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A Nigerian at the Kennedy Center
Growing up in the Southeastern city of Enugu, Nigeria (whose landscapes have become a popular scenery in Nollywood films), I held silent dreams of becoming a Film Director. Or maybe a Journalist. But...
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Kenya’s Moment at the Smithsonian
It was sheer luck that on July 4th, I went to see Kenya at the Smithsonian. From what I saw that day, Kenya accomplished a great feat. The Smithsonian Folklife Festival (held on the National Mall in...
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Where do you sing?
Around the world each year, people give thanks. Thanksgiving, like the influence of family, is an understanding that cuts across cultures. When I first heard the World Children’s Choir perform, I was...
View ArticleThere Was a Garden
As was the tradition of his ancestors, my father purchased a plot of land for each of his seven children. But these plots sit fallow somewhere in Enugu’s countryside in eastern Nigeria. There is more...
View ArticleWhy I Celebrate Women Everyday
After four years at a Texas university, and another two years working on a graduate degree, I had one goal: move back to my country and change lives. So, when I got an interview with the Psychology...
View ArticleAfrica Calls For Me
I was not born in Nigeria. But, I lived there for all my adolescent years, and I spent a good part of that time trying to leave. What I do not get now is why. It is common for many African children,...
View ArticleDust, Flies and Lizards
Rachael was excited about her promotion. It meant that she could finally leave her parents’ house and move to a place of her own. Freedom at last! She did not mind that she would have to move about 736...
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Sounds Like Music
I know a musician who tells of kids in his east African village who taught themselves to fix broken radios and other electronics. According to my friend, Patrick Kabanda, these kids have real...
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