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...suburban New Jersey high school was a different story. He had two friends and his cousins, who are considered siblings in Ghanian culture, but he could relate to few others...

Author: By Victoria E.M. Cain, | Title: Ashong Trades Harvard's Yard for Spielberg's Set | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...aplomb to his recent successes. Even at Harvard, not many kids go from president of the Black Students Association to a lead role in a Spielberg film. But his cocky assurance--and his intensity--have more to do with the fact that Derrick Nana Kwesi Abaka Ashong is Ghanian, royalty at that, and knows well his responsibilities to himself, his family and his community...

Author: By Victoria E.M. Cain, | Title: Ashong Trades Harvard's Yard for Spielberg's Set | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...King's English. As a third year medical student, he married a young nurse of royal background. Her father was born to become the chief of the Larteh people but declined to be enstooled. Nonetheless, Stella Asiedu-Akrofi Ashong and her family retained the privileges and obligations of Ghanian royalty...

Author: By Victoria E.M. Cain, | Title: Ashong Trades Harvard's Yard for Spielberg's Set | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Ashong's parents were strict about maintaining Ghanian culture in the home, giving their frequently uprooted children a firm sense of self...

Author: By Victoria E.M. Cain, | Title: Ashong Trades Harvard's Yard for Spielberg's Set | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Appiah was born in London and grew up in Ghana.His mother is English, the daughter of a titledcouple. His father, a Ghanian lawyer, was influential in his country's independence movement

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Appiah To Chair New Panel On Race | 9/16/1992 | See Source »

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