http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_602_Coming_To_America.mp3 After his father's death, Mawi Asgedom came to appreciate what he went through as an immigrant, and what his life was like back in Ethiopia. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_602_Coming_To_America.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_602_Coming_To_America.mp3 <h4>Coming to America<br /></h4><p><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/2d494326f5416ff6f7d4c06d79f48450" alt="Mawi Asgedom " height="100" width="100" />Mawi Asgedom immigrated to the United States from Sudan after living in a Sudan refugee camp for four years. He says before coming to the States, his family lived in a small hut made of straw and mud, surrounded by thousands of other refugees. Although those years in the camp were difficult, his father always found a way to make people laugh. However, Mawi says he eventually watched his father's resiliency fade into the background of the American suburb they moved to.</p><p>Mawi tells Dick Gordon about embarrassing yet laughable moments as his father tried to adjust, and how a family gathering taught him to respect his father.</p><ul><li>Learn <a href="http://www.mawispeaks.com/">more about Maw</a>i </li><li>Hear Mawi's poem <a href="resolveuid/534043b82c4ff14c7146526b8e3f1711">"I wish I knew my father"</a></li><li>Learn more about <a href="http://www.mentalkarate.com/">Mawi's mental karate program</a></li></ul><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /><br /><p></p><h4>Tough Job: Bilingual Communicator  </h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/8c17ee52b057ecaa8d6fc21f54a77922" alt="Jackie Metivier" height="100" width="100" />Jackie Metivier</p><p>Jackie Metivier speaks several languages.  She got in touch with us to say that her job as a "translator" qualifies for our "tough job" series. We were skeptical: how tough could that job really be? Dick Gordon talks to Jackie about her job that does indeed turn out to be surprisingly challenging. <br /></p><ul><li>Check out Jackie's <a href="http://bicomms.com/" target="_self">business</a><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></li></ul><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mentalkarate.com/"></a></p><p></p> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:00:00