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02942aam a2200433 i 4500 001 0A7527D2EAD511E7BA71765497128E48 003 SILO 005 20171227010214 008 160310s2016 njuaf 001 0aeng c 010 $a 2016012032 020 $a 156902488X 020 $a 9781569024881 020 $a 1569024871 020 $a 9781569024874 035 $a (OCoLC)944957909 040 $a IEN/DLC $b eng $e rda $c INU $d DLC $d YDXCP $d IUL $d YUS $d NYP $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us $a n-us--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us 050 00 $a DT515.83.I35 $b A3 2016 082 04 $a 966.9052092 $2 23 100 1 $a Ihejirika, Angelina, $d 1927- $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016032959 245 10 $a Escape from Nigeria : $b a memoir of faith, love and war / $c by Angelina Ihejirika ; as told to Maudlyne Ihejirika. 264 1 $a Trenton : $b Africa World Press, $c [2016] 300 $a viii, 166 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 520 2 $a "A riveting and heartwarming memoir, Escape from Nigeria : A Memoir of Faith, Love and War summons Angelina Ihejirika's childhood in Nigeria, her early quest for an education, marriage, teaching career, uncommon courage and determination in the midst of a vicious civil war, and her eventual and miraculous escape to the United States. It is a love story, full of wisdom, pain and unwavering optimism, a testament to the resilience and ultimate triumph of the human spirit"--Provided by publisher. 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a My heritage -- My childhood -- Early education -- Post primary education -- Meeting Christopher Obani Ihejirika -- Engagement to Christopher -- Marriage and early career -- Fleeing from Northern Nigeria -- Beginning life anew in the eastern region -- Efforