2014 This Year’s Theme: Community This is the 16th year of Ethiopian Heritage Camp. What began as a small gathering of families grew to over 250 people in 2009 and, after a year long haitus, our size is closer to what is was before the surge in Ethiopian adoptions between 2008-2012. This year we are a collection of about 30 families, with kids ranging in age between 3 and 19 years old. Our community has changed not only in size but also in our focus. Ethiopia is a collection of many cultures, languages, religions, regional customs. We cannot teach kids adopted as young children much about their birth culture any better than we can attempt restore a first language lost through immigration. What we celebrate when we come to Ethiopian Heritage Camp is our shared heritage and experience, the experience of being Ethiopian and adopted, of being raised transnationally and often transracially, or living with the narrative burden: “what are you?”, “who are you?” and “what’s your story?”. Our goals are to provide parents with a deeper understanding of some of the challenges for their children. Some of our presentations will hopefully inform and guide our understandings of the complex issues and questions posed by transnational and transracial adoption. Our great accomplishment, however, is helping to build a community so that both parents and children have year round resources, either in the friendships they forge at camp or the bits and pieces, the tools, they acquire at camp. Cover Photo: Ankober Palace Lodge, Ankober, Ethiopia, August 2008 Saturday's Program 1:00-3:30 1:30-3:30 3:00-4:00 4:00-5:30 5:30-6:30 6:30-7:30 7:30-10:00 Jabena Registration Location: Guardhouse Swimming Location: Pool Coffee Ceremony Location: Monterey Cafe Deck Tie-dye a t-shirt for Monday's art project, screen printing in Amharic. T-shirts provided. Location: Big Tent Pasta Party welcome Location: Dining Room Field Games with Menen Location: Field Opening Remarks: Culture and Identity by Helen Kassa Bonfire, Music, and Dance Location: Campfire Helen Kassa, Keynote Speaker Helen Kassa is an emerging social entrepreneur and has been involved in humanitarian and community services since she was eight-years old. She is currently a sophomore at Prospect High School in Saratoga, California and her family heritage is Ethiopian. At age eight, she founded a humanitarian educational program here in the United States and in Ethiopia, called Giving Hope to Kids Like Me. The primary focus of her work is the utilization of education as a tool to help communities raise themselves out of poverty. She had completed several trips back to her family homeland and has adopted a K-8 school in Ethiopia with over 1200 students and has provided school supplies and teaching aids and has built a science lab. Helen is currently preparing with the prominent award-winning humanitarian Dr.Raye Mitchell, CEO and founder of G.U.R.L.S. Lead, a Global Leadership Program (www.gurlslead.org) that provides mentoring, training, and advocacy for girls and young women to help them become effective global leaders. In 2012, United States Congressman Michael Honda Awarded Helen a distinguished honor and recognition of the 2012 Ethiopian Community Award. On August 10, 2013 Helen was honored with both a G.U.R.L.S. Lead Global Game Changer Awards and a Certificate of Congressional Recognition from the United States Congresswoman Barbara Lee for the work with Giving Hope to Kids Like Me. Here in the USA, she volunteers with the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, the Step Up to Algebra (SUTA) program, mentoring and tutoring 7th graders during her summer breaks. Sunday's Program 9:30-10:30 9:30-12:15 11:00-12:15 1:30-3:00 1:30-3:00 3:00-5:00 6:30-7:30 8:00-10:00 Cultural Competency and Adoption Kyra Loretelli, Oakwood Lodge Kids Adventure Program Meet: In front of Monterey Cafe Please wear sneakers and bring a water bottle. Zip Line and Team Building (Ages 10+) "Beaks, Birds, and Habitats" (Ages 9-) Social Identity, Race and Adoption Robert Doyle, Oakwood Lodge Mask Making: Exploring our Identity with Robin McCloskey, the Big Tent, ALL KIDS Surviving and Thriving in Youth Sports Sharon Van Epps, Oakwood Lodge Swimming Field Games with Menen Bonfire, Music and Dancing T'ena adam (Rue) Robin McCloskey, Artist Robin McCloskey is a San Francisco Bay Area printmaker, digital artist and teacher. Her work combines photo derived and manipulated imagery with traditional and experimental printmaking techniques. The primary elements of her work include the San Francisco Bay and the redwood forest in which she layers ordinary objects of personal significance: chairs, books, eyeglasses, coffee cans, shoes. Sewasew Meaza, Artist Sewasew Meaza, an accomplished Art & Graphic Designer, is coming from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She is a Founder of Ethiopian Cultural Institute & Talking Art Mobile School. Sewasew was recognized for her outstanding individual contribution to the Ethiopian community by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed. Sharon Van Epps, Writer Sharon Van Epps is a writer and mother of three internationally-adopted children who play competitive soccer. Her work has appeared in Adoptive Families, Huffington Post, and on her blog about adoption politics and policy, Whatever Things Are True. Her essay, "Lackeys of Youth Soccer, That Arrogant Sport," was published last May in the Motherlode blog at The New York Times. Monday's Program 8:30-9:30 9:30-10:30 9:30-11:00 11:15-12:15 1:15-2:15 1:30 - 2:30 1:30 - 2:30 2:00-5:00 6:00 - 8:00 8:00-10:00 Day Campers Register in Monterey Cafe Dorote Lucci: Mindfulness with ADULTS Location: Oakwood Lodge Sewasew Meaza: Print Feedel T-Shirts Location: Big Tent Dorote Lucci: Mindfulness with KIDS Location: Oakwood Lodge Adugna Worku: The Greatest Gift: A self-sustaining school in Ethiopia. Location: Oakwood Lodge Sewasew Meaza: Amharic Block Prints Location: Big Tent Elsa Yacob: Ethiopian Hospitality: Performing a Coffee Ceremony. Swimming Ethiopian Banquet: Location Big Tent Suprise Performance! Bonfire, Music, Dancing Professor Adugnaw Worku, Librarian, Educator, Musician Adugnaw was born and brought up in northwest Ethiopia, where his parents were peasant farmers. He has written two books, produced three cassette tapes and two CDs about Ethiopia. Adugnaw: "My philosophy is to reach out and help people in the same way that others reached out to me when I needed their help. With God's help, I will continue helping others in need as I have been helped when in need. And so help me God." Dorote Lucci, MA, CMCH, ParaB Dorote specializes in hypnosis, mindfulness coaching, and psychophysiological processes to facilitate self awareness. She holds a Master certification in hypnosis from the US board of Hypnotherapists and has completed a wide range of trainings in compassion, cross cultural conflict and specific Mindfulness approaches. Robert Doyle, JD, MS Robert is an attorney and graduate student at University of California at Santa Cruz, Psychology Department. His research interests include social psychology and the criminal justice system. Robert is also an adoptive parent to two girls, Meka and Hirut. Tuesday's Program 9:30-10:30 9:30-10:30 11:15-12:00 12:00-12:30 12-30-1:30 Hirut guides kids in Traditional Ethiopian Games Location: Field Summary Thoughts with Amber Stime and Robert Doyle Closing Ceremony and Slideshow Final Coffee Ceremony Farewell lunch Guests are welcome to stay