tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34977749380715089762024-03-10T23:16:00.639-07:00Hapa KwetuMbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.comBlogger1258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-6250363525968584732024-02-25T19:36:00.000-08:002024-02-25T19:36:37.296-08:00Tangazo la Maongezi Yangu Books on Central, Faribault<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAH_wZ-zz6kxVySyvNUq7glT_LGtv9kLSd2OQIvuy5tta27d-UUDaAdUm8VCUvv-Iqx0fwElBaNPuN9ALsMtpAOcGBZ3R34pfHOqeOHN5XU4LndX8ZYEVLGfiWqKNCgdpDJ0xI0SkQikc1UToT2AZdrgAUcDyD8tKIVomLgAFD7Cfky7w_Bq5FzV56CbI/s791/423235643_122133410006085364_3037217292499807294_n.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAH_wZ-zz6kxVySyvNUq7glT_LGtv9kLSd2OQIvuy5tta27d-UUDaAdUm8VCUvv-Iqx0fwElBaNPuN9ALsMtpAOcGBZ3R34pfHOqeOHN5XU4LndX8ZYEVLGfiWqKNCgdpDJ0xI0SkQikc1UToT2AZdrgAUcDyD8tKIVomLgAFD7Cfky7w_Bq5FzV56CbI/s320/423235643_122133410006085364_3037217292499807294_n.jpeg" width="248" /></a></div>Kwa miaka mingi, nimeongea na hadhira mbali mbali hasa kuhusu tofauti za tamaduni. Matangazo huandaliwa na kusambazwaa kabla ya mikutano. <br /><br />Kati ya matangazo hayo, tangazo la mkutano wangu wa tarehe 15 Februari mjini Faribault, Minnesota, lilitia fora.<br /> <p></p>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-72178933126517451372024-02-19T22:08:00.000-08:002024-02-20T09:59:27.654-08:00MPIGA DEBE WANGU MPYA MAREKANI<a href="https://mnprairieroots.com/2024/02/13/minnesota-cultural-consultant-author-to-talk-about-chickens-in-the-bus-more/"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNAB64dV7VfDiXD-x8hT_Lv_nD0fOCWUO18MUG_pqV8LTX48OygIrjtsUMjbB6zQGJHo2QS6uk9SSsDen3C6dcfnirFk5fNT_2Nj_NpgOjjZs1QdWzI1wxokoCRKcRb4qwWN99NONq6_-yPUao9Il04JbaDACUGtdTDoVRBLXE4wq2CtIyXlETLOBI3Y/s1428/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-19%20at%209.49.28%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1030" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNAB64dV7VfDiXD-x8hT_Lv_nD0fOCWUO18MUG_pqV8LTX48OygIrjtsUMjbB6zQGJHo2QS6uk9SSsDen3C6dcfnirFk5fNT_2Nj_NpgOjjZs1QdWzI1wxokoCRKcRb4qwWN99NONq6_-yPUao9Il04JbaDACUGtdTDoVRBLXE4wq2CtIyXlETLOBI3Y/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-19%20at%209.49.28%20PM.png" width="231" /></a><div class="separator">Katika shughuli zangu za uandishi na kutoa ushauri kwa waMarekani na waAfrika kuepusha migogoro na matatizo mengine yatokanayo na tofauti za tamaduni, nina bahati ya kuwa na wapiga debe wa mataifa mbali mbali, wanawake kwa wanaume.<br /><br />Mmoja ambaye amejitokeza miaka ya karibuni kama mpiga debe wangu ni <a href="https://mnprairieroots.com/about/">Audrey Kletscher Helbling</a>, mwanablogu maarufu wa hapa jimboni Minnesota. Alianza kunifahamu miaka michache iliyopita katika ushiriki wangu kwenye International Festival Faribault. <br /><br />Wiki za karibuni amepata kusoma vitabu vyangu. Alianzia na <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/chickens-in-the-bus-more-thoughts-on-cultural-differences/paperback/product-e25zj5.html?page=1&pageSize=4">Chickens in the Bus: More Thoughts on Cultural Differences,</a> ambacho alikiongelea <a href="https://mnprairieroots.com/2024/02/13/minnesota-cultural-consultant-author-to-talk-about-chickens-in-the-bus-more/">katika blogu yake</a>. Kwenye andiko lake hilo, alikuwa ananadi mhadhara wangu uliopangiwa kufanyika tarehe 15 Februari, 2024, mjini Faribault, jimbo la Minnesota.<br /><br />Mdau huyu alihudhuria mhadhara ule na aliongelea vizuri sana katika blogu yake. Katika ujumbe wake huo, alinipigia debe, akahitimisha kwa kuwahimiza watu wasome vitabu vyangu, iwe ni kimoja au vyote. Aliviorodhesha: <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/africans-and-americans-embracing-cultural-differences/paperback/product-1zey8m.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4">Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences</a>, <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/chickens-in-the-bus-more-thoughts-on-cultural-differences/paperback/product-e25zj5.html?page=1&pageSize=4">Chickens in the Bus: More Thoughts on Cultural Differences</a>, na <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/matengo-folktales/paperback/product-22220078.html?page=1&pageSize=4">Matengo Folktales</a>.<br /><br />Inaniletea faraja na furaha kuwa na watu wa aina hiyo, wanaoona thamani ya kazi yangu kama ninavyoona mimi mwenyewe. Sifanyi kwa sababu yao, bali ni kwa maamuzi na mapenzi yangu mwenyewe, kama nilivyotamka <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfA3Tz45Ukc&t=81s">katika video hii</a>.