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Rhythm in the Chaos: An Ode to Mom

By Lori Nsaman May 8, 2022Resource

I've always found myself attracted to music with a semblance of chaos yet which somehow pulls together into unity. Jazz is a prime example. A college professor of mine loved Coltrane for the boundaries he pushed in what holds a song together besides just notes. As much as I like jazz, I'm very cosmopolitan in my music…

On How to Be Beautiful, A Lesson from Her Excellency Alima Mahama

By Lori Nsaman March 10, 2022Culture1 Comment

As a woman, sometimes it's hard to balance being beautiful and powerful. I've thought about my own role as a woman at work as I take on leadership roles, and how that affects my perceived authority. I don't want to be too polite and underwrite my own power. Nor do I want to be too harsh and…

Winter Olympics Chinese Knockoff Edition

By Lori Nsaman February 12, 2022Opinion

In a fight for domination, China forgot the most important ingredient for pride in a country: identity. Americans are proud of all of their hot dog grilling, fireworks shooting, and loud proud brashness. And this continued commitment to being American has led us to greater heights. "Fusion" food like TexMex, big trucks, constant innovation in technology, and…

Traditional architecture buildings in northern Ghana

3D Printing and Ghana Architecture: A Match Made in Heaven

By Lori Nsaman December 26, 2021Technology

3D printing is one of the most versatile emerging technologies. Virtual reality is very entertaining, and home assistant technology has the potential to aid those with disabilities, but 3D printing is simply a medium of creation, not an end product, which leaves its uses as wide open as the human imagination. And it leaves you with a…

Humans And Home Assistants: Life With A Google Home

By Lori Nsaman October 26, 2021Technology4 Comments

In 4th grade, we had to read Ray Bradbury's short story "When the Soft Rains Came." It tells the story of a smart house tucked in a typical suburban neighborhood whose occupants had been obliterated by a nuclear war. The smart house stood strong, still trying to care for its inhabitants who were so far beyond help.…

Farm Life: An Adventure of the Interracial Couple

By Lori Nsaman October 10, 2021Interracial Adventure3 Comments

I don't know why I've always been drawn to the idea of farm life. Perhaps it's my heritage, being the granddaughter of an Arkansas chicken farmer. Perhaps it's the cowboy movies I watched as a kid, where the idea of good honest ranch living and wild frontiers were shown against a stage backdrop of a Western sunset,…

Culturally Confused Donuts, or An African, an American, and a Mexican Walk into a Brunch

By Lori Nsaman September 4, 2021Culture, Interracial Adventure11 Comments

It started with the wedding presents. My sister bought us some donut pans, pre-planning bucolic mornings of baking and tending children and generally having an idyllic American morning. I saw this challenge and I accepted. When the opportunity arose, I texted my sister and asked for a recipe. She replied and I checked that I had the…