History Ethiopian Americans

ethiopian businesses along fairfax avenue in little ethiopia, los angeles.

after official coronation, emperor haile selassie sent forth first wave of ethiopian students continue education abroad. dozen ethiopian students likewise went united states. included makonnen desta, studied anthropology @ harvard, , later became interim ethiopian minister of education, makonnen haile, studied finance @ cornell, , ingida yohannes, veterinary medicine @ new york university. 3 other students, melaku beyen, besha worrid hapte wold , worku gobena, went muskingum, missionary college in ohio, 2 of them later transferring ohio state university. melaku beyan, 1 of 2 attended ohio state, later received medical degree @ howard medical school in washington, d.c.

an ethiopian restaurant in hartford, connecticut.

overall approximately 20,000 ethiopians moved west achieve higher education , conduct diplomatic missions 1941 1974 under selassie’s rule. however, net movement of permanent immigrants remained low during period temporary immigrants returned ethiopia western education near assured political success, while relative stability of country determined few ethiopians granted asylum in united states.

the passing of 1965 immigration act, refugee act of 1980, diversity visa program of immigration act of 1990, contributed increased emigration ethiopia united states, prompted political unrest during ethiopian civil war. majority of ethiopian immigrants arrived later in 1990s, following eritrean–ethiopian war. immigration u.s. ethiopia during 1992-2002 period averaged around 5,000 individuals per year.

since 1990s, around 1000 ethiopian jewish israelis have settled in us, around half of ethiopian israeli community living in new york.

ethiopian americans have since established ethnic enclaves in various places around country, particularly in washington d.c. , minneapolis areas. fairfax avenue in los angeles, california has come known little ethiopia, owing many ethiopian businesses , restaurants, significant concentration of residents of ethiopian , eritrean ancestry.