</div>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-42844574058654153452024-02-19T02:43:00.000-08:002024-02-19T02:43:09.006-08:00Video: Kipande cha Hotuba Yangu Books on Central<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzryqCnau-ZcpgZOjvGeXMzQ6DZSqyApdmjTOEib3r-wU0fkcd5Q3CyFLIKdbtzEBfBuGXZjAU1TuwJSAETBQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> Februari 15, 2024, nilitoa mhadhara mjini Faribault, jimbo la Minnesota, kuhusu tofauti za tamaduni baina ya waAfrika na waMarekani. Mhadhara ulifanyika katika duka la vitabu la Books on Central, na hapa naleta video ya kipande cha mhadhara, nikiwa nasoma paragrafu ya kwanza ya kitabu changu kiitwacho <a href="http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mbele"><i>Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences</i></a><p></p>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-57670172930228215642024-02-18T12:01:00.000-08:002024-02-18T12:01:42.908-08:00Mwanablogu Marekani Akichambua Kitabu cha "Chickens in the Bus"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48uC3lmx99F0FcJJLXXObcgYWHTqOEoIKCmrxohuplGV7TRhxUGQ6BZzTxsey1vCtzD90gf-RUcfbM71apOA0nuAgL7Qt1oYBZohG1AChbaCABcg-jzYIcHtySFB-EsSuvxpG7xsFsTEE86ZkJC3jmPAeIRIwhn1wrLd3aH6qsLuIUwwzPdSoJGpehKo/s3452/83F5DA65-A3B0-41F6-9EF1-E621F7DF36EF%20(1).jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3452" data-original-width="2337" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48uC3lmx99F0FcJJLXXObcgYWHTqOEoIKCmrxohuplGV7TRhxUGQ6BZzTxsey1vCtzD90gf-RUcfbM71apOA0nuAgL7Qt1oYBZohG1AChbaCABcg-jzYIcHtySFB-EsSuvxpG7xsFsTEE86ZkJC3jmPAeIRIwhn1wrLd3aH6qsLuIUwwzPdSoJGpehKo/s320/83F5DA65-A3B0-41F6-9EF1-E621F7DF36EF%20(1).jpeg" width="217" /></a></div>Mwanablogu na mwandishi Audrey Kletscher Helbing wa Minnesota, Marekani, ambaye ni mfuatiliaji wa shughuli zangu za kuelimisha katika jamii, amechapisha uchambuzi wa kitabu changu <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/chickens-in-the-bus-more-thoughts-on-cultural-differences/paperback/product-e25zj5.html?page=1&pageSize=4">Chickens in the Bus: More Thoughts on Cultural Differences</a>. <a href="https://mnprairieroots.com/2024/02/13/minnesota-cultural-consultant-author-to-talk-about-chickens-in-the-bus-more/">Soma hapa</a>.<p></p>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-72272889018824938392024-02-10T20:53:00.000-08:002024-02-10T21:29:32.063-08:00Taarifa fupi ya Mhadhara Mjini Owatonna.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKPdGaigUwwSzGeBXrdjfn83tWc8uecAn0hascbn8e9EjrS99GRnCGM8tYt8DD1yP7URMOtt1xixIC9LKS_wW42oGfXDZbJeXVbUX2_bfg9IVk37xEeZyxtwn6UMJHYKrdq7sHNF5OuvCvD2SdwodxHzxu1jMBiuG-smm3YpV_L2cHzCqJ2bIA1IG3T4/s320/Document%20(1).png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKPdGaigUwwSzGeBXrdjfn83tWc8uecAn0hascbn8e9EjrS99GRnCGM8tYt8DD1yP7URMOtt1xixIC9LKS_wW42oGfXDZbJeXVbUX2_bfg9IVk37xEeZyxtwn6UMJHYKrdq7sHNF5OuvCvD2SdwodxHzxu1jMBiuG-smm3YpV_L2cHzCqJ2bIA1IG3T4/s1600/Document%20(1).png" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHope4ZItifhIoOrr1yDZra_gtSfOGo5gP4jCQWfpyhb8Vik69DS6n2GvlW8Bdr7DTYkYyWSdTTZq7O_ZuBMdNrfxhyphenhyphen7d7f0KzvuOezE7ZtjDX-2upaSb0KZgT4DCA7Kbxv8wSmyL8fmWr6Lun86n0WarRhr1yumEHgodyd4PxcGcEw3Dr5absmN7-Q4/s4000/1000003104.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHope4ZItifhIoOrr1yDZra_gtSfOGo5gP4jCQWfpyhb8Vik69DS6n2GvlW8Bdr7DTYkYyWSdTTZq7O_ZuBMdNrfxhyphenhyphen7d7f0KzvuOezE7ZtjDX-2upaSb0KZgT4DCA7Kbxv8wSmyL8fmWr6Lun86n0WarRhr1yumEHgodyd4PxcGcEw3Dr5absmN7-Q4/s320/1000003104.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQJxLKvYcUDS05TDO89a-lnwDfOJI5PX-PCXdoIMwy-Cd2LmSC1BR6hJ8p1M6LM7F3iSea3ghzzEUARa4yxRO28AWIy7BKd2AkfglbLJrX04UCdfKFdMoq5HNrRN7ayURvOp9ho3ne7MWu5nUIHjKk2ovDOAjPT0Vx2i69Xg-H77cDniPe1KZVCpY7Hg/s4000/1000003102%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQJxLKvYcUDS05TDO89a-lnwDfOJI5PX-PCXdoIMwy-Cd2LmSC1BR6hJ8p1M6LM7F3iSea3ghzzEUARa4yxRO28AWIy7BKd2AkfglbLJrX04UCdfKFdMoq5HNrRN7ayURvOp9ho3ne7MWu5nUIHjKk2ovDOAjPT0Vx2i69Xg-H77cDniPe1KZVCpY7Hg/s320/1000003102%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a>Tarehe 8 Februari, nilikwenda mjini Owatonna, hapa katika jimbo la Minnesota. Nilikuwa nimelikwa na mkurugenzi wa Owatonna Public Library kutoa mhadhara juu ya changamoto za tofauti za tamaduni baina ya waAfrika na waMarekani.<br /><br />Mahudhurio yalikuwa makubwa, kwa mujibu wa mkurugenzi. Miongoni mwa wahudhuriaji alikuwa bwana Tim Penny ambaye aliwa kuwa mjumbe katika bunge la wawakilishi hapa nchini Marekani.<br /><br />Mhadhara ulikwenda vizuri, na wahudhuriaji walikuwa na masuali ya kusisimua. Kikao kilipoisha, watu walinunua vitabu, na mmoja wao alikuwa bwana Tim Penny aonekanaye pichani. Aliwahi kuwa mjumbe katika Baraza la Wawakilishi la Marekani.Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-79951580043212951922024-01-14T19:19:00.000-08:002024-01-14T19:33:39.800-08:00Vitabu Vinaenda Iran<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEo2k7XtoKgDdHv9UYrodvtOxTn2SXKY8se6yw9XKiRoTcoLy7PTL_0ElTRQ3waK7wOQELGb8EWexTHIgZnASswEniYoWA8ykP4w2ywgD7hK65Seo4xwHaDLIArdxzB8aGpqclwPrcSkrYlA9muKgxo0opQYvG3q64iM9zt8gnm3XABAM8ZP6W44cxVWA/s3088/69F9B528-F377-4E79-93F1-CFD5DCC2EDEC.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEo2k7XtoKgDdHv9UYrodvtOxTn2SXKY8se6yw9XKiRoTcoLy7PTL_0ElTRQ3waK7wOQELGb8EWexTHIgZnASswEniYoWA8ykP4w2ywgD7hK65Seo4xwHaDLIArdxzB8aGpqclwPrcSkrYlA9muKgxo0opQYvG3q64iM9zt8gnm3XABAM8ZP6W44cxVWA/s320/69F9B528-F377-4E79-93F1-CFD5DCC2EDEC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div> Tarehe 12 Januari, 2024, nilisafirisha vitabu vyangu viwili, <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/africans-and-americans-embracing-cultural-differences/paperback/product-1zey8m.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4">Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences</a> na <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/chickens-in-the-bus-more-thoughts-on-cultural-differences/paperback/product-e25zj5.html?q=Chickens+in+the+Bus&page=1&pageSize=4">Chickens in the Bus: More Thoughts on Cultural Differences</a>, kwenda Tehran, Iran, kwa mwendesha kipindi cha televisheni kiitwacho THE ENLIGHTENMENT SHOW. Hii ilikuwa ni baada ya yeye kufanya mahojiano nami, akiwa amelenga zaidi kwenye mada ya fasihi ya Afrika na ukoloni, na pia mitazamo ya waMarekani kuhusu Afrika.<br /><br />Mahojiano tulifanya kwa Zoom, na hii ilikuwa mara yangu ya kwanza kufanyiwa mahojiano Iran. Ninasubiri kwa hamu kupata mrejesho kutoka kwa watu wa kule, hasa baada ya vitabu vyangu kuwafikia.<br /><br /><br /><p></p>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-89490134515830036592024-01-07T19:51:00.000-08:002024-01-07T19:57:32.559-08:00NIMEKABIDHI “CHICKENS IN THE BUS”<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenZSUMtRQ3UXWGTPGLbDrkTp24nr9kAZb1ik8__XqsA8f1nkH-DpzbwCt31txblhz537bw_DYe2InzVJXOOHJDwa9R5JyvSDiR5aIy0846kPc_g8y65RK3znM6C8ekmCPkqYR3yxeFl35X02gVIn8tL_b3Ejig9PPo3F_Rez6STI8jk5M8SAQKBlbFqA/s1024/8BC2BD45-576D-4C5D-9882-7F361E869957.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenZSUMtRQ3UXWGTPGLbDrkTp24nr9kAZb1ik8__XqsA8f1nkH-DpzbwCt31txblhz537bw_DYe2InzVJXOOHJDwa9R5JyvSDiR5aIy0846kPc_g8y65RK3znM6C8ekmCPkqYR3yxeFl35X02gVIn8tL_b3Ejig9PPo3F_Rez6STI8jk5M8SAQKBlbFqA/s320/8BC2BD45-576D-4C5D-9882-7F361E869957.jpeg" width="240" /></a>Januari 4, 2024, nilikwenda Maple Grove, kukabidhi nakala 20 za <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/chickens-in-the-bus-more-thoughts-on-cultural-differences/paperback/product-e25zj5.html?page=1&pageSize=4">Chickens in the Bus: More Thoughts on Cultural Differences</a> kwa mama wa Cameroon ambaye alikuwa ameziagiza kwa ajili ya shule fulani nchini Cameroon.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRqyMV7m8PUcwU2y2toSJrBVIySe6P0zLfC5qUJ2tioVVDShycKCOqDLrZC0cHHb4WutWhz3TSZZzX9iH2iRxnCIF8h8330iKvidLXONXRzEw9MO7j78mAinmdcdclMJush-AVKLKHWH_MM9Kvxxt69W50ru_qwi4C0BMTCQ24T2r6aQ8vyLmByDAZEY/s2732/CF2E4E8F-4DF2-42BE-BDA6-6EA8AEA5B551.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2626" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRqyMV7m8PUcwU2y2toSJrBVIySe6P0zLfC5qUJ2tioVVDShycKCOqDLrZC0cHHb4WutWhz3TSZZzX9iH2iRxnCIF8h8330iKvidLXONXRzEw9MO7j78mAinmdcdclMJush-AVKLKHWH_MM9Kvxxt69W50ru_qwi4C0BMTCQ24T2r6aQ8vyLmByDAZEY/s320/CF2E4E8F-4DF2-42BE-BDA6-6EA8AEA5B551.jpeg" width="308" /></a><br /><br />Katika maongezi, mama huyu alinieleza habari za shule yenyewe, ambayo iko kaskazini magharibi mwa Cameroon, uliko mji wa Bamenda. Alinieleza kwamba lengo lake ni kuwa hivi vitabu visomwe na wanafunzi wa darasa la sita kwenda juu. <br /><br />Tuliongelea umuhimu wa kuwafundisha watoto wa kiAfrika juu ya utamaduni wetu, na kuwajenga katika kuuheshimu. Huyu mama alisisitiza kuwa yaliyomo katika <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/chickens-in-the-bus-more-thoughts-on-cultural-differences/paperback/product-e25zj5.html?page=1&pageSize=4">Chickens in the Bus</a> yanakidhi malengo hayo.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Mimi kama mwandishi nafurahi sana kujua kuwa watoto wa kiAfrika watakuwa wanasoma na kutafakari kitabu changu <br /> <p></p></div>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-29163590053674364412023-12-21T18:53:00.000-08:002023-12-22T06:05:08.544-08:00"Chickens in the Bus" Kusomwa Shuleni Cameroon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3bQhxB4t7ljI0B9BkcQvPYLLqmvedRKhgqW7ArE6vodPvaSnNMhV4TCd0mksQdubjyy0Uj-BagpJxZ_dm1vN9MMoTeFSKxJ6U90ZSZHwsWJDGheJB4qaHXxomaw-Fv0EJ0KRJe9YfuQRm2YPEm0GX3DV9-pKkaMUP1-ad7v3jmFJXzjJllrdLv0yN5nb/s3452/83F5DA65-A3B0-41F6-9EF1-E621F7DF36EF.