In my "culture-from-the-inside-out" theory, I believe that we have to understand the psychological factors that make up a people more than we imitate what they do. Here are 10 things that I find repeated in stories about the Ethiopian community that mirror the values that were the core of my own African American upbringing.
- Faith
- Love of family
- Respect for elders
- Perseverance
- Determination
- Commitment to community
- The spirit of giving back
- Resilience
- Humor
- Pride
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Thanks for this list-what wonderful values to grow up with. When we were in Addis we bought a bunch of children's books in Amharic and English for this very reason. Children's stories are such an important way of teaching the values of a culture.
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