Walking In History Sankofa Our Trip To Ghana And Benin
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Walking in History: Sankofa by Carmen E. Bovell, Ph.D,Florence Jones Calhoun, M.Ed.,Desiree DeFlorimonte, Ph.D Pdf
Walking in History: Sankofa Our Trip to Ghana and Benin By: Carmen E. Bovell, Ph.D Florence Jones Calhoun, M.Ed Desiree DeFlorimonte, Ph.D With this light-hearted description of a journey to West Africa, readers are taken on a journey through time. This trip shares many facts on the history of West Africa and the culture of those who have ancestors from this beautiful region. The authors wrote a daily journal during their travels, making their trip come alive for the reader.
Ph. D. Carmen E. Bovell,M. Ed Florence Jones Calhoun,Ph. D. Desiree Deflorimonte
Author : Ph. D. Carmen E. Bovell,M. Ed Florence Jones Calhoun,Ph. D. Desiree Deflorimonte Publisher : Dorrance Publishing Company Page : 102 pages File Size : 48,5 Mb Release : 2019-12-19 Category : Biography & Autobiography ISBN : 1647023807
Walking in History: Sankofa: Our Trip to Ghana and Benin by Ph. D. Carmen E. Bovell,M. Ed Florence Jones Calhoun,Ph. D. Desiree Deflorimonte Pdf
With this light-hearted description of a journey to West Africa, readers are taken on a journey through time. This trip shares many facts on the history of West Africa and the culture of those who have ancestors from this beautiful region. The authors wrote a daily journal during their travels, making their trip come alive for the reader. Carmen E. Bovell, Ph.D is an early childhood professional, having spent her entire 50-year career in this field. Her professional experiences include teaching at the preschool, elementary and university levels and leading and managing early childhood programs at the local and federal levels. Dr. Bovell has also served as a visiting Fulbright Scholar and Fulbright Specialist at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, Jamaica, and as Fulbright Specialist at the University of Guyana. Dr. Bovell was born in Guyana where she attended primary school and high school and graduated with a teacher's Diploma from the Guyana Teachers' Training College. She immigrated to the USA in 1969 and continued her professional education, earning a Doctorate degree in early childhood special education, with a concentration in social and emotional disorders of preschool-aged children, from the University of Maryland, College Park. Since her retirement from federal service Dr. Bovell has continued working in her field as an independent consultant, mentor and coach. Dr. Bovell resides in Maryland and is the proud mother of three and grandmother of seven. Florence Jones Calhoun, M.Ed. is retired from service in public education as a teacher and administrator. She is currently in private practice as a marriage and family therapist in Glendale, California. She has had a long-standing interest in exploring other cultures and has traveled extensively in pursuit of her interest. She often travels with a group whose mission is to explore African history and culture around the globe. Twice she has coordinated an international foreign student exchange program for high school students from South America. She was born and raised in Arkansas and has written two books about her family spanning five generations. The five generations include African roots and culture in her family's history. She has two published books aimed for young teens: No Easy Answers: A Teen Guide to Divorce and Choosing a Career in Teaching. In addition to traveling, her other hobbies include tennis, dancing, swimming, yoga and sailing. She is a mother and grandmother and resides in Los Angeles, California, with her husband. Desiree DeFlorimonte, Ph.D immigrated to the United Sates in 1968 after receiving her formative education in Guyana, South America. She has a forty-five year career in pedagogy which spans the spectrum from Nursery through Graduate Schools. A reflective practitioner, Dr. DeFlorimonte has been passionate about mentoring and inspiring students, both in the USA and Caribbean. While working as a teacher Educator and Literacy Specialist, she has impacted the lives of countless teachers. Dr. DeFlorimonte was honored to obtain a Fulbright Scholar Award (2016-2017) and served as a Literary Studies Facilitator at the University of Guyana. There she assisted in the literacy development of children and aided teachers in implementing best practices in their classrooms. She has received numerous Community Service Awards as well as Honors from local and national organizations for her dedication and service to others. Dr. DeFlorimonte's home is in Maryland and she enjoys travelling, reading, deep water aerobics, singing and dancing. She is the loving mother of Angel and proud grandmother of Jayson.
Connecting with My African Roots by Carmen Barclay Subryan Ph.D. Pdf
This book is not only about connection but also about discovery. As an adult, through my years or reading and research, I became aware of the theories revolving around Pangea (Pangaea), the super continent existing over 300 million years ago that included Africa and South America. The theory is that it broke apart to form the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean, as well as many islands. If one looks at a globe or a map, one would see that Africa and South America fit together like a hand in a glove, and if one believes the theory, then these countries share a common ancestry. So even though what became known as The Middle Passage separated the two continents, the people undoubtedly retain the DNA of those ancestors that creates a forever connection between what was and what is. For this reason, the picture of Pangea on my book cover is exceedingly important.
An Anthropology of Common Ground by Nathalia Brichet Pdf
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Indigenous Knowledge and the Integration of Knowledge Systems by Catherine Alum Odora Hoppers Pdf
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Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi. It is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten. Hearing the call of her ancestors, ten-year-old Ahmyah embarks on a voyage of self-discovery as she reconnects with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and a host of cousins and other family and friends from halfway around the world, in Ghana, West Africa. As Ahmyah travels and explores, she learns about her heritage and is filled with love from her family while finding joy in this new adventure.
Contemporary Black American Cinema by Mia Mask Pdf
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Pilgrimage Tourism of Diaspora Africans to Ghana by Ann Reed Pdf
Processes of globalization have led to diasporic groups longing for their homelands. One such group includes descendants from African ancestors displaced by the trans-Atlantic slave trade, who may be uncertain about their families' exact origins. Traveling home often means visiting African sites associated with the slave trade, journeys full of expectations. The remembrance of the slave trade and pilgrimages to these heritage sites bear resemblance to other diasporic travels that center on trauma, identification, and redemption. Based on over two years of ethnographic fieldwork with both diaspora Africans and Ghanaians, this book explores why and how Ghana has been cast as a pilgrimage destination for people of African descent, especially African Americans. Grounding her research in Ghana’s Central Region where slavery heritage tourism and political ideas promoting incorporation into one African family are prominent, Reed also discusses the perspectives of ordinary Ghanaians, tourism stakeholders, and diasporan "repatriates." Providing ethnographic insight into the transnational networks of people and ideas entangled in Ghana’s pilgrimage tourism, this book also contributes to better understanding the broader global phenomenon of diasporic travel to homeland centers.
Gocking provides a historical overview of Ghana from the emergence of precolonial states through increasing contact with Europeans that led to the establishment of formal colonial rule by Great Britian at the end of the 19th century. Colonial rule transformed what was known as the Gold Coast economically, socially, and politically, but it contained the seeds of its own demise. After World War II an increasingly more effective nationalist movement challenged British rule, and in 1957 Ghana became independent. Independence brought its own challenges the most important of which was the inability to maintain political stability. Within the space of 24 years there were four military coups and the collapse of three republics. Ghana's Fourth Republic, established in 1993, has dealt with the legacy of instability inherited from the past as it moves towards a more stable future. A timeline, photographs, maps, and an appendix of biographies of notable figures in the history of Ghana are included. Students and adults alike will find this book to be highly effective in describing the often turbulent and tumultuous history of this country.
Kwame Nkrumah's Politico-Cultural Thought and Politics by Kwame Botwe-Asamoah Pdf
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