MAWI ASGEDOM  Contributor, Inthefray.com

Mawi Asgedom fled his homelands of Eritrea and Ethiopia at the age of three. For three years, he lived with his family in a Sudanese refugee camp. He immigrated to the United States at age seven. Growing up, Asgedom overcame cultural and financial challenges and eventually earned a full-tuition scholarship to Harvard University. He graduated as one of eight class marshals and delivered a commencement address at his graduation in 1999. Since college, Asgedom has pursued his passion: learning as much as possible about the human experience and sharing his learning with others. He is a popular motivational speaker and the author of the book Of Beetles and Angels (Megadee Books, 2001), a memoir of his family's struggles as refugees in Africa and America.

E-mail
  mawi@mawispeaks.com

Web site
  www.mawispeaks.com

Index
  Of beetles and angels
  Written by Mawi Asgedom | Notes from the margin | Interact
  Part one | April 9, 2001
  Part two | May 9, 2001

Last updated: May 9, 2001