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
October 8, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Read a memoir excerpt where I experience the sights of northern Nigeria with a very well-educated guide. My teaching includes the excitement of early empires in western Africa. I share my knowledge of Muslim holidays with women in my Pilates class at the gym.
September 30, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Celebrate Nigeria’s Independence Day October 1. Win a prize by answering my challenge question. Read about the Nigerian dinner I’ll offer to guests who make the winning bid in an auction.
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
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 4, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Half of a Yellow Sun Our son Sam who was here for few days departed today for a wedding and meetings in Paris before heading back to Nigeria. He said the film Half of a Yellow Sun, made from Chimamanda … 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 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 13, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Boko Haram and the girls from the Chibok school in northeastern Nigeria continue to occupy the news, our minds, and frequently, our conversations. My own most recent conversation about the Nigerian kidnapping was with Sylvia, my new friend who works … 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