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Happy Valentine's Day
Does anyone actually like Valentine's Day? Whether you're married to "The One" or find yourself as single as can be, Valentine's Day can be just a huge let down. Couples often set high, unrealistic expectations, while single people are forced to celebrate something...
Eritreans and Immigration Reform in United States
Over 50 years ago Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. challenged us to be conscious of the phenomenon of globalization and its role in the eradication of racial justice and economic equality, telling us that “all mankind is tied together; all life is interrelated, and we are...
Happy 2015!
Happy New Year to all of our fantastic readers! As amazing as 2014 was for us here at the Eritrean Diaspora Network, we are even more excited to see what 2015 has in store! Many people take the New Year as an opportunity to reflect on their past twelve months, and to...
EDN in Transition: A Year in Review
2014 has been a good year for the Eritrean Diaspora Network (EDN). Our organization’s level of activity has rapidly increased over the last twelve months, as we have fully transitioned into an “action-oriented” group capable of maintaining a consistent level of...
Who’s Down for Mike Brown? The African Diaspora and Racialized Policing
Events of the last several weeks have served as poignant reminder (if we really needed one) that race and racial tensions remains a central feature of American social and political life. The deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, and the failure of grand juries in...
December Fundraising Update
Wow! We are sincerely humbled by the outpour of support we received these past few weeks by Eritreans and friends of Eritreans in the diaspora. As this was our first targeted organizational fundraising effort, the outcome was difficult to predict, but were blown...
7 Ways to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn User Growth over Time Take a look at the chart above. There has been an incredible growth in the number of users of the social network for professionals, LinkedIn. Over the past five years, the user base has grown from around 30 million to over 300 million...
Thanksgiving, Immigration, and Eritrea
The holidays are here and first in line is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for many. In many Eritrean households, turkey is served right along with tsebhi dorho, as families gather, laughs are had, and memories are made. Many of us probably don’t take...
Giving Tuesday & EDN
Thanksgiving, a single day out of 365 when we are reminded to pause and acknowledge our good fortune, reflect on all that we are grateful for, and extend a good deed to those less fortunate, has ironically become tarnished by gluttony, materialism, and our obsession...
Electoral Success Models for the Eritrean-American Community
We previously shared with you why we feel it is important that Eritreans vote in the upcoming midterm elections. We wanted to highlight some of the gains that immigrants and first-generation American communities are making in electoral politics. There is much to learn...