July 29, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Family Birthdays Our older son Chinaku and our daughter Beth have June birthdays. All of Beth’s family have their birthdays in June and July, from Kelvin on June 3 to Nkiru today! We celebrated our grandson Kenechi’s birthday on July 4th. He … Continue reading
May 14, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Diversity in Dubai So much in Dubai was amazing. The diversity of the population is just one of the ‘wow’ factors. I met people from dozens of countries. I learned that only 20% of the population of two and half million is actually … Continue reading
April 28, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Emeka I shared the tragic news of our nephew Emeka’s death in California with you in my last post. My husband Clem and I were there when I wrote. We came back Sunday night, arriving home Monday morning, tired but … Continue reading
April 20, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Living in Community: Lessons from Africa On Wednesday afternoon I spoke to the Women’s Alliance at All Souls Unitarian Church in New York City. I called my talk Living in Community: Lessons from Africa. My friend Marilyn, who was a … Continue reading
November 16, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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The Riverside Book Club Have you read Things Fall Apart? The novel is Chinua Achebe’s masterful work about life in an Igbo village when the missionaries first arrive. I read it during Peace Corps training in 1962. On Saturday I attended the Riverside … Continue reading
October 23, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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You Don’t Look Scary Salman Rushdie greeted the audience on Thursday night at Westport Library’s 13th Annual Malloy Lecture in the Arts by saying, “I’m sorry you’ve had a bit of a fuss about my arriving.” He continued, “You don’t … Continue reading
September 25, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Highlands Classmates Join Me at Joseph-Beth Booksellers My visit to Cincinnati was wonderful. I enjoyed six days with my sister Beth and our friend Stephanie in Steph’s lovely home in Fort Thomas KY. I saw several friends. Even more came to the … Continue reading
July 31, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Obama at the African Union Professor Vinnie Ferraro in his blog on Tuesday included the link to the video of U.S. President Obama, the first American President to address the meeting of the African Union. “The meeting was in Ethiopia and Obama … Continue reading
June 29, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Another June/July Birthday Our son Chinaku turns 50 today. That’s such a milestone for us and for him! We sent a package about 10 days ago; he didn’t mention receiving it when we talked today, and we forgot to ask. Sam … Continue reading
June 17, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Anita Hill and Reimagining Equality Tonight was my book group meeting to discuss Anita Hill’s Reimagining Equality. I loved the definitions of home that Hill puts at the beginning of each chapter. Two or three others did too. But a … Continue reading