Ejgayehu Beyene Asres

Ejgayehu (known as “Gigi”), a legal resident alien living in Hennepin County, Minn., was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and came to the United States in 1999, as a political refugee fleeing the horrors of civil war. She is an experienced African hair braider who has worked gainfully at the Braid Factory in Minneapolis for many years.