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3452" data-original-width="2337" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3bQhxB4t7ljI0B9BkcQvPYLLqmvedRKhgqW7ArE6vodPvaSnNMhV4TCd0mksQdubjyy0Uj-BagpJxZ_dm1vN9MMoTeFSKxJ6U90ZSZHwsWJDGheJB4qaHXxomaw-Fv0EJ0KRJe9YfuQRm2YPEm0GX3DV9-pKkaMUP1-ad7v3jmFJXzjJllrdLv0yN5nb/s320/83F5DA65-A3B0-41F6-9EF1-E621F7DF36EF.jpeg" width="217" /></a>Leo, tarehe 21 Desemba, 2023, nimepata habari ya pekee kuhusu kitabu cha <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/chickens-in-the-bus-more-thoughts-on-cultural-differences/paperback/product-e25zj5.html?q=Chickens+in+the+bus&page=1&pageSize=4">Chickens in the Bus: More Thoughts on Cultural Differences</a>. Mama mmoja kutoka Cameroon aishiye hapa Minnesota, na ni mmoja wa wale ambao wamafahamu kazi zangu miezi ya karibuni, ameniambia kuwa anahitaji nakala za <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/chickens-in-the-bus-more-thoughts-on-cultural-differences/paperback/product-e25zj5.html?q=Chickens+in+the+bus&page=1&pageSize=4">Chickens in the Bus</a> kwa ajili ya kuzipeleka kwenye shule Cameroon, ambayo yeye mi mmoja wa wahusika. Amesema wanahitaji nakala 20 ili kila darasa liwe na angalau nakala tatu. <p></p><div>Taarifa hii imenifanya nirudie kukipitia kwa uangalifu kitabu hiki, nijiridhishe hakina kosa lolote. Naogopa kuwapa watoto wa shule kitabu chenye kosa. Kwa mtazamo wangu, kusambaza kitabu chenye makosa ni uhalifu. Kuwapa watoto kitabu cha namna hiyo ni kosa la jinai.Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-54235684437643199632023-11-14T20:52:00.000-08:002023-11-14T20:52:25.385-08:00Good morning, Africa | “Notes on Achebe’s ‘Things Fall Apart.’” By Profe...<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/G3ZMhTh9uc8?si=LOmlOn_xdvfDg1Ra" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-44656693856851047972023-10-30T22:13:00.001-07:002023-10-30T22:13:54.578-07:00Good Morning Africa | Good Morning Africa |CHANGAMOTO Insha za Jamii & D...<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/6JOsKpkNzys?si=GDCXXQBUh7xtY2Dv" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-8554731693229626152023-10-19T13:01:00.000-07:002023-10-19T13:01:00.259-07:00Good morning, Africa | Introducing CHICKENS IN THE BUS, More Thoughts on...<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Au4IbTrlWkc?si=Ujl3P2o8ZFG5_JrB" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-50581129419924851222023-10-19T13:00:00.001-07:002023-10-19T13:00:31.344-07:00Good morning, Africa | Professor Joseph Mbele Na Simulizi Za Kitabu Chak...<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8NfU7SpHHNI/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/8NfU7SpHHNI?si=ZrCiJ7DcpDFMDT1j" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-51868164721366986172023-10-07T08:05:00.002-07:002023-10-07T08:05:56.011-07:00KIKAO MJINI MAPLE GROVE, MINNESOTA<br /><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXMhSNdr_RH_1WlyPMZ4hZDd2MFK3amIP4x2WVEnrJrKN7Oyi6rMOuMJ7YjR5GOsbv2CnjBGO2jKLZWiVYtO-0-XlPIKtk0uNkZpvWlKIwYly8QUunXYRRnnCTQIjriSoxFvwtcRiYLONJiPJerpVjfi-eS5XQbj48Ejn8PrYHnV3AjDlZxE2Gf05HsY/s960/387102077_10210352805573340_7679016926891554069_n.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="960" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXMhSNdr_RH_1WlyPMZ4hZDd2MFK3amIP4x2WVEnrJrKN7Oyi6rMOuMJ7YjR5GOsbv2CnjBGO2jKLZWiVYtO-0-XlPIKtk0uNkZpvWlKIwYly8QUunXYRRnnCTQIjriSoxFvwtcRiYLONJiPJerpVjfi-eS5XQbj48Ejn8PrYHnV3AjDlZxE2Gf05HsY/s320/387102077_10210352805573340_7679016926891554069_n.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Tarehe 30 Septemba, 2023, nilikwenda Maple Grove, Minnesota, kuongelea kitabu changu cha <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/chickens-in-the-bus-more-thoughts-on-cultural-differences/paperback/product-e25zj5.html?page=1&pageSize=4">Chickens in the Bus: More Thoughts on Cultural Differences</a><span>. Kikao kilifanyika katika </span><a href="https://www.hclib.org/about/locations/maple-grove">maktaba ya Maple Grove</a><span>. Tulitambulishana na wale ambao hatukufahamiana. Tulibadilishana uzoefu na mawazo. <br /><br />Aliyeandaa na kuendesha kikako ni Samba Fall wa Senegal aonekanaye kulia kabisa kwenye hii picha. Yeye ni mratibu wa <a href="https://www.multiculturalkidsnetwork.org/">Multicultural Kids Network</a> pia mjumbe katika <a href="https://www.hennepin.us/your-government/overview/addressing-disparities-in-hennepin-county">Hennepin County Race Equity Advisory Council</a>. Yeye na mimi tumefahaiana kwa miaka kadhaa.<br /></span></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMeZn0fpkY21X7pi2V6KpFJH-QNTu-jl53ZlCitx1vRcilNHbdGRi9hCuens5SlM7c60484xd5NVoOExNTRonJqZn6DG-p8MrhB4Xe80lNOSM4Vn1P0CQPaijHUK3tTfIXg1kd7q-sttGglC7LRLh1a7skMDJZ_TDeJeYZMdgSSzy-j4hvjzwHftp5Gw/s1370/386342735_10210352805013326_8289687320791612003_n.