until 3 pm. We invite you to hang out, enjoy the setting, and help us clean up! Kyra Loretelli, MSW Kyra Loretelli is an adoptee from Ethiopia. who recently graduated with a Masters in Social Work from California State University, Stanislaus. Kyra created a video titled " Cultural Competency Training for Perspective Adoptive Parents" to be used in adoption agencies for training potential parents who are interested in adopting. The video consists of interviews from "seasoned" adoptive parents and adoptees who shared their stories and advice for those who are new and potential adoptive parents. Amber Stime, MSW, African Cradle E.D. & Founder Amber Tsehai Stime, MSW, the Executive Director and Founder of African Cradle, is an Ethiopian adoptee who lost both of her hands in a land mine accident as a toddler and was placed in an orphanage to receive medical care. At the age of eight, she was adopted by an American couple and grew up in Minnesota. She received her Masters degree in Social Work from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Amber is a recognized leader in transracial, multi-cultural adoption and has received numerous awards for her outstanding dedication to children and families, including, most recently, the 2014 Local Heroes Award, presented by the Midpeninsula Community Media Center of Mountain View, CA. Thank You Volunteers! Kalkidan Curtis Zenebech & Larry Dover Robert Doyle Misrak Dubale Zinash & Wandwosen Getachew Helen Kassa Dorote Lucci Robin McCloskey Sewasew Meaza Hana Richards Filimon Richardson Menen Tesfahun Cara Townsend Sharon Van Epps Professor Adugna Worku Elsa Yacob Jennifer Zilliac Ethiopian Community Resources San Jose: Ethiopian Community Services 1295 Johnson Ave. www.ecssanjose.org (408) 297-7638 Oakland: Ethiopian Community and Cultural Center 6116 Telegraph Avenue www.ethiopianccc.org (510) 268-4770 Sacramento: Ethiopian Community Center of Sacramento [email protected], www.eccsacto.org Los Angeles: Little Ethiopia Cultural & Resource Center 1034 1/2 South Fairfax Blvd (310) 633-4830 Seattle: Ethiopian Community Center 8323 Rainier Ave South [email protected], www.ecseattle.org 206-325-0304 Upcoming 2014/2015 Ethiopian Holidays Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year) Thursday, September 11, 2014 Enkutatash, which means “Gift of Jewels” is the celebration of the Ethiopian New Year. Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar, which consists of 13 months - 12 months each with 30 days and a final month with 5 days (6 days in leap year). Genna (Ethiopian Christmas Day) Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Genna is Ethiopian Christmas. The feast marks the end of the 40-day fasting period of Advent. This event commemorates the story of Jesus Christ’s birth, according to the Christian Bible. Derg Downfall Day, Thursday, May 28, 2015 The National Day of Ethiopia remembers the collapse of the oppressive Derg regime, which governed the country from 1974 to 1991 and ousted Emperor Haile Selassie in 1975. The Derg regime is also characterized by the Ethiopian Civil War, which lasted from 1974 to 1991. Eid-al-Fitr, Saturday, July 18, 2015 Eid-al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; Muslims worldwide observe this as a month of fasting. