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Meklit Hadero was born in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to an ethnic Kambata father and an Amhara mother. [2] She was raised in the U.S. and attended Yale University, where she studied political science. [3] Shortly after graduation, Meklit moved to San Francisco and became immersed in the city's thriving arts scene.
Samrawit Fikru (Amharic: ሳምራዊት ፍቅሩ) is an Ethiopian computer scientist, entrepreneur, and businesswoman who is the founder and CEO of Hybrid Designs PLC, a software development company which produces the most popular ridesharing app in the country, RIDE.
This is a list of notable Ethiopian Americans, including both immigrants from Ethiopia who obtained American nationality and their American descendants.. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing that they are Ethiopian American or must have independent references showing that they are Ethiopian American and are notable.
Maria began her career as a judge at the High Court of Ethiopia and following becoming a lawyer co-founded Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) in 1995 serving as board member with other Ethiopian women including Meaza Ashenafi and Atsedeweine Tekle.
Desta Hagos (Amharic: ደስታ ሃጎስ; born 1952) is an Ethiopian artist, credited for being the first woman painter to hold a solo exhibition in Ethiopia.As of 2017, she has participated in more than 50 exhibitions, and her work has been shown internationally in countries such as Canada, the United States, Korea, Denmark, Germany, Spain, and Qatar.
Ethiopian Americans are Americans of Ethiopian descent, as well as individuals of American and Ethiopian ancestry. The largest Ethiopian American community is in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, with some estimates claiming a population of over 200,000 in the area; other large Ethiopian communities are found in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Las Vegas, Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, Denver ...
Salome Mulugeta was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.She attended Clarendon School for Girls in Bedfordshire, England, before studying broadcasting and journalism at MidAmerica Nazarene University, a private Christian university in Olathe, Kansas. [2]
Alameda was born in Ethiopia and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. [4] [5] [6] Her stage name stems from her last name, Alameda, which she elaborated is a "common name in the Gurage tribe in Ethiopia," of which her grandfather was a part. [7] She changed the spelling to "Alemeda" to be more easily found online. [7]