自二十世纪六十年代晚期，埃塞俄比亚和厄立特里亚人一直居住在西雅图地区，最早的居住者是大学生群体。自从 1980 年《难民法》的通过，到大约 2000 年期间，由于压迫性的政治体制、干旱和战争，数以千计的埃塞俄比亚和厄立特里亚移民和难民来到西雅图。二十一世纪初，埃塞俄比亚和厄立特里亚人藉由多样性 移民签证抽奖计划 (Diversity Immigration Visa) 来到美国，该计划向根据抽奖体系产生的潜在移民发放美国永久居民卡。据估算，2010 年西雅图埃塞俄比亚社区居民已经超过 25,000 人，成为美国最大的埃塞俄比亚社区。西雅图的厄立特里亚人口大概有 6,000 到 8,000 人，是美国最大的厄立特里亚社区。两个社区都在西雅图发展兴旺，但他们也面临相似的挑战。这些挑战性问题包括第一代老龄移民的退休安置，保证孩子入学，帮 助孩子们在各自社区中心参加课外活动以成长为好市民。社区中心提供社交空间和举办活动，主题涵盖促进文化和遗产保护。埃塞俄比亚社区互助协会 (Ethiopian Community Mutual Association) 欢迎所有埃塞俄比亚人。（埃塞俄比亚人种族各异而且讲不同语言。）大西雅图厄立特里亚协会为厄立特里亚社区服务。
西雅图的埃塞俄比亚和厄立特里亚社区
- By Catherine Hinchliff
- Posted 11/16/2010
- HistoryLink.org Essay 9615
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