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Gratitude in Low Voices: A Memoir
Written by Dawit Gebremichael Habte
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This memoir from an Eritrean refugee follows his story from escaping a war-torn country as a young boy to becoming a software developer for Bloomberg.
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Dawit Gebremichael Habte
Dawit Gebremichael Habte is an Eritrean American father, husband, software engineer, and writer. Raised in a tiny village in Eritrea, he fled to Kenya as a teenager and then sought asylum in the United States. His story has been featured in The New York Times and other notable publications. He currently works for Bloomberg and lives with his wife and five children in Maryland.
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