The interviewee of this oral history is Miriam Adam, a Youth Coordinator at the United Women of East Africa Center. It took place on May 31, 2018 at the UWEAST center, and discusses her experiences growing up and attending school in the United States, family and Eritrean culture, and Muslim traditions and holidays. Miriam has unofficially been inv

olved with the UWEAST center since fourth grade, and has officially worked there since May of 2015. She is a current student at University of San Diego, and was happy to share with us her knowledge of cultural customs, especially the Eritrean coffee ceremony!