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Thank you to www.abebatoursethiopia.com and www.timeanddate.com for these holiday descriptions. Sing! Yasteseryal by Tewodros Kassahun (Teddy Afro) Jah yasteseryal, jah yasteseryal (2x) Girmawinetachew kesi’seregela Wode’wagel wordew, siteku beleyla Bazawuntoch irass, silsa gudguad missa Abiyot molachiw, yetemari reyssa Jah yasteseryal, jah yasteseryal (2x) Basra’sebat merfey, beTeQemeuw QumTa Le’lewuT yagofereuw, zufan la’y siwoTa Endamnaw baleQen, yamnawun ke’QeTa Addis nigus enji, lewuT meche meTa YiQir belewina, yebedelen weQiseh Mihret astemiren, ahnd argen meliseh Jah yasteseryal, jah yasteseryal (2x) Yee mama Etyopia, yee mama Abyssinia Yee mama Etyopiaye, yee mama Sabawi Israel Yee mama Etyopia si’mi, yee mama Abyssinia Yee mama Qim beQel kiffu neuw, yee mama Abyssinia Yee mama k’Amlak yaleyayal, yee mama Abyssinia Yee mama tewado metkakil, QiTat yasteseryal , ohhh yasteseryal. Jah! Jah yasteseryal, jah yasteseryal (2x) Heyy Jah! Jah yasteseryal, jah yasteseryal Zese’at le’Etyopia, wodetesfa Ouzo Bahirun miyashagir, ahnd Musse yizo Qirb neuw ayriQim, ye’Etyopia tinsa’e Bandinet kegeban, yefikir suba’e Jah yasteseryal, jah yasteseryal (2x) Fikir’aten enji, berhab yeteTeqan Aferu gerager, midru mech’asaTan Ossisa, ossisa, ossisa Amanuela YiQir Aba billo, endasTale billa Betesfawa meryet, emifeTsem Qalu Moferun yazuna, yiQir tebabalu. Jah! Jah yasteseryal, jah yasteseryal (2x) Yee mama Etyopia, yee mama Abyssinia Yee mama Etyopiaye, yee mama Sabawi Israel Yee mama Etyopia si’mi, yee mama Abyssinia Yee mama Etyopia’ye, yee mama atsemagnim woyi beyiw Yee mama mamaye’ye Yee mama Jah mallet feTari, yee mama meserey yiQirta Yee mama igna siniwaded, yee mama yisemashal Getta Yee mama elohey, elohey, yee mama mamaye’ye Yee mama esti tewadedu, yee mama yiyayaz ejachihu, beliyunetachihu Yee mama alebeleziyama, yee mama bemin yastawuQal egnan mewdedachihu yee mama Yee mama abet siQay abet Teney Yee mama semay CHekino bewogeney Yee mama sint asalifen, alqisen sanabara blen woyne Yee mama ezih gar demo leyla tikusat Yee mama wogene aleQe bewosib isat, isat, isat Yee mama ere’aynegam woy, aynegam woy, aynegam woy leyttu Etyopiaye Yee mama emamaye, Sabawi Israel Yee mama emamaye, yee mama emamayeee Repeat till it fades Thank you to wwwethiozeima.com for this transliteration of Yasteseryal. Yee mama yiheym bekifu Qal, yee mama Abyssinia Yee mama yihenin siwoQiseuw, yee mama Abyssinia Yee mama yiheym beTilacha, yee mama Abyssinia Yee mama yihenin siwoQiseuw, yee mama Abyssinia Yee mama meleyet aQaten yemibejenin seuw, ohhh yasteseryal. Jah! Yee mama elohey, elohey, yee mama lamasebetagni Ethiopian Heritage Camp Language Program 2014 Watch the videos on African Cradle's YouTube Playlist titled, "Ethiopian Heritage Camp 2014 Amharic Language Program". Try to use as many of the phrases as you can at camp! Also try to sing along with Yasteseryal by Teddy Afro. A transliteration is on the previous pages of the program. Let's all speak Amharic!! English You arrived! How are you? I'm fine. Please Thank you! No Problem! Transliteration (male) NOHR in-DEM-min neh? Deh-na-ñAY ih BAH keh AH-mah-say-guh-NAH-loh Chigger yeh-LEM Transliteration (female) NOHR-ee in-DEM-min nehsh? Deh-na-ñAY ih BAH kesh AH-mah-say-guh-NAH-loh Chigger yeh-LEM Excuse me/I'm sorry How did you spend the night? What is your name? Do you want to drink coffee? Do you want to eat Kolo? Do you want to swim? Okay Yes No Where is the bathroom? I like/love you! Beautiful! Good job! Yiqirta in-DEM-min ah-DEHRK? SIH meh mah no? Buna mäT'äT'at tefelegaleh? Kolo meblat tefelegaleh? Wana mäwanyät tefelegaleh? e'shi awo iedellem yeat.no shin-TEH-BAYT? Iwedihalehu! Konjo! Gobez! Yiqirta in-DEM-min ah-DERSH? SIH mesh mahn no? Buna mäT'äT'at tefelegalesh? Kolo meblat tefelegalesh Wana mäwanyät tefelegalesh? e'shi awo iedellem yeat.no Shin-TEH-BAYT? Iwedishalehu Konjo! Gobez! Thanks to Learn Amharic Ethiopian Language for these images. Please like them on Facebook. www.facebook.com/LearnAmharicEthiopianLanguage Walia Ethiopian Cuisine Our food is meticulously prepared under the supervision of a seasoned cook Aster Teklemichael. 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