Native Eritrean: ‘I love the USA’

Alemitu Berhane shows off the flags of the two countries she loves — Eritrea, her native homeland; and the United States, which she has called home since 1984. By: Julie Buntjer, Worthington Daily Globe 12/3/2012 Berhane’s life in northeast Africa was surrounded by death WORTHINGTON — The tears flowed freely down Alemitu Berhane’s face Sunday afternoon when asked about her homeland of Eritrea, bordering the Red Sea in northeast Africa. WORTHINGTON — The tears flowed freely down Alemitu Berhane’s face Sunday afternoon when asked about her homeland of Eritrea, bordering the Red Sea in northeast Africa