- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- Chicago Cold War: Erku Yimer
- Creator:
- Yimer, Erku
Moomey, Kirstin - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2012-04-05
- Subject:
- Oral history
Interviews
Cold War
Civil war
Refugees - Location:
- Ethiopia, 9.0, 39.5
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text - Format:
- audio/mpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Erku Yimer was a co-founder of the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago. Born in Ethiopia, Dr. Yimer came to the United States in 1975. After attending the University of Chicago, Dr. Yimer helped build the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago, which primarily assists refugees with their resettlement.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/239
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:239/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- © 2017 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. - Extent:
- Audio file: 21:17 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
Chicago Cold War Oral History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Rights:
-
