February 8, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s Minister of Finance I appreciated the story about my Yale SOM classmate Ken Ofori-Atta, the minister of finance in Ghana, in the most recent Yale alumni news. In an interview he describes his reasons for returning home. He’d … Continue reading
May 25, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Language Matters to Chimamanda Adichie Chimamanda Adichie was the keynote speaker at the Igbo Conference in London in April. She spoke about culture and language. “Language matters,” she said. “Language is a conduit for culture.” Igbo bu Igbo, the title of her … Continue reading
May 4, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Yale School of Management Reunion This weekend is the celebration of my Yale School of Management (SOM) 30th reunion. We heard two excellent speakers this afternoon: Indra Nooyi, SOM ’80, the Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, and Jeff Bewkes, Yale … Continue reading
November 29, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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One Final Note on Thanksgiving The NYTimes had an excellent article, “How Native Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving.” It is part of their Race/Related series which focuses on civil rights for people of color. The article contains comments from four Native Americans. … Continue reading
November 17, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Zimbabwe, Coup or Not? Does it Matter? HAVE YOU been watching the news about Mugabe in Zimbabwe? Is it a coup? Early on Wednesday morning the military placed 93-year old President Mugabe under house arrest. The announcement of the arrest … Continue reading
November 5, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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African History Revisited in Paris Exhibit Africa in Words, a blog I follow, had a story about an exhibit in France that shows the depth of African history. It’s called “African Roads,” or “L’Afrique des routes.” The African history exhibit, … Continue reading
July 12, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Renewable Energy for Africa Tom Coogan, a fellow alum of the Yale School of Management and Facebook friend, posted a recent photo that intrigued me. He was in Northern Nigeria at the launching of a renewable energy project. I found … Continue reading
June 18, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Never Look an American in the Eye I went back to New Haven on Thursday for Day 2 of the African Literature Association Conference. I was part of a panel with the title “Okey Ndibe and Life-Writing: Looking Igbos in … Continue reading
June 14, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Education Aid for Sub-Sahara Africa Education in Nigeria is a mixture of very good and very bad, with not a lot in between. Teachers are not eager to be in rural areas. Teachers’ pay is often late and incomplete. Supplies … Continue reading
June 2, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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When the Kola Reaches Home We had the final class of the eight weeks on advanced essay and memoir writing this week. I’m sad it’s over. I read my introduction. The critique from the other class members was extremely helpful, … Continue reading