Growing up in Eritrea, running wasn’t a love for Kelati ... Soon after, the event that would change her life — world junior championships in Eugene. She knew when she boarded the plane she ...

They may be Tigrinya speakers fleeing the authoritarian Eritrean government's indefinite military service policy. Or Rohingya ...

She helped the team to a silver medal in the junior division. Eritrea to America Soon after, the event that would change her life — world junior championships in Eugene. She knew when she ...

Her dad, who served in the military, died soon after the photo. Her mom and two brothers remain back in Eritrea.