Little Ethiopia: African diaspora who call US capital home
There are so many restaurants, shops and businesses catering to Ethiopians that the community has its own 1,000-page telephone book.
The country's civil war, which ultimately led to independence for Eritrea, caused tens of thousands of Ethiopians to seek asylum in the US during the 1990s. Many of those who came to America as Ethiopians are now Eritrean.
The BBC's William Marquez visited an area of Washington known to some as Little Ethiopia to hear how this community is both protecting its African heritage and embracing modern America.
Source BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22803973
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