Dieudonné Mayi

Dieudonné Mayi

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Dieudonné Mayi

Dieudonné Mayi was born in 1964 and raised in Cameroon, Africa. In 1989, he came to the United States to further studies in Computer Engineering earning a Master’s Degree in this field (1992).

From 1991, Dieudonné became very involved in various student organizations at Portland State University (Portland, Oregon) and developed a keen interest in organization building and political developments in Africa. In May 1992, he founded SARNA (Society of African Residents of North America) a community-based organization with the goals of bringing Africans together to present African culture to the larger urban community and expose problems facing the African continent. After completing the Computer Engineering degree, Dieudonné enrolled in a graduate program in Political Sciences focusing on Comparative Politics and International Relations. In June 1995, he earned a Master’s Degree in this field and started a PhD program in Public Policy Analysis at the same school. He is currently a PhD candidate in Public Policy Analysis. Since 1997, Dieudonné has worked in the IT industry as a Software Engineer.

Dieudonné recently discovered a passion for writing. He believes that, like art and music, writing brings one’s buried voice to the world to share human experiences and perspectives. In this sense it immortalizes the author.

Married to his lifelong sweetheart Bibiane, Dieudonné is father of two boys Christian and Jean-Marie. The family lives in the United States.

The Selling of Joseph: A Healing Message from History
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ISBN: 1413439144 (Soft), 1413539152 (Hard)
Pub. Date: February 2004
Format: Hardcover, Paperback,350pp
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

An African apologizes for Black Slavery
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The main message of this book is recognition of the undeniable fact that continental Africans played a key role in selling their fellow Africans to slavery. The book pleads for forgiveness from an African perspective. The biblical story of the selling of Joseph to slavery by his own brothers was used to look at black slavery in the Americas, a similar historical injustice which occurred in the modern era of human history. I am trying to extract from this tragedy something that has not been addressed much before: a healing message of hope for forgiveness. Not only the message urges sincere admission of wrongdoing and forgiveness on the part of the transgressors, but it also calls for the due recognition of the accomplishments of black slaves and their descendants in the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Finally, I am introducing a concept of moral reparations as a first step to achieve everlasting healing for historical injustices, like black slavery, which oppose groups of people—not merely one group and a government.

The Homeless Mother of Two
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ISBN: 1413433014
Format: Paperback, 88pp
Pub. Date: December 2003
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The Homeless Mother of Two: Human Perspectives

This book is a collection of stories drawn from human experiences. Like a mother’s unconditional love, these themes can provide a shared view of some aspects of the human condition, what I call Human Perspectives. From eternity’s womb a woman nurtured us throughout pregnancy and childhood. Though not everyone was nurtured by a mother, society and the universe can be seen as one. Another mother, Hope, gently walks us through ambitions, joys, and trying episodes of our lives. The Greek Diogenes called hope “the dream of a walking man”. When we die, eternity takes us back in her timeless womb.

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The United Nations opens an International Year to commemorate the struggle against slavery (Jan, 2004) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3385601.stm