Story URL: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/washington/news.aspx?id=95167
Story Retrieval Date: 11/22/2009 4:36:17 PM CST
Alysia Patterson and Patti Moon/MNS
WASHINGTON -- In the world of African affairs, Ethiopia and Eritrea are historically unfriendly neighbors. But in the fashion world style transcends geopolitical tussles. Three young African immigrants -- one from Eritrea and two from Ethiopia -- joined forces to create a t-shirt line that fuses together their old and new cultures. And they've just found out it's a winning combination.