Yodit Gaim

Yodit Gaim is an Eritrean American writer whose interests vary among TV, Tumblr, and other various nerdy pastimes. She graduated from EWU with a BA in Psychology (which she doesn’t regret at all, thank you very much) and hopes to get a MA one day…or an Oscar, whichever comes first.
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The outsider’s view of diversity in Seattle

by Yodit Gaim
When it comes to diversity and tolerance, we Seattleites like to pat ourselves on the back. But what does the view really look like from the rest of the country?
Jul 18, 2013
From left; first generation Samoan youth Roselle Savea, Naiasolagi Ulusago, Nathan Taupau and Evangeline Taupau at a carwash to benefit the Aso Fitu Samoa Church on the sidewalk of International Boulevard in Tukwila, Wash. (Photo by Ian Terry)

Parents just don’t understand: The immigrant youth experience

by Yodit Gaim
Caught between worlds, first generation immigrants from around the globe find community in their alienation.
Jun 19, 2013