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1370" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMeZn0fpkY21X7pi2V6KpFJH-QNTu-jl53ZlCitx1vRcilNHbdGRi9hCuens5SlM7c60484xd5NVoOExNTRonJqZn6DG-p8MrhB4Xe80lNOSM4Vn1P0CQPaijHUK3tTfIXg1kd7q-sttGglC7LRLh1a7skMDJZ_TDeJeYZMdgSSzy-j4hvjzwHftp5Gw/s320/386342735_10210352805013326_8289687320791612003_n.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Wadau walipata fursa ya kununua vitabu vyangu. Hii itachangia tafakari na maongezi yetu kuwa endelevu. Papo hapa, ndugu Samba Fall anataka vikao vya aina hii vifanyika katika maktaba zote za Hennepin County. Tumekubaliana hivyo.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p></div>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-59825091323818545892023-10-02T17:17:00.000-07:002023-10-02T17:17:14.188-07:00Good morning, Africa | Joseph. L. Mbele, Professor of English at St. Ola...<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/aSyU5lfYpdo?si=NURkHq6-dI5YOuh1" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-82832285317149773462023-05-27T06:41:00.002-07:002023-05-27T06:41:48.951-07:00Kijitabu Hiki Kiuzwe Angalau Shilingi Milioni Moja<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigozYDy-sVPKYihip8xNOJnIR2JuJpl8mk3t4t9_DyX1Rzbl5NVynvcfgWed3xjz5zgXBAs4ZztlGaNvEMkJwGhr5LuoHwNjKWIDizmhDpuRpGBZLlSzkzAteduwxyZC-yzrez1jqpSr1gJg8u1ci1XzxqwuerMfswREP0yoPTKOaHPHECRwl5tq2X/s698/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-25%20at%206.21.19%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigozYDy-sVPKYihip8xNOJnIR2JuJpl8mk3t4t9_DyX1Rzbl5NVynvcfgWed3xjz5zgXBAs4ZztlGaNvEMkJwGhr5LuoHwNjKWIDizmhDpuRpGBZLlSzkzAteduwxyZC-yzrez1jqpSr1gJg8u1ci1XzxqwuerMfswREP0yoPTKOaHPHECRwl5tq2X/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-25%20at%206.21.19%20PM.png" width="246" /></a></div><p></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">WaTanzania wenzangu, nimechapisha kijitabu, "Notes on 'Song of Lawino'" na sasa naleta hoja kuhusu bei yake.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Kijitabu hiki nimekiandika kutokana na jinsi ninavyoipenda fasihi. Nilipenda kuandika uchambuzi wa "Song of Lawino." Nimetumia miaka mingi kutafakari na kuandika. Ingekuwa ninalipwa kwa kila saa na siku niliyofanya hiyo kazi, ningekuwa tajiri. </div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Kwa <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>maneno mengine, ingekuwa masaa yale yote na siku zile zote nimetumia kutengeneza na kuuza mkaa au kwenye ajira katika ofisi fulani, ukizingatia elimu yangu, ningekuwa nimeingiza mfukoni mamilioni ya shilingi.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Sasa kumbe matokeo ya shughuli yote hii ni kijitabu cha kurasa 70 tu. Watu watauliza bei yake ni shilingi ngapi. Ni dola 12, ambayo ni karibu shilingi 28,000. Najua kuwa wako watakaoshangaa bei hiyo kwa kijitabu cha kurasa chache.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Je, bei ya kitabu inawakilisha nini? Ndio thamani ya kitabu? Yaani tafakari yote na mawazo yote yaliyomo humu thamani yake ni hii shilingi 28,000? MTanzania akienda baa na hizi hela, atakunywa bia ngapi? Je kitabu hiki thamani yake ni sawa na hizi bia chache?</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Binafsi, nakataa. Inatakiwa kitabu hiki kiuzwe angalau shilingi milioni moja. Angalau milioni moja, ukizingatia jasho nililotoa, na mikwamo niliyopitia. Niliyoandika humu nayaona kuwa ya thamani kubwa. Angalau kiuzwe milioni moja. Shilingi 28,000 ni dhuluma tupu, mchana kweupe.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Halafu, hiki ni kitabu ambacho hakitanunuliwa, labda na watu wachache sana. Huenda zisiuzwe nakala 10. Kingekuwa kitabu cha udaku, kingeuzika kwa kiasi fulani. Lakini hiki ni kitabu kikavu cha kitaaluma. Kitasota bila wateja. Hakitaniletea hela, labda visenti vichache. Ni kazi isiyo na ujira.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Mimi siandiki vitabu kwa ajili ya kupata hela. Nilitumia muda wangu wote huu kuandika hiki kitabu nikijua kuwa hakitauzika, labda nakala chache sana. Kinachonifanya niandike si pesa bali kuipenda kwangu fasihi. Nitaendelea kuandika.