i was born in west africa (lagos, nigeria) and basically raised in northern nigeria (zaria/ kano). as an infant, my parents went to malaysia so my dad (who is from barbados) could get his PhD (in lanaguage arts). my dera mom is nigerain and that is where my now deceased dad fouund her! my immediate younger sister was born in malaysia; my brother in lagos and my other younger sister in zaria. i got to know quite a bit os the muslim culture growing up in zaria. however political elements divided otherwise peace loving neighbors for personal gain (how selfish). i went on to college at the pre-eminent univeristy of ibadan and got my medical degree there. a lot of my class mates are the usa (brain drain) and most of my closer friends are actually psychiatrists (go figure). my most challenging times have been my dad passing away in '94 and a series of unfortunate events is recent times (which, thank God i am gradually and steadfastly overcoming).
i draw correlations to obamas multiethnic background and growing up in indonesia and hawaii. he also identifies with the minority class (just look at his beautiful wife Michelle) while still embodying the mainstream. his goal is real and that is to make race, religion and all the petty differences irrelevant in the progression and propulsion of America to unimaginable heights. i truly believe..........
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