May 21, 2020
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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The Thumb Piano If you use Google you’ve probably seen the Google Doodle. It appears on the Google homepage. I see it whenever I open a new tab in my browser. There’s the standard – the Google logo in red, … Continue reading
July 30, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Palm Wine Evening in London The Igbo Conference is presenting Palm Wine Evening: An African Experience as the final event for this year’s Igbo Conference. The main conference was months ago, but this event is on Friday August 2nd. In … Continue reading
February 13, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Happy Birthday in Igbo to Uzo Aduba Kerri Washington Wishes Uzo Aduba a Happy Birthday in Fluent Igbo I loved reading about the Happy birthday in Igbo wish and the language the two women used. (I’m not sure a Twitter … Continue reading
February 10, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Nigerian Bobsled Team Meets Ellen DeGeneres What fun! Clearly these women are made for being in the public eye! Did you see them in the Opening Parade on Friday night? Fulani Earrings in a Connected World Last Saturday afternoon I … Continue reading
July 24, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Mother of the Bride My friend and blog reader J. wrote with a question. Her daughter is getting married in Nigeria to a Nigerian man. J. was also a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria and married a Nigerian. But instead … Continue reading
January 31, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Contours of Life This morning Rev. Dr. John Morehouse talked about “The Path of Least Resistance,” the final sermon on his month’s theme of resistance. He has asked us to demonstrate resistance when we confront injustice. But today he said there … Continue reading
January 27, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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US Commerce Secretary in Nigeria Nigeria is struggling with the low price of oil and what that is doing to foreign exchange. These problems have happened before. The forming of Nigerwives, the organization I helped found in the late 1970’s, … Continue reading
June 10, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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The Dibia Part IV In the last post I told you that Obi and I agreed with the Dibia on what we had to bring as an offering and we divided up the tasks. I had to get the chicken, the schnapps, … Continue reading
May 5, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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I posted a challenge question eight days ago and it’s still waiting for an answer! You can read the post here. The question was about Igbo names and the words for God contained in our son’s names – Chinakueze and Chukwugekwu. … Continue reading