iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #52

Submission Number: 52
Submission ID: 10051
Submission UUID: a4f88b02-0e1f-4c16-8485-e3605be4082d
Submission URI: /en/photo-contest

Created: Mon, 10/31/2022 - 10:56
Completed: Mon, 10/31/2022 - 11:45
Changed: Mon, 10/31/2022 - 11:45

Remote IP address: 79.140.95.220
Submitted by: Unknown
Language: English

Is draft: No

Personal Information

Hilina
Abebe
Ethiopian
Addis Ababa
Shoa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Professional

Presentation on the photographic series

Ethiopia in the USA
Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies?
They try to create a “home away from home”. Even though they have left their country in search of “the American dream”, they long for home and try to bring bits of it with them. I witnessed this while photographing the Ethiopian community in the United States, specifically those residing in the DMV. There is a sense of nostalgia and wanting to keep a part of who they are while integrating into U.S. society as immigrants. This is an ongoing project that documents the lives of Ethiopian immigrants residing in the Washington D.C. area, where Ethiopians started migrating to in large numbers in the 1970s. It explores how they connect to their homeland Ethiopia while integrating their Ethiopian identity into their American lifestyle.

Upload your Photos (3 photos)

  • Photo: AH01.jpg
    Title: AH01_Ethiopia in USA
    Brief introduction: A mass gathers to kiss the Cross during a Sunday morning service at the Holy Trinity Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Falls Church, VA.
    Photo date: 2016-10-23
    Photo location: Virginia,USA
  • Photo: AH02.jpg
    Title: AH02_Ethiopia in USA
    Brief introduction: Elisabeth Wube, a hairstylist and co-owner of Golden Hair Salon in Falls Church, originally from Ethiopia, dyes a customer’s hair. The hair salon attracts customers from Ethiopia and other African countries.
    Photo date: 2016-10-25
    Photo location: Virginia, USA
  • Photo: AH03.jpg
    Title: AH03_Ethiopia in USA
    Brief introduction: Yohannes Aregay left Ethiopia for the U.S. 30 years ago during the Dergue regime. He runs one of the Ethiopian owned businesses in the Skyline area where he sells spices and Ethiopian injera imported daily from Ethiopia.
    Photo date: 2016-10-26
    Photo location: Virginia, USA
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