My Mother's Words: A Collection of Her Favorite African Proverbs Volume 1 - Udeogalanya, Veronica
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My Mother's Words is the first in a series of five volumes of work on African proverbs. It is a special edition book focusing on my life with my mother as I was growing up. It contains a collection of frequently used proverbs by my mother and serves as a link that bound me with my mother. It is meant to serve as a link that also binds people of African descent to our ancestral legacy. These proverbs have formed the bedrock of my being, and I have held on to them through my social and professional life. This collection is intended to enkindle interest in all peoples of the world and create an…mehr

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My Mother's Words is the first in a series of five volumes of work on African proverbs. It is a special edition book focusing on my life with my mother as I was growing up. It contains a collection of frequently used proverbs by my mother and serves as a link that bound me with my mother. It is meant to serve as a link that also binds people of African descent to our ancestral legacy. These proverbs have formed the bedrock of my being, and I have held on to them through my social and professional life. This collection is intended to enkindle interest in all peoples of the world and create an awareness of the power of our ancestral spoken words.Visit our website at https: //www.afrikankulturekoncepts.com and share youth thoughts and reflections.
Autorenporträt
DR VERONICA UDEOGALANYA is the CEO/Founder of Afrikan Kulture Koncepts, LLC, and the producer and publisher of My Mother's Words. As a University professor, Dr. Udeogalanya has over thirty-four years of experience in university teaching and administration in both Nigeria and the United States. Dr. Udeogalanya was educated in the United Kingdom, Nigeria and the United States. She earned a bachelor's degree (1982), a master's degree (1985), and a Doctorate in Economics (2007). She has presented several research papers at international conferences in many countries including the Ireland, Romania, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Spain and the United States. Dr. Udeogalanya's research topics include Cross-Cultural Interdisciplinary Comparative Studies, Youth Engagement and Empowerment, Women and Work, International Business/Study Abroad Programs and Multicultural Community Economic Development. She has also published an economics textbook, Economics Fundamentals (2010; Kendall-Hunt Publishers). She served as the Deputy to the Provost of Medgar Evers College (2001-2006) and the founding chairperson of the Department of Economics and Finance (2006-2007). She has also written and administered several multi-million dollar grants for youth empowerment initiatives including a three-year Flatbush Beacon Project funded by the New York City Department of Youth Services (1992-1994) and the Empowering Youths to Excel and Succeed (EYES) Research Initiative, a three year, Youth empowerment program (2010-2013) funded by the Office of Minority Health (OMH) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).