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Voices from the Peace Corps
Author | : Angene Wilson,Jack Wilson |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2011-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780813140100 |
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President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. In the fifty years since, nearly 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries, providing technical assistance, promoting a better understanding of American culture, and bringing the world back to the United States. In Voices from the Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers, Angene Wilson and Jack Wilson, who served in Liberia from 1962 to 1964, follow the experiences of volunteers as they make the decision to join, attend training, adjust to living overseas and the job, make friends, and eventually return home to serve in their communities. They also describe how the volunteers made a difference in their host countries and how they became citizens of the world for the rest of their lives. Among many others, the interviewees include a physics teacher who served in Nigeria in 1961, a smallpox vaccinator who arrived in Afghanistan in 1969, a nineteen-year-old Mexican American who worked in an agricultural program in Guatemala in the 1970s, a builder of schools and relationships who served in Gabon from 1989 to 1992, and a retired office administrator who taught business in Ukraine from 2000 to 2002. Voices from the Peace Corps emphasizes the value of practical idealism in building meaningful cultural connections that span the globe.
Voices from the Peace Corps
Author | : Angene Wilson |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 413 |
Release | : 2011-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780813129822 |
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President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. In the fifty years since, nearly 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries, providing technical assistance, promoting a better understanding of American culture, and bringing the world back to the United States. In Voices from the Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers, Angene Wilson and Jack Wilson, who served in Liberia from 1962 to 1964, follow the experiences of volunteers as they make the decision to join, attend training, adjust to living overseas and the job, make friends, and eventually return home to serve in their communities. They also describe how the volunteers made a difference in their host countries and how they became citizens of the world for the rest of their lives. Among many others, the interviewees include a physics teacher who served in Nigeria in 1961, a smallpox vaccinator who arrived in Afghanistan in 1969, a nineteen-year-old Mexican American who worked in an agricultural program in Guatemala in the 1970s, a builder of schools and relationships who served in Gabon from 1989 to 1992, and a retired office administrator who taught business in Ukraine from 2000 to 2002. Voices from the Peace Corps emphasizes the value of practical idealism in building meaningful cultural connections that span the globe.
Crossing Cultures with the Peace Corps
Author | : Peace Corps Office of World Wise Schools |
Publsiher | : Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2008-10 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0160815088 |
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Twenty Years of Peace Corps
Author | : Gerard T. Rice |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Government publications |
ISBN | : UVA:X001442475 |
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A Life Inspired
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2005-12-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : PURD:32754078647017 |
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Contains a collection of autobiographical reminiscences written by about 28 former Peace Corps volumteers.
At Home in the World
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Government publications |
ISBN | : UCAL:B4155929 |
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Voices of African Immigrants in Kentucky
Author | : Francis Musoni,Iddah Otieno,Angene Wilson,Jack Wilson |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2020-01-20 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780813178622 |
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“A rich blend of narrative history, personal recollections, and heart-wrenching oral testimonials . . . powerful.” —Imali J. Abala, author of The Dreamer With an introduction that provides a historical and theoretical overview of African immigration, the heart of this book is built around oral history interviews with forty-seven of the more than twenty-two thousand Africa-born immigrants in Kentucky. A former ambassador from Gambia, a pharmacist from South Africa, a restaurant owner from Guinea, a certified nursing assistant from the Democratic Republic of Congo—every immigrant has a unique and complex story of their life experiences and the decisions that led them to emigrate to the United States. The compelling narratives in this book reveal why and how these immigrants came to the Bluegrass state—whether it was coming voluntarily as a student or forced because of war—and how they connect with and contribute to their home countries as well as to the US. The immigrants describe their challenges—language, loneliness, cultural differences, credentials for employment, ignorance toward Africa, and racism—and positive experiences such as education, job opportunities, and helpful people. One chapter focuses on family—including interviews with the second generations—and how the immigrants identify themselves. “Compelling . . . a must read for anyone seeking the substance behind the newspaper headlines and statistics.” —Frank X Walker, author of Affrilachia
Peace Corps Program Training Journal
Author | : Peace Corps (U.S.) |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Technical assistance, American |
ISBN | : MINN:30000010242117 |
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