Meet Our DAWNers of the Month!
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Each month, DAWN recognizes its outstanding members for their leadership, expertise and dedication to community service. Read below to meet a few of our fantastic DAWNers!
December 2011 - Asmara Sium
Asmara Sium has 10 years of professional and personal experience in African immigrant and refugee policy work. Originally from Eritrea, Asmara has an international human rights law background and specializes in immigrant integration efforts and immigration reform.
She is actively involved in African immigrant community socio-economic, cultural and health initiatives and currently serves as Chairwoman of the Commission on African Affairs under the Executive Office of Mayor Vincent Gray in Washington, DC. Asmara is alsoChairwoman of the African Advisory Committee to the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and eagerly seeks to create ways to better attract the African Diaspora to the museum and promote the high quality of African art housed within its walls.
Asmara's previous experience includes serving as lead coordinator for health fairs, legal clinics and conferences to encourage greater awareness of and response to the needs of African immigrant communities, specifically African immigrant youth. She holds an Honors Master of Arts degree in International Human Rights Law and Refugee Studies and an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and African Studies. She also holds a certificate in Executive Non-Profit Management, and maintains membership in the Capital Area Immigrants Rights Coalition and Smithsonian cultural institutions.
She is actively involved in African immigrant community socio-economic, cultural and health initiatives and currently serves as Chairwoman of the Commission on African Affairs under the Executive Office of Mayor Vincent Gray in Washington, DC. Asmara is alsoChairwoman of the African Advisory Committee to the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and eagerly seeks to create ways to better attract the African Diaspora to the museum and promote the high quality of African art housed within its walls.
Asmara's previous experience includes serving as lead coordinator for health fairs, legal clinics and conferences to encourage greater awareness of and response to the needs of African immigrant communities, specifically African immigrant youth. She holds an Honors Master of Arts degree in International Human Rights Law and Refugee Studies and an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and African Studies. She also holds a certificate in Executive Non-Profit Management, and maintains membership in the Capital Area Immigrants Rights Coalition and Smithsonian cultural institutions.
