America's Daughter
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In America's Daughter, the second book of the trilogy, the author arrives in the United States in the company of Catherine Murray, an American high-school teacher. Her adjustment to a new culture includes shocking doses of American-style racial discrimination and Nhambu's discovery that she must learn to be a Black American. She graduates from college, thus fulfilling her dream of becoming a teacher, and teaches high school in the inner city. She marries, has two children, and establishes herself in the American way of life. Then a visit to Africa, and especially to Tanzania, reawakens the drumbeats and dancing that she carries in her soul. On her return home, she teaches Swahili and African Studies, performs African dance at schools, and creates Aerobics With Soul®, a fitness workout based on African dance. She both finds and creates the family she longed for as a child and connects with her unknown background. The first book of the trilogy, Africa's Child, was released in 2016. The final book of her memoir series-Drum Beats, Heart Beats-reveals more of Nhambu's life as she searches for her father.
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Foreword , A Note from the Author, Prologue, 1. Where's the Statue?, 2. Dairy Queen, 3. Winter Boots, 4. College of St. Catherine , 5. Inventing Stories, 6. Sandals in the Snow, 7. Piña Coladas, 8. Dating Game, 9. Becoming a Black American , 10. Face under the Pillow, 11. My Ass, 12. The New African, 13. The French Connection, 14. Dancing for Dollars, 15. The Statue, 16. Little Monkey, 17. Mrs. Reed , 18. Wedding Plans, 19. The Wedding, 20. Up in Smoke, 21. Norwegian Family, 22. Boathouse Honeymoon, 23. Pregnant Thoughts, 24. Katarina, 25. Taking Steps, 26. The Norwegian Way, 27. Africa after Ten Years, 28. Kifungilo, 29. Revelations, 30. And Somebody Else, 31. Zami, 32. "Pancha", 33. Ujamaa, 34. Swahili at Central , 35. Young Audiences , 36. The Letter, 37. My Birth Mother, 38. Meeting Mother, 39. No Answers, 40. Karl, 41. Larry and Judy, 42. Whose Grandchildren?, 43. Perils of Parenting, 44. Apartheid , 45. Grandma Silvestris , 46. Mommy Dearest, 47. Aerobics With Soul®, 48. A Leg Up on the Trans- Siberian , 49. Taj Ma Gym, 50. Where There's a Will, 51. Karibu , 52. Truth to Tell, 53. No Admittance, 54 . Daughter at Last, 55. Destinies, Acknowledgments, About the Author, Glossary