</div></div><p> </p>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-36351216778143048492023-05-02T19:29:00.001-07:002023-05-02T19:29:28.612-07:00Laiti Ningesoma Kitabu Hiki Kabla ya Kuja Marekani<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6AYFSWZXXBc/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/6AYFSWZXXBc" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-85365692494875288902023-03-27T13:17:00.001-07:002023-03-27T13:17:20.486-07:00Ujumbe kwa Swahilichurch, Minneapolis<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/g-DAnZhje7c" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-82766512684498599962023-03-24T22:44:00.002-07:002023-03-24T22:46:50.578-07:00Mdau Akinadi Kitabu cha "Chickens in the Bus"<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/DwH1_2-VTM0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-38549713858285247572023-02-26T15:18:00.019-08:002023-02-26T21:25:27.907-08:00Mdau Kajipatia Vitabu<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiHhLkahPNy9n0l-BOmQ5T1z3GPfdxFHqAB6-OHdQ0IHHTOfUK3v-pWJfE1wHmA6LJErYxSIkt3eZpU9a3zuC3mVyI0l22-pqjaMTwqZXhGuKFg0kcxCdKZ2DYpSeOLAZww1dUNi0KHTRXxYRT8HaJyKXZbQ5DNIyQzuVqovGHU9WpFO6pZHUsuiO/s952/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-26%20at%202.50.51%20PM.png" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="952" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiHhLkahPNy9n0l-BOmQ5T1z3GPfdxFHqAB6-OHdQ0IHHTOfUK3v-pWJfE1wHmA6LJErYxSIkt3eZpU9a3zuC3mVyI0l22-pqjaMTwqZXhGuKFg0kcxCdKZ2DYpSeOLAZww1dUNi0KHTRXxYRT8HaJyKXZbQ5DNIyQzuVqovGHU9WpFO6pZHUsuiO/w200-h146/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-26%20at%202.50.51%20PM.png" width="200" /></a>Jana ndugu aitwaye John Oketch kaweka picha katika ukurasa wa Facebook uitwao Africans in the United States, akiwa ameshika kitabu changu <a href="https://www.lulu.com/account/projects/e25zj5?page=1&pageSize=10"><i>Chickens in the Bus: More Thoughts on Cultural Differences</i>.</a> Ameambatanisha ujumbe akiwahimiza watu wajipatie nakala ya kitabu hiki. Picha hii imenivutia sana. Naona imepigwa kwa ustadi mkubwa.<br /><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqBLELUS39c_M05H2WGAe1o8GIkW-uCltiHzJK9ErMl1w7TS2YC1erAZltBw4rRyuc3IkRM73n6o0UtVFCMIDO_ywBXobpVzX4wT7ABknoVafLtnj60zyDCMP1cEbWDEzYcxC1flrFx9fESVb13tkMqsqzCuBD9vIFF8kdeCZFCI6NmT8eFl9rHNC/s1922/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-26%20at%204.59.59%20PM.png" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1922" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqBLELUS39c_M05H2WGAe1o8GIkW-uCltiHzJK9ErMl1w7TS2YC1erAZltBw4rRyuc3IkRM73n6o0UtVFCMIDO_ywBXobpVzX4wT7ABknoVafLtnj60zyDCMP1cEbWDEzYcxC1flrFx9fESVb13tkMqsqzCuBD9vIFF8kdeCZFCI6NmT8eFl9rHNC/w200-h115/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-26%20at%204.59.59%20PM.png" width="200" /></a>><br /><br />Baadaye, ndugu Oketch aliweka hii picha nyingine, na ujumbe huu: <span face="system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><i>thank you professor. I am grateful for your writing especially for my 4 kids who are born and raised in America. I have added your books to our African collection. Would you be kind to please share the link again in the reply just incase someone would like a copy.</i></span></div><div><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br />Tafsiri: <i>asante profesa. Nashukuru kwa uandishi wako hasa kwa ajili ya watoto wangu wanne ambao wamezaliwa na kulelewa hapa Marekani. Nimeviweka vitabu vyako katika maktaba yetu ya vitabu kuhusu Afrika. Je, unaweza, tafadhali, kuweka tena linki ya vitabu endapo kuna atakayehitaji nakala?</i><br /><br />Nami nimeweka <a href="http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mbele">linki hii</a> kwenye ukurasa ule wa Facebook.Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-56149799155068419052022-12-17T21:52:00.001-08:002022-12-17T22:30:41.935-08:00Cross Cultural Conversation With an American StudentSophia ni mwanafunzi wangu hapa katika <a href="http://www.stolaf.edu">Chuo cha St. Olaf</a>. Ni mfuatiliaji wa maandishi na maongezi yangu YouTube kuhusu tofauti za tamaduni. Siku chache zilizopita, aliniambia kuwa amepata kitabu changu, <a href="https://www.lulu.com/account/projects/e25zj5?page=1&pageSize=10"><i>Chickens in the Bus: More Thoughts on Cultural Differences</i></a>. Aliniambia kuwa angependa tufanye mahojiano. Leo, tarehe 17 Desemba, tumekutana ofisini mwangu tukaongelea mengi.<br /><iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vR6H6wRw7SI/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/vR6H6wRw7SI" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-79927744778792382432022-11-27T06:44:00.001-08:002022-11-27T06:44:33.902-08:00Money in African and American Culture<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZRMtyPDjaek/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/ZRMtyPDjaek" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-82046013975070468332022-10-24T21:51:00.004-07:002022-10-24T22:01:29.970-07:00Mdau Amechapisha Mapitio ya Kitabu ChanguTarehe 21 Oktoba, 2022, katika gazeti la <i>The Citizen</i>, Neelam Babul alichapisha mapitio ya kitabu changu. Nimevutiwa na mrejesho wake. Msomaji yeyote anayetoa maoni yake juu ya kitabu changu, yawe maoni ya ainna yoyote, nashukuru. <a href="http://www.lulu.com/105001"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPqVOwwf2uuHIyJXhDtFHHPHB0dbRLgh7WSmKKxUzFhH5pHOpFdajCNumjxh7GIw94NuVtDW8Ar-jOqKasAw1XqKUEbuawDxwFoIqhaULzSDCEyPKs-Y_gKJ6OOTOWjawaDpjO3RYQLp1UuWtPlFHSacsu0w14OBTBK2iIoEjpdwz_C7hF2N1pjXo/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-21%20at%206.30.44%20AM.