Zemi Yenus
Zemi Yenus (; 1960–2021) was an Ethiopian businesswoman and activist for children with autism. After her son was diagnosed with autism, she established Joy Center, a school for autistic children in Addis Ababa. Through her foundation, she advocated for autism awareness. She was also a beautician and founded the Niana School of Beauty. Early life and emigration Zemi Yenus was born 1960 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Due to unrest in the country, she fled to Italy when she was 17 years old. She studied Italian and took a hotel management course. When she was 19 she worked with a refugee service agency of Union of Italian Jewish Communities, UCEI, helping immigrants. She was accused by the Ethiopian military government of aiding the escape of criminals. Yenus immigrated to the United States around 1982 and finished a course in cosmetology. She worked as a beautician in Beverly Hills and Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood before establishing her own beauty salon in Los Angeles. She had t ...
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