Her Africanness
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This book would allow you to enter the life of an extraordinary African mother called Mama Tifania whose remarkable experience and aura outlived time as she has been a gift that keeps on giving for those who knew her. The thrilling stories were written by James Ijjo, the raw and elaborate author, who eloquently writes like gently holding the hands of readers to take them through the journey of living in the remotest villages in South Sudan, surviving and thriving in sophisticated refugee camps in Uganda and Kenya, as well as experiencing in the East Africa’s big cities of Nairobi and Kampala, to studying in the Canadian high school and universities leading to obtaining both bachelor and master’s degree before abandoning the dream of PhD to reconnect with his past, while continuing to serve for more than 15 years as a Counselor in Canada along with managing his own small residential rental business. Most importantly, it is an inspiring book to read due to its the persistence, positivity and resilience of the book making an inspiring to read.
A Word From The Author
“I had other ideas and writings for books I wanted to publish, but before I could put anything to the world, I must first talk about Her Africanness herself—my mother, Tifania “Yaya” Ayiya. My love for writing came from my early years in East Africa at the beginning of the 1990s, when I didn’t even know how to write a sentence, let alone a word, as I had a curious and an active mind. Whenever I experienced or learned something new, my mind would expand on it, and I would wonder more about it.
I enjoyed learning in an academic setting, starting from primary and secondary schools in Uganda and continuing in Canadian high school and universities. Eventually, I reached the highest educational level and ended my formal education. I lost interest in academic learning when I started clashing with my thesis supervisors. During the thesis process, I lost complete interest in school and faith in the education system, primarily because of the overly Eurocentric worldview being pushed on every student, including those like me, who had different perspectives based on their lived experiences.
I reluctantly completed my thesis and graduated with a master’s degree. However, I abandoned my goal of pursuing a PhD, as I felt that the mainstream education system could neither support nor appreciate my worldview, experiences, and overall Africanness.”
James Ijjo
