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Ask EDN March 2018
Ask EDN Question: Balancing work and school is stressful. As a healthcare worker, I am constantly adapting. However as a nontraditional student, I feel judged by many in the Diaspora. I am almost done with my Bachelor's, but will have to go to grad school. I feel as...
February 2018 Professional Spotlight: Semhar Araya
This month’s professional spotlight features Semhar Araya. Semhar is a Human Factors Engineer/HSI Project Lead at the Department of the Navy. Read this month’s spotlight to learn more about Semhar and her work. Q: Could you briefly explain some of your...
አብ’ዚ ሕጂ እዋን ዘሎ ናይ ኢሚግሬሽን ሕግታትን ልሙድ አሰራራሓን ዝርእዩ ክትፈልጥዎ/ክትዝክርውልጥዎም ዝግብኡ ሓሙሽተ(5) ነገራት፤
ምስ ናይ ኢሚግሬሽን ሕጊ ጠበቓ ኤሊኖር ተስፋማርያም ብምትሕብባር ዝተጻሕፈ አብ ዝሓለፈ ሰሙን ካብ ክልቲኦም ፓርቲ ዝተወከሉ መውጻእቲ ሕጊ ብዛዕባ ኢሚግሬሽን ዝቐረበ ሓሳብ ንምምይያጥ አብ ዝተገብረ አኸባ ፕረሲደንት ትራምፕ ካብ አፍሪቃን ካሪብያን ሃገራት አብ ዝመጹ ሕዝብታት ዝዓለመ ዓለታዊ ትሕዝቶ ዘለዎ ቋንቋ (racist language) ከምዝተጠቐሙ አብ’ዛ ሃገር ዘለዋ ማዕኸናት ዜና ጸብጻብ ገይረን እየን። አብዚ...
5 Things You Need to Know About Current Immigration Policies
Written in Collaboration with Elinor Tesfamariam, Esq. - Immigration Law Attorney Last week, news media across the country reported that President Trump used racist language aimed at people from African and Caribbean countries during a meeting with lawmakers to...
ASK EDN January 2018
Ask EDN Question: Hello EDN! i graduated with my B.S. in Management Information Systems about 7 months ago. My overall and major GPAs are both above a 3.0. I also have leadership and internship experience. I started my job search in the summer of 2016, however I am...
January 2018 Professional Spotlight: Somson Woldemicael
This month’s professional spotlight features Somson Woldemicael. Somson is an Infrastructure Senior Analyst at Accenture, a global management consulting firm. Somson is in the process of creating an app to help people facing depression, bullying, mental health, and...
ASK EDN December 2017
Ask EDN Question: I just started undergrad. I want to major in psychology but my Dad doesn't approve. He says that " I will go crazy with my patients" (#EritreanParentsJustDontUnderstand) and would rather I was another kind of doctor or lawyer or engineer. I think in...
December 2017 Professional Spotlight: Afomeia Tesfai
This month’s professional spotlight features Afomeia Tesfai. Afomeia is the Policy and Advocacy Manager at the Center for Youth Wellness. Read this month’s spotlight to learn more about Afomeia and her work. Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in...
#GivingTuesday 2017
#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Observed on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, #Giving Tuesday is movement centered on celebrating philanthropy, encouraging generosity, and empowering change. In...
November 2017 Professional Spotlight: Rahel Jerusalem Kifle
This month’s professional spotlight features Rahel Jerusalem Kifle. Rahel serves as Associate Counsel for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), one of the largest water and wastewater utilities in the country. Read this month’s spotlight to learn more...