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True stories about navigating the first year of college by building a personal foundation of strong faith, healthy mentality, and supportive community.

AMMAN

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#PROGRESS❕🕊 🌐

☑ First, apparel to get the wheel turning

☑ Next, a book to get the brain churning

☐ Then, investment to save Earth from 🔥

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GEN Z(EAL) PUBLICATIONS

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  • Front Cover: 1 of 160: Foundations of My Freshman Year | A Memoir by Amman F. Asfaw

    1 of 160: Foundations of My Freshman Year

    Take a walk in Amman’s shoes as he details his attempts to navigate his freshman year at the whitest public university in California.

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  • A black and white chest-up photo of Amman in front a white backdrop wearing a traditional habesha shirt as he smiles into the distance.

    How to Make Your Own Family Tree in 7 Steps

    Includes a free and customizable family tree template with 7 steps explaining how I pieced together my family history.

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  • A black and white photo of Amman in the AMMAN MEANS PEACE hoodie sitting on a high stool in front of a white backdrop with his hands intertwined and staring straight into the camera.

    Epistle to the DA

    Most people would view me as crazy or naive for trying to connect to the soul of my prosecutor. But I must try.

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  • A chest-up photo of Amman cheesing directly into the camera wearing an all-white garment draped with a kente cloth graduation stole from West Africa.

    Passing the Torch—A Reflection

    We must consistently exfoliate our predominantly white institutions to cure all permutations of prejudice.

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  • Amman wearing his PROGRESS hoodie while leaning on a bright orange school locker and smiling at his phone in his right hand.

    Calculating the Meme

    Memes are effective ways to both teach and reinforce fundamental engineering concepts.

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  • Amman sitting in front of a grey background wearing his black graduation gown and stole while holding his cap and adjusting its tassle in introspection.

    The CAR (Confront, Address, Replace) Strategy

    70% either agree or strongly agree that The CAR Strategy is effective at driving out exclusionary terminologies.

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  • A headshot of Amman in a green, white, and yellow jacket smiling directly into the camera.

    Fair Trade

    Black engineering students—who are few to begin with—rarely study abroad, and even if they do, it’s almost never in Africa.

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  • A chest-up photo of Amman standing in front of grey concrete walls wearing the AMMAN MEANS PEACE hoodie and smiling directly into the camera.

    Engineer Farm

    Until U.S. academia empowers STEM students with law, engineers will continue bleating about overwork while executives drift to sleep counting their sheep.

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#PURITY❣️ 🏳️ 🔒

“With purity, peace reigns over your heart, and the inner struggle is stopped by the victory of good…

The matter then depends on whether the heart is hard or soft…

The purity of heart.”

#PURELOVE #PUREPEACE #PURESAFETY

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PAST TESTIMONIES

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  • "Amman has a strong commitment to make the world a better place"

    Jeffrey D. Armstrong, Ph.D

    President of California Polytechnic State Univeristy (Cal Poly)

  • "Amman has been a great collaborator and communicator with members of the community on and off-campus"

    Erica A. Stewart

    Mayor of the City of San Luis Obispo

  • "Amman has always been mature and ambitious when it comes to his goals and also supporting his community"

    Amanuel Gebru, Ed.D

    Vice President of Student Support at Moorpark College

  • "I am impressed with Amman's capacity to inspire others through humor, honesty, and humility"

    Katherine E. Soule, Ph.D

    Assistant Vice Provost of Cooperative Extension at University of California

  • "Amman has demonstrated his vision and desire to positively impact the lives of others, especially youth"

    Michael D. Whitt, Ph.D, MBA

    Engineering Professor at Cal Poly and Co-founder of ReproHealth Technologies Inc.

  • "Due to his outstanding leadership the college has reached out to Amman on various occasions with requests to represent the college"

    Amy S. Fleischer, Ph.D

    Dean of the College of Engineering at Cal Poly

  • "Amman has a natural knack for mentorship and makes it a point to make himself available to new and younger students"

    Meghan Schuler-Jones

    Coordinator of the Multicultural Engineering Program at Cal Poly

  • "I can vouch that Amman demonstrates the highest levels of integrity, merit, collegiality, and civic engagement of any student with whom I have ever had the pleasure to work"

    Andrew R. Danowitz, Ph.D

    Engineering Professor at Cal Poly

  • "Amman is extremely aware, pointed with his words and creative in how he approaches solutions"

    Heidi Harmon

    Former Mayor of the City of San Luis Obispo

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#AMMANMeansPeace ☮️ 💗 📈

AMMAN means “truth” in Ge’ez; “peace” in Tigrinya and Amharic; “safety” in Arabic; “they love” in Spanish; “immortal” in Hindi.

AMMAN values respect, integrity, and commitment.

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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

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  • A screenshot of Victor Glover smiling and saluting to Amman Asfaw while he is floating inside the International Space Station. Amman is in the top right corner of the image reading his question from his smartphone.

    Event with Victor Glover Live in Outer Space

    Co-hosted a Q&A with a Black NASA astronaut, live from the International Space Station. 5,700 views

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  • Amman speaking on stage with 4 other seated students and 2 seated moderators. An A2MEND banner and Ghanaian flag are the backdrops.

    A2MEND (African-American Education Network & Development) Summit

    Keynote panelist for the annual conference. 1,000 attendees

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  • A photo of Victor Glover in his blue spacesuit on the left, Amman Asfaw in a navy blue suit and tie in the middle, and Dionna Glover in a yellow and green dress on the right. All three are smiling in front of a white wall with framed photos..

    SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Launch

    Special guest on the international broadcast. 6,200,000 views

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  • Amman wearing a navy blue suit, purple shirt, and purple tie speaking into a microphone in his right hand.

    Cal Poly College of Engineering Week of Welcome

    Guest speaker at the university’s annual orientation event. 1,000 attendees

  • "Becoming Ruby" & "Pedal Through" Film Screening

    Moderator for discussion with mountain bike racer and film subject, Brooklyn Bell. 100 attendees

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  • Amman speaking into a microphone while reading from his smartphone.

    Cal Poly Electrical Engineering Graduation

    Commencement Speaker for my department’s annual ceremony. 250 attendees

  • A photo of a high school football field with a graduation stage and bleachers filled with supporters.

    Thousand Oaks High School Graduation

    Honorary speaker at my alma mater’s annual graduation ceremony. 3,000 attendees

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  • Screenshot of Amman's speaking resume.

    Amman Asfaw Speaking Resume

    To book Amman please email amman.win@gmail.com or click “INQUIRIES” below.

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