Posts Tagged ‘African’

Success Story from the African Diaspora: Wilfred ole Saroni

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

I interrupt the regularly scheduled programing, (believe it or not, the blog runs on a program now…who woulda thought) to bring you a quick inspirational story from the Diaspora. Whereas material wealth isn’t everything (I’m serious), I still love stories like these because they force us to raise our standards and our beliefs about what is possible. Anyway enjoy and I hope it sparks some thought (and more importantly) some action that will get you on a headline somewhere. Taken verbatim from this Daily Nation article:

US-based Kenyan businessman joins the big league Story by ENOCK WAMBUA in Lowell, Massachusetts
Publication Date: 3/22/2008
A Kenyan made history this week by taking his privately owned business to the mainstream of America’s commerce. (more…)

My Story as an African Immigrant: Introduction and Part One

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Why Write Out My History in Australia?

Hello! Hello ! Hello! I once heard the expression: (more…)

7 Tips Regarding Racism in Australia

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Hello hello hello!

Racism in Australia

I work with the disabled about once or twice a week. A couple of days ago I was helping a disabled man with his morning routine. Over the course of the past couple of weeks we have become pretty good buds. By this I mean, we speak to each other on a very personal ‘man to man’ basis as opposed to a professional or superficial level of conversation.

It was at this level of familiarity and kinship that I got an insight into the Australian Caucasian that I never would have got otherwise.

Map of Australia (more…)

Report: Mistakes Overseas Students and Migrants Make and Just Pay With Credit!!

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Hey hey hey,

Sorry, I have been a little bit slack over the last week in terms of blogging. A truly great lady passed away last week and I am working on an article to remember her amongst other great things so I have been kinda gone but this blog is far from forgotten.

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Respect!

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

I don’t like to write short posts but respect must be shown when it’s due. We need to hear more stories, heck if no one else, I need to hear more stories like this. Stories like the ones below keep me going:

1) Joseph Lekuton: A parable for Kenya

 
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2) Magdalene Odundo

3) Julius Nyerere and the Arusha declaration

4) Whoever doesn’t think that South African vocalists aren’t the greatest vocalists in African history should be exiled. Need proof check out the African Mamas; listen to the sample tracks and tell me they don’t light you up.

Finally support a great African initiative that rose out of the Kenya post-election violence: Ushahidi. You can do so by visiting this post written by the White African

Be blessed and bless others, Mwangi

7 Barriers to Immigrant’s Success

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Hello, hello. I thought I would take a break from the writing for a couple of days and recharge my batteries a little bit. It would be an outrage for me to leave y’all high and dry and so I thought I would enlist the help of someone I met via this blog, Coach Caroline. Definitely one of the most interesting and passionate people I have spoken to in quite a while. Below she outlines some of the things that stand in the way of immigrants living the best lives possible. I hope it is of service to you. Leave comments below and I will get back to you as soon as I get back. Be blessed and bless others, Mwangi!

 
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Just Words? There Is No Such Thing: The Power of Language

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

 
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I may not be a fully fledged member of his groupie team, but I must give credit when it’s due. This man has a way with words.

The Power of Language (more…)

How to Guarantee Success in Any Field of Endevour: Become a Copycat

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

George Washington Carver

How do you do it? Copy successful people. I really don’t feel like beating about the bush today. The heart palpitations are yet to cease and at the moment I am feeling very assertive and to the point. Let me give you some snippets of thoughts intended to drive you to action.

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Bringing Light into Africa (The interview with Sunny)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Si you know as African bloggers and bloggers worldwide to support each other is a must. Today I will share with you an interview conducted by people from www.somethingcool.ca when they had a chat with the African blogger Sunny. You can find her blog at: Project Sunshine

Enjoy; be blessed;bless others;Mwangi

The sun; Project Sunny. You dig?

 

Project Sunshine Aims to Bring Some Light to Africa (more…)

Apathy, Criticism and Ignorance are Bliss, But Is That the Type of Life You Want to Live?

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Blog depression

The love illness continues, however I am now lucid enough to write a post that I think is pretty generally applicable.

Fear (more…)