Dublin Core
Title
Munira
Subject
Oral history from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Kansas City, Kansas.
Description
Munira was born and raised in Kansas City. Her parents are Ethiopian, but her grandparents are from Eritrea. She used to identify as Ethiopian, but now identifies as a Black woman with Ethiopian heritage. She speaks about her blackness as well as how the racism she faces is exhausting. She reflects on a trip to Ethiopia which was when she realized her relative privilege as well as her battle with Leukemia which exposed healthcare disparities because doctors do not easily notice symptoms such as pale skin and red dots in a darker-skinned individual like Munira.
Source
Date
2000s
Coverage
Kansas City, Kansas
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Radhia Abdirahman
Interviewee
Munira
Language of Interview
English