The View of America in the Eyes of Oromo-Americans

By Hassan Hussein & Mohammed Ademo When some 234 years ago America’s founding fathers solemnly declared “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”, it is unthInkable that any Oromo took notice, let alone imagine that America would one day become a beacon of hope and home for his descendents.