▁lo ans ▁total led ▁almost ▁$ 4 . 5 ▁million . ▁The ▁E CD C ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Eth iop ian ▁American ▁Const itu ency ▁Foundation ▁( E AC F ), ▁which ▁prom otes ▁political ▁invol vement ▁of ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁community , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁It ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁the ▁formal ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁Little ▁Eth iop ia ▁in ▁Shaw . ▁Eth i oc or ps , ▁an ▁organization ▁which ▁rec ruits ▁area ▁Eth iop ian ▁Americans ▁to ▁volunte er ▁in ▁Eth iop ia , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Emb ass y ▁of ▁Eth iop ia , ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁serves ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁Community ▁Development ▁Council ▁stated ▁that ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁Northern ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁Maryland ▁there ▁were ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁business es ▁owned ▁by ▁eth nic ▁Eth iop ians . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁Eth iop ian - owned ▁Eth iop ian ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁Eth iop ian - owned ▁non - E th iop ian ▁restaur ants . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁" M ama ▁T ut u " ▁Bel ay ▁stated ▁that ▁many ▁Eth iop ian ▁restaur ants ▁had ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁Pet worth ▁area ▁of ▁Washington ▁DC , ▁Ar ling ton ▁County , ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁the ▁dow