Helen Amelga is a Field Representative at California State Senate working for Senator Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles, whose district includes the city's famous Little-Ethiopia neighborhood. Helen, who is also the founder of the Ethiopian Democratic Club of Los Angeles is part of a new generation of Ethiopian Americans actively pushing for more civic engagement in our community. Helen says civic engagement is “critically important” noting that in the U.S. "power does lie with the people and the strength of our numbers.” In Los Angeles - where Helen was born and raised by her Ethiopian immigrant parents - there is a sizable Ethiopian population, and the community is beginning to translate that into political power, which includes the launch of the Ethiopian Democratic Club of Los Angeles.
8 июл 2024
