Of Beetles & Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard, (Paperback)

from Mdshrk1

This tale is inspirational in that it tells of one family's travails in coming to America. It is also the reexamination of a boy's relationship to his father.

from nancyjensen

Mawi tells the story of his childhood, fleeing Ethiopia with his family as a young child and then he tells of his growing up years outside of Chicago. Struggling at the poverty level, the family perseveres, always pursuing excellence in education. Mawi is there as a teenager when his older brothe...

from Dottiehaase

Of Beetles & Angels is a contemporary autobiography of a young man's journey to success. When he was four years old, Asgedom's family left their war-ravaged home in Ethiopia and spent three years in a Sudanese refugee camp before coming to the U.S. in 1983. He later earned a full scholarship to H...

from CarrieWuj

3.5 This book was recommended by my son's HS principal, so I was eager to check it out. It is an inspiring tale that broadens a world view and is uber-relevant today as a testimony to the immigrant experience. Mawi came to the US from Ethiopia -- remember "We are the World?" First his family (mot...

from ewyatt

This slim memoir is snipets from Mawi Asgedom's life and lessons learned. Born in Ethiopia, his family was separated and fled to Sudan. Eventually coming to U.S., Asgedom explores what life was like in a new country and the treatment he received at school. There are large bits about his parents a...