The In-Between: The Story of African-Oromo Women and the American Experience - Softcover

Jimjimo, Seenaa Godana-Dulla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1500707414 ISBN 13: 9781500707415

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

The In Between is a story that transcends cultures, borders, nationality, religion and an identities for which one see’s themselves rather than the one imposed on them. More importantly it is about African Women who wonder where they fit between conservative African values with double standards for boys and girls and/or fantasy land with feminist ideology and the American democracy. The author uses Winnie Mandela, who gave so much to her people, for the pursuit of justice but seems to end up in a different place than her counterpart, male. It is also about immigrants who are born in one place but raised in a different place with new sets of culture, language and values. Also, while the majority of the book focuses on diverse issues, as stated above I must say this, “I have a soft spot for the forgotten women of Africa, the Oromo women, who often face double bigotry, for being Oromo and for being women”. Overall, the book is about the Oromo people and their pursuit for dignity, being and becoming Oromo in the Diaspora, the failure of OLF, bureaucratic Oromo Community Associations and the quest to know where one belongs.

About this title

About the Author:

Seenaa Godana-Dulla Jimjimo was born and raised in Africa under the tyranny of the Ethiopian regime. She came to America as a teenager, where she have lived ever since. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a B.A. in Political Science, and an M.S and M.A in Public Health and Public Administration from U of I Springfield. She currently lives in Springfield, Illinois and spent time in Chicago. She enjoys organizing events for the Oromo community and works with disadvantaged kids in an after-school program.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1500707414
• ISBN 13: 9781500707415
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192