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Story #4 - Seleshi Asfaw and teff grain
Seleshi Asfaw came to the United States from Ethiopia in 1997 to escape an oppressive regime. Once he arrived in Columbus, he saw the difficulties that Ethiopians and other East African immigrants faced: language barriers, loss of cultural knowledge among children, and the nutritional difficulties that come with access to a completely new set of foods. In reaction to these problems, Asfaw formed Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services, which offers English classes, after-school programs, parenting classes, and instruction in Amharic, a major Ethiopian language.&nbs
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