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I've run kemeyblogspot,com for ten years now. For many years, few friends have been advising me to upgrade the blog to a website. I have finally decided to upgrade the blog. I hope you will enjoy my new website. Below please find the link: https://www.kemey.net

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Issayas: Dawit, I usually ask people to briefly tell us about themselves. Since you've written your memoir, I'll skip this part and ask you, why did you write your memoir?  Or put differently, why would people buy and read your book? Dawit:  During his commencement address at Stanford University on June 12, 2005, Steve Jobs said,“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can

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At the invitation of Berhane Adonai, the renowned Eritrean artist, I visited Segen Eritrean Artist Group: a de facto art school in Asmara, Eritrea. The day I visited the school, Berhane Adonai was teaching the upcoming young Eritrean artists, the concept of color. The young students varied in ages between 12- 15. I had seen some of the students a day earlier at Professor La Duke's lecture.

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In this post, I would like to introduce you to Biniam Tekle, a very gifted young Eritrean artist. Part of his art is posted below. Included are some examples of his various art exhibits in Eritrea. I am impressed with the growing number of artists (fine arts, film, music and etc.) in Eritrea. In order for the arts to go to the next level, accommodate the interest, be sustainable, harness

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Prof. Betty La Duke produced a new brochure about her art donation to Eritrea. Below is the scanned copy of her new brochure.

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I had the pleasure of accompanying Prof. Betty La Duke to Eritrea in mid-December 2016. Prof. Betty La Duke, a world renowned artist-scholar and professor of art emeritus at Southern Oregon University donated her Eritrea related paintings, sketches and wood panels to the people and government of Eritrea. Before the return of the Eritrea related paintings to their permanent home in

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Issayas : Would you briefly tell us about yourself? Edward Denison:I am a Lecturer at The Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL) and an independent consultant, writer and photographer specializing in global histories of architecture and the built environment, particularly experiences of modernity outside ‘the west’. I first traveled to Asmara in 1997 and have been involved in researching

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Issayas: Would you tell us about your recent presentation at the International Conference on Eritrean Studies Conference in Asmara, Eritrea? Massimo: I have presented a paper about the history of the canned food in Eritrea from the creation of the first canneries, in 1914, up to the 1960s. My article explores the history of the canned food sector which, alongside the salt industry, can

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In this post, let me introduce you to the works of Yonathan Tesfay. Yonathan learned iron works from his late grandfather and later added woodwork to his creativity. I first visited Yonathan at his work -shop and later at his showroom. What impressed me the most with Jonathan's woodwork is that  no trees are cut to produce his amazing work. The wonderful creative works that you see below

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Medeber is Asmara's enclosed innovation incubator. The innovation includes recycling. During my recent visit to Eritrea, I met many creative people who are not working within Medebe's space and yet do a lot of recycling creative works. In this and the following post, I will introduce you to two of the aforementioned. The first is a creative artist named Yoftahe. A couple of friends and I went

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Issayas: Would you briefly tell us about yourself? My name is Merhatinsaie Gebremariam. I graduated in civil engineering from the University of Asmara  in the year 2001, the year the university graduated its first batch of engineering degree students. Issayas: I was at your educational presentation on the "1921 Earthquake of Massawa". Would you briefly tell us about it? Merhatinsaie:

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  Rahel Weldeab. Reading a message sent by the Mahaffy's.  Rahel presented a paper entitled "Academic Research,  Intelligence Gathering and Foreign Intervention: Academic  Imperialism in the Case of Eritrea."    Georgina Cole (University of Oxford) and Dr. Ghebrebrhan Ogubazhi presenting  papers entitled "Struggling to Find a Fence: A Search for the

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        Key chains made of akat.               Asmara Art Deco Tour: At Farmacia I. Dr. Simon Tesfamariam (middle)         (Beles/Prickly pear) stop on the way to Asmara from Nefasit.     Alemseged Tesfai (

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Part 2 Issayas: The Conference had contracted many local businesses such as Eagle Travel Agency, the buses, the hotels, and etc. What was the evaluation of the participants and the committee about the services of the aforementioned? Senai: Since I was in charge of communication with the presenters and some of the service providers we involved (such as Eagle Travel Agency), I was able to

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Senai Woldeab is an attorney, assistant professor of law at the School of Law, College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS), Eritrea, and a legal advisor to Minister of Justice, Fozia Hashim. Part 1 Issayas: What is the genesis of this conference? Senai : An idea for holding a conference like the ICES was around for quite some time. The main thrust for organizing the conference was the

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After a six-week stay, I returned from Eritrea two weeks ago. The primary purpose of my trip was to: present two papers (see below) and chair one panel discussion (entitled Digital Documentation and e-Resources) at the International Conference on Eritrean Studies (ICES) which was held in Asmara, Eritrea from July 20-22, 2016. According to the organizers, thirty five different subjects were

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Issayas: Would you update us on your activities since I interviewed you last time on my blog? Orsalem Kahsai: As a native Eritrean, I grow up eating flaxseed as a part of my diet. My extensive  biochemical background and knowledge of flax and the compound in flaxseed allows me to recognize the contribution flax could make to American diets. I obviously took on the  scientific

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Check the two links below : https://soundcloud.com/hoover-archives/roy-pateman-7 http://www.hoover.org/research/hoover-archives-acquires-papers-roy-pateman  Samples from the collection  

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Issayas: Would you tell us about yourself? Daniel: I was born in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia in April 1974, to Eritrean parents. As a child I was fortunate enough to travel the world, got a lot of exposure to different countries and looked at travel guide books because my father worked for Ethiopian Airlines. My mother is a special woman who to this day is the rock on my side who introduced

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    Visiting Scientists View Eritrea Collection at the Hoover Archives    http://www.hoover.org/news/visiting-scientists-view-eritrea-collection-hoover-archives  http://www.hoover.org/news-events http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-10/ten-young-geniuses-shaking-science-today

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Also check out the slide show. http://www.hoover.org/news/esteemed-activist-haben-girma-visits-hoover-archives  http://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2016/law-policy/#293aafc87ea7

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  Check out my latest entry on: http://www.hoover.org/research/professor-leslie-gottesmans-research-role-literacy-eritrean-national-liberation-movement For the detailed finding aid of the Leslie Gottesman papers:  http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/hoover/2015C5.pdf

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