November 13, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement My friend and college classmate Anne Pardo is teaching a survey course on African History to Independence in the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement. She invited me to talk about Nigeria. I drove … Continue reading
November 5, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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My first book talk was a success with a large audience of friends and strangers. Everyone was interested, people asked great questions, and I enjoyed it thoroughly! Criminal justice is a topic for the times and for TEAM Westport.
September 23, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Scholarships for Nigerian Girls Fellow former Peace Corps Nigeria volunteer Steve Clapp sent me the news that the Peace Corps Nigeria Alumni Foundation is funding scholarship for three girls who escaped from Boko Haram. In June I blogged about the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist … Continue reading
September 14, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Celebrating New Yam Igbo Ukwu is the Nigerian town where bronzes dating from the 9th century A.D. were discovered during excavations in the 20th century. It’s a few miles from my husband’s town. Igbo Ukwu’s celebration of the New Yam Festival … Continue reading
August 22, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Half of a Yellow Sun I shared the preview of the promotional video for the film Half of a Yellow Sun a couple of weeks ago; here is the finished product. You’ll see why I wanted to show it if … Continue reading
August 5, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Movie Opens to Great Response The movie Half of a Yellow Sun finally opened in Nigeria. And no surprise – it’s a hit! Ainehi Edoro in her blog Brittle Paper, quotes the film distributor FilmOne. *Half of a Yellow Sun . … Continue reading
July 8, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Soyinka Comments on Boko Haram Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate author, is quoted in this article from Daily Post, an online Nigerian newspaper. Soyinka says it’s more unlikely now that Nigeria will break apart – ironically, Boko Haram is bringing … Continue reading
May 29, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Papa’s Death and Going to the Dibia (native doctor) I promised you the first installment of the chapter from my memoir about meeting the native doctor or Dibia. This chapter starts when we were in London near the end of the … Continue reading
May 1, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Karen, a member of Friends of Nigeria, sent a link to a Huffington Post article called 15 Signs You Served in the Peace Corps, with pictures. I loved it. If you haven’t already seen it, you may want to look. You … Continue reading
April 27, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Three articles in the media grabbed my attention since my last post. The morning after I posted, I received a link to an article in Private Lives, in The New York Times, from Greg Jones, President of Friends of Nigeria. Enuma Okoro, … Continue reading