Beyond Fear and Suspicion braids the stories of refugees, asylum seekers, students, and diversity visa recipients through forced exits out of their native land, all while still reeling from the traumatic effects of wars, famine, and repression. It is a narrative nonfiction of the Ethiopian immigrants in Takoma Park, Silver Spring and the surrounding area. Kirk’s Reviews hailed the book as “an informative and impassioned primer on America’s growing Ethiopian community.”