Word: africanization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Then there was Omar Bongo, another former client, who has been the President of the oil-rich West African nation of Gabon since 1967. When Citi belatedly got around to working up his customer profile, officials were at a loss to explain the origin of more than $100 million held in Bongo's accounts. Then a helpful Bongo subordinate told the bank that the President regularly receives 8.5% of the country's budget as an allowance. Bank officials accepted this explanation, although no such provision existed in Gabon's budget...
Rodolfo N. Cajiri '01, a Bolivian of Japanese, African, Spanish, Native American and Middle Eastern descent, says that people label him as Hispanic despite the many races represented in his background...
...arts scene at Harvard has seen a proliferation in the number of dance groups on campus. One such group are the Gumboots dancers. Affiliated with the Harvard African Students Association (HASA), the Gumboots dancers celebrate a dance that orginated in South Africa. In their free time, miners "discovered" the musical potential of their workboots and slapped and clapped in rhythm. This pastime then evolved into a more intricate step-dance. One dancer, Karin Alexander '02, says that "the story of the gumboot fits into the wonderful, though pain-ridden, history of our continent. The dance expresses all of that...
...love the concept and so it's nice to feel we have some effect." Certainly, the gumboot dancers have done well to carve out a niche for themselves. Nyatta says the group both "entertains the audiences that witness the performances" and also "provides an aspect of African culture and heritage that is inextricably tied up with the African artistic expression." And for anyone who is interested, tomorrow HASA will be presenting "Ngoma! A Celebration of Africa" in the Lowell Lecture Hall...
Cathy Miller, a native South African, is the team's leading returning scorer (7.9 ppg) and rebounder (5.3 rpg). At 6'3, Keri Larkin is the team's tallest player and should get some quality minutes off the bench...