All too often when think of heroes, we look up to the stars not realizing that the greatest champions of our people reside on the ground in the communities where we live. Such is the case with Ato Aragie Woldemeskel and Wizero Egla Hailu, the owners of Aroma Juice Café in Silver Spring, Maryland. Their story is one of selfless service to fellow Ethiopians and sharing of their blessings to others who needed it the most.
Aragie and Egla met when they came to the United States to purse their studies in higher education. Both had plans to return to Ethiopia upon the completion of their education. However, after the fall and deposition of Haile Selassie—which left the nation in a state of total anarchy and eventual bloodshed—they made a decision to stay in the U.S. and start a family with the hopes of returning to Ethiopia once the turmoil subsided.
It eventually dawned upon them that the situation in Ethiopia was only getting worse and chose to make America their new home. However, instead of leaving Ethiopia in the rear view mirror, they imported to their adopted country the hospitality and kindness that they knew when they were in Addis Abeba. Aragie and Egla began to...continued...
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