the parking meter so that they can get money out of it. They even take the parking meter with them to a hiding place that they discover it was a tunnel. The story that they father was telling them of the countryside woman and her son of stealing from other.