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="2100" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPqVOwwf2uuHIyJXhDtFHHPHB0dbRLgh7WSmKKxUzFhH5pHOpFdajCNumjxh7GIw94NuVtDW8Ar-jOqKasAw1XqKUEbuawDxwFoIqhaULzSDCEyPKs-Y_gKJ6OOTOWjawaDpjO3RYQLp1UuWtPlFHSacsu0w14OBTBK2iIoEjpdwz_C7hF2N1pjXo/w640-h410/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-21%20at%206.30.44%20AM.png" width="640" /></a>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-56844486969160537022022-10-01T23:03:00.002-07:002022-10-05T08:59:09.242-07:00Nimekutana na Wasomaji Wangu<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmgbWapPyyhIIR2GrN7P-1UoiBOHoOQNx0YI88yGlVf2Tm7ueBsjroojT0BkIQtZuRpmB_KqiuEY3sV_h5OVOe56LxRWUncm9f8BYDIC4rultpQCHt3CieNESIC-xGBq_RWMy7QzdCon7C8TNBQHhwXFhQXMuah6EOM0r80TgceXz5yUc7F1otF44/s4032/IMG-2436%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmgbWapPyyhIIR2GrN7P-1UoiBOHoOQNx0YI88yGlVf2Tm7ueBsjroojT0BkIQtZuRpmB_KqiuEY3sV_h5OVOe56LxRWUncm9f8BYDIC4rultpQCHt3CieNESIC-xGBq_RWMy7QzdCon7C8TNBQHhwXFhQXMuah6EOM0r80TgceXz5yUc7F1otF44/s320/IMG-2436%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a>Leo mjini Burnsville, Minnesota, nilikutana na wasomaji wangu wawili: Sarah B. Kamsin mwenye asili ya Sudan ya Kusini na Brighid McCarthy kutoka Marekani. Sarah ndiye aliyeandaa mkutano.<p></p><p>Sarah na mimi tumefahamiana tangu Julai 2019, aliponikuta kwenye maonesho ya vitabu mjini Blaine, Minnesota, akaipatia kitabu cha "Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences." </p><p>Baadaye Sarah alichapisha kitabu cha mashairi yake kiitwacho "Vita, Babel, Cauliflower," ambacho nilikisoma nikakifurahia, na kisha nikakiandikia uhakiki. Unaweza kuona kisehemu cha uhakiki wangu kwenye tovuti ya Amazon. Sarah ana kipaji kikubwa cha utunzi wa mashairi ya kiIngereza.</p><p>Katika maongezi yetu ya leo, nimefahamu kuwa baada ya kusoma kitabu changu cha "Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences," Sarah alianza kumwelezea rafiki yake wa miaka mingi Brighid juu yangu na kitabu hiki..</p><p>Kutokana na hayo, Brighid alifurahi sana kukutana nami leo. Alikuwa na nakala ya kitabu, kikiwa kimepigiwa mistari kwenye vifungu na sentensi nyingi, kuashiria kuwa amekuwa akisoma kwa uangalifu na tafakuri tele. Nilishangaa anavyokumbuka hata mambo madogo yaliyomo kitabuni.</p><p>Tuliongea kwa masaa matatu, na muda mwingi tuliongelea tofauti za tanmadunni nilizozielezea kitabuni. Lakini pia tuliongelea uwezekano wa kushirikiana katika utatuzi wa mahitaji mbali mbali katika jamii za Afrika Mashariki, kama vile elimu na maji. Tumefurahi kugundua kuwa wote tayari tumekuwa tukifanya hayo. Brighid, kwa mfano amekuwa akifanya shughuli hizi Arusha. Tumehamasika kufanya zaidi.Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-43427759087259237752022-09-25T21:57:00.004-07:002022-10-06T20:19:18.381-07:00Mkutano na Mmiliki wa African Travel Seminars<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gBrop9-wtWT-nhR9sOq9Si5wu9UzPXmFOYb2YrYbMU5D_rLPBOxTf6o2M4_raxSyJEgWqkWDO9m4BTccHKse75cIZTEnYRQmT9-vhdbkkhvYyPdq7omfFYszjQLy4eWLijLvjaf8aU6_ANVo_e4xOKKbkD7a8Syttl35e0omTRYgx51HOhzeeMDT/s1018/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-22%20at%209.45.50%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="808" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gBrop9-wtWT-nhR9sOq9Si5wu9UzPXmFOYb2YrYbMU5D_rLPBOxTf6o2M4_raxSyJEgWqkWDO9m4BTccHKse75cIZTEnYRQmT9-vhdbkkhvYyPdq7omfFYszjQLy4eWLijLvjaf8aU6_ANVo_e4xOKKbkD7a8Syttl35e0omTRYgx51HOhzeeMDT/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-22%20at%209.45.50%20PM.png" width="254" /></a></div>Tarehe 22 Septemba, nilikutana na Georgina Martin Lorencz, mmiliki wa <a href="http://www.africantravelseminars.com">African Travel Seminars</a>, kampuni ya utalii inayopeleka watu sehemu mbali mbali duniani. Huyu mama mwenye asili ya Ghana tunafanana kimtazamo kuhusu utalii. Tunataka utalii unaolinda heshima na utu, unaoboresha maelewano, na usio na hali yoyote ya udhalilishaji na ukoloni mamboleo. Tunataka manufaa ya utalii yaonekane katika jamii inayofikiwa na watalii.<br /><br />Zaidi ya hayo, Georgina ni kati ya wale wanaotumia kitabu changu cha <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/105001">Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences katika shughuli zao.