Archive for the ‘Guest Posts’ Category
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Mwangi’s note: Why on Earth they would confuse the world by having a place called Washington D.C. and then an entirely separate State called “Washington” I don’t know, but anyway enjoy this guest post from an old friend of mine, Wambui.
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Mwangi asked me:
“What advice would you give someone that is coming to Seattle, WA.?” (more…)
Tags:African immigrant, African immigration, Seattle, Washington
Posted in Guest Posts, Immigrant stories, Seattle, The Immigrant's Survival Toolkit | 18 Comments »
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Hey everyone, I am absolutely ecstatic that Caroline has decided to do a second guest post here on tDA. For those who haven’t read her first guest post, check out Would You Play a Game of Russian Roulette. If you would like to share your immigrant story and use this blog as a platform (thanks as always to those who have already done this), contact me and I shall see what we can do. Mwangi here signing out and leaving the floor open for Caroline Atieno
When the deal is too good think twice…
By Caroline Achieng Otieno. (more…)
Tags:African con-men, African immigration, con-men
Posted in Guest Posts, Immigrant stories, The Immigrant's Survival Toolkit | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Hello people,
My name is Caroline Achieng Otieno, and I am a guest blogger at the Displaced African, and a regular contributor to The African Bulletin – www.mediablackberry.com. Having lived in the Netherlands for the past seven years, and experiencing the good, the bad and the ugly, I must say that I have observed a lot going on in Europe. I feel sad for the many Africans, who escape war and other tragic situations, come into Europe through very difficult means (some even trekking the desert through Northern Africa) and when they get here, they face other hurdles in trying to build an existence for themselves and their families back home. What hurts the most is that the system set in place makes our African sisters do things they would not ordinarily do, just because of their legal status or the lack of it thereof. The following article is another version of the article I wrote for African Bulletin in the April issue, feedback is welcome…
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Tags:African immigrants, African immigration, African women, European immigration, STDs
Posted in Guest Posts, Immigrant stories, The Immigrant's Survival Toolkit | 14 Comments »
Friday, August 8th, 2008
Hello Folks,
Following on from my request yesterday that you ask me questions, here we are on Day 1 of my answers to your questions. If you have any more questions or things to say, leave me a comment below or email me at masmilele(at)thedisplacedafrican(dot)com
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Tags:Africa, African poverty, feedburner, Make poverty history, poverty, The Dark continent
Posted in Guest Posts, Humour and light moments, Uncategorized | No Comments »
