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Catherine Onyemelukwe

Catherine Onyemelukwe is the author of the memoir Nigeria Revisited, My Life and Loves Abroad. She writes about her twenty-four years in Nigeria, starting as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1962 and returning to the United States in 1986. She has  taught, lectured and written about her experiences in her memoir and in articles and essays.

Her memoir reflects on her experiences during those years as she changed from an idealistic though naive Peace Corps volunteer to an experienced educator, parent and entrepreneur.

Her second book, Breaking Kola: An Inside View of African Customs, was published in late 2018. In it, she uses her adopted extended Nigerian family to explain culture and customs of Africa. She invites audiences and readers to experience the culture of Nigeria though her descriptions of  daily life and unusual situations.

Catherine has spoken in Unitarian Universalist congregations, adult education settings, libraries, and classrooms from kindergarten to college level. Her talks in libraries and her classes in Nigerian History and Culture are always well-received.

Her books are available in print and Kindle editions on Amazon.

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