How 200,000 Ethiopians Built a Second Capital in D.C.

Описание: More than 200,000 Ethiopians (Habesha) live in the Washington D.C. metro area.

That’s not just a community.

That’s influence.

From U Street to Silver Spring…
From small family restaurants to federal agencies…
From taxi drivers and business owners to policy advisors and second-generation professionals —

Ethiopians have built one of the most powerful African diaspora networks in the world.

Some call it “Little Ethiopia.”

Others call it quiet dominance.

But how did a wave of refugees from the 1980s and 1990s grow into a community that shapes America’s capital?

Is it economic power?
Cultural resilience?
Political networking?
Or something deeper?

In this episode of The Human Map, we explore:

• How 200,000 Ethiopians concentrated in one city
• Why Washington became their strategic hub
• The businesses, institutions, and networks they built
• The second generation now entering politics, law, and media
• And whether diaspora communities are redefining American cities

Because cities don’t just change through policy.

They change through people.

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