Aurora Ethiopian leader set on writing his community's story

Local News Aurora Ethiopian leader set on writing his community's story .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-cbs-news-colorado.jpg'); } By Anna Alejo Anna Alejo Executive Producer of Community Impact Anna Alejo is CBS News Colorado's Executive Producer of Community Impact. She works with the news team to develop more grassroots relationships and original content at the neighborhood and local business level, ensuring a wide range of perspectives are represented in programming. Read Full Bio Anna Alejo Updated on: August 20, 2024 / 2:52 PM MDT / CBS Colorado Add CBS News on Google Editor's note: The 2025 Global Fest festival will take place on Saturday,  June 14. The City of Aurora says it is "Open to the World. With immigrants speaking 160 languages, it is the most diverse city in Colorado. One of the largest immigrant groups, numbering in the thousands, is from Ethiopia. Samuel GebreMichael immigrated from Ethiopia to Aurora in 2006. CBS "It is a good place to be here in Colorado," said GebreMichael. "Aurora is a place where you see every people, every colors, you don't think that you are outside." GebreMichael serves on the Aurora Immigrant and Refugee Commission and also leads the Colorado Ethiopian Community organization. He says he's driven to help others given the challenges he faced when he first immigrated here. "I have my degree on literature but after I came here I have to start from the scratch," said GebreMichael. "When I came over here my big problem was just to find a resource, just to find a voice." GebreMichael now has a graphic design business. CBS He frequently supports other immigrants launching small businesses, such as Jemile Bogale who has a printing and embroidery company. "He's one of those people that like to see everybody's success and it doesn't matter what you're doing. If he knows, he can help you. If he doesn't, he will sit down and try to figure it out with you," Bogale said. "The good th...