War Trauma Comes Full Circle for Millete BirhanemaskelThis article by Susan Greene is part of the ‘On Edge’ project of the Colorado News Collaborative. Millete Birhanemaskel, a refugee, long-time Denver resident and businesswoman, grappled with 2020 as many others have: She tried to protect her family, her employees, her tenants from COVID’s reach. She knew already what it was to be separated from the people you love whether that separation comes by virus or by war. It’s just horrific how history repeats itself, how it comes full circle, how my people are continuing to be devastated,” she says. From the comfort of her home in Denver, she says, she cannot pretend she isn’t caught in this war.

Source: Ethiopian News January 01, 2021 14:15 UTC