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The California Council for the Humanities connects Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand
our shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape our future.

A young Ethiopian in Los Angeles shows off his tattoo of Africa with Ethiopia centered at it heart.

Waiting for the church processional at St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Compton, Los Angeles.

California Story Fund

Building Community: The Ethiopians of Los Angeles

Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the
University of Southern California
Project Director: Donald Miller, USC professor of religion

Documenting the Ethiopian immigrant experience in Los Angeles

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3