Happy New Year everyone! Yes, I know we’re almost into mid February but as a Kenyan I will honour our custom of wishing people a happy new year until June. I still feel like we’re in 2020 since my city has been under lockdown measures for over two months and we never had celebrations to…… Continue reading 5 Books by African Authors to read during lockdown
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Book Talk: ‘Chasing Wind: From Africa to America in Search of a Dream’ by Mercy Nduati
Audio by : Charity Maritim I’m sure many of you remember a time when your expectations of life abroad were shattered. When reality hit you hard and you quickly realized that everything is not all that you expected. In order to keep up, you quickly had to come to terms with a new reality and…… Continue reading Book Talk: ‘Chasing Wind: From Africa to America in Search of a Dream’ by Mercy Nduati
Children of the diaspora: longing for home
I’m in the middle of reading a book – Behold the Dreamers – a novel by Imbolo Mbue that contrasts an immigrant family from Cameroon and their wealthy American employers living in New York around the financial crisis of 2008. The Cameroonian family is dealing with complex immigration laws, finding employment, low income whilst sending…… Continue reading Children of the diaspora: longing for home
African in the Diaspora 