</a> Kuafiki kwao yale ninayosema kuhusu utamaduni wa waAfrika kunsnifanya nijisikie vizuri. Hiyo juzi nilimkabidhi kitabu changu kipya, <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/chickens-in-the-bus-more-thoughts-on-cultural-differences/paperback/product-e25zj5.html?q=Chickens+in+the+bus&page=1&pageSize=4">Chickens in the Bus: More Thoughts on Cultural Differences</a>.<br /><br /><div>Kuna mambo muhimu tumepangia kufanya, ikiwemo kufungua njia mpya za utalii Tanzania, kuongezea programu iliyopo Tanzania ya African Travel Seminars. Taarifa zitapatikana kadiri muda unavyokwenda. </div>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497774938071508976.post-33639345859486873922022-09-18T02:00:00.008-07:002022-09-18T02:46:09.713-07:00Tanga Watafakari Changamoto za Tofauti za Tamaduni<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kotRTz6MHAoDCTmNvORDeHrOxxPYfIZqwOx7uAAwPJYC_Q3jSBTdrh19-_j0ukUIr6wnSzIVRWpev1yzq35-LhAfEhHRd1Ls-4DUjqzwqbPLsnWYl8RvX9QjpbmdEDW-z6a5ZNAjtduayUGQZxiSVNo-Xo1IOb_U0SgToaAwO1w4OZ1onhYsp1nz/s2048/286796136_10167633525710487_1461176840314308971_n.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kotRTz6MHAoDCTmNvORDeHrOxxPYfIZqwOx7uAAwPJYC_Q3jSBTdrh19-_j0ukUIr6wnSzIVRWpev1yzq35-LhAfEhHRd1Ls-4DUjqzwqbPLsnWYl8RvX9QjpbmdEDW-z6a5ZNAjtduayUGQZxiSVNo-Xo1IOb_U0SgToaAwO1w4OZ1onhYsp1nz/s320/286796136_10167633525710487_1461176840314308971_n.jpeg" width="320" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHdmAVaToSzKqE1S9xdExUNlNnVs-1Dylo3g6ZxIfIpZfftp143TbRyGrRGJNN4dFflBjgCwWEulK3LbaawfgRO9vWCaqj_9ivEhXyvB6WsZaKH5N3-BYQ6B80Pv3rJWErcw0eg1baoNwAbFrQdzg7mIrvB242bZi0fA1SOVVUfG3GqRadDrvv2va/s1912/books.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1912" data-original-width="1871" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHdmAVaToSzKqE1S9xdExUNlNnVs-1Dylo3g6ZxIfIpZfftp143TbRyGrRGJNN4dFflBjgCwWEulK3LbaawfgRO9vWCaqj_9ivEhXyvB6WsZaKH5N3-BYQ6B80Pv3rJWErcw0eg1baoNwAbFrQdzg7mIrvB242bZi0fA1SOVVUfG3GqRadDrvv2va/s320/books.jpeg" width="313" /></a>Tarehe 11 Juni, 2022, nilikuwa mgeni rasmi katika mkutano wa kwanza wa kikundi cha watu wa mataifa mbali mbali kilichoanzishwa Tanga kwa lengo la kutafakari na kuchambua changamoto za tofauti za tamaduni. Kikundi kinajulikana kama Cross Cultural Dialogue.<br /><br />Mratibu wa kikundi, Georgina, alikuwa amesoma kitabu changu, <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/105001">Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences,</a> wakati niko bado Marekani, akaamua kunialika kuongea nao.<br /><br />Safari yangu kutoka Marekani nilitua Nairobi, nikapitiliza hadi Mombasa. Kutokea Mombasa, nilishuka Tanga. Nilipumzika siku moja nikisubiri mkutano. Mkutano tulifanyia Hashtag Cafe, na ulifana sana. Wadau walifurahia kunisikiliza, tukabadilishana uzoefu na mitazamo. Nilikuwa nimeleta nakala za vitabu vyangu: <a href="https://www.lulu.com/account/projects/17n2mr?page=1&pageSize=10">Matengo Folktales</a>, <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/105001">Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences</a>, na <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-mbele/chickens-in-the-bus-more-thoughts-on-cultural-differences/paperback/product-e25zj5.html?q=mbele&page=1&pageSize=4">Chickens in the Bus: More Thoughts on Cultural Differences</a>. Wadau walivinunua.<br /><br />Kuanzishwa kwa Cross Cultural Dialogue ni jambo muhimu sana. Dunia inavyozidi kuwa kijiji, watu wa tamaduni mbali mbali, tupende tusipende, tunajikuta katika mahusiano ya kila aina ambayo huja na changamoto nyingi, ndogo na kubwa, kwa sababu ya tofauti za tamaduni. Tofauti hizi zinaweza kukwamisha au kuharibu mahusiano, iwe ni ya binafsi, biashara, diplomasia, na kadhalika.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9dKSuwa-PfJOZdfarnJfc7X6mAaHUqUPJdpF55yVBXk2JhIXHaDNFaWU8cU6eTJpLD0NLIv767-rNkAVcjaiECAnmjprkyVJwp0cpNM48LxYBhI-YUj1au8taWl5lx46lcRQ0GTMiKPtLw128WgYTAc17nMq701nZlpMGX8OFDRrcsFbMTqoqPqj/s1000/IMG_2351.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9dKSuwa-PfJOZdfarnJfc7X6mAaHUqUPJdpF55yVBXk2JhIXHaDNFaWU8cU6eTJpLD0NLIv767-rNkAVcjaiECAnmjprkyVJwp0cpNM48LxYBhI-YUj1au8taWl5lx46lcRQ0GTMiKPtLw128WgYTAc17nMq701nZlpMGX8OFDRrcsFbMTqoqPqj/s320/IMG_2351.JPG" width="320" /></a><div>Cross Cultural Dialogue wameendelea kukua. Nafurahi wanavyotumia vitabu vyangu kama dira na kichocheo cha tafakari. Mwamko wa aina ya Cross Cultural Dialogue unaleta matumaini kwa hatima ya Tanzania, katika ulimwengu wa leo wa ushindani mkubwa. Kwa wanaopenda, vitabu vinapatikana kwenye dula la A Novel Idea lililoko Slipway, Msasani, na pia katika TFA Center iliyopo Barabara ya Sokoine, Arusha.</div></div>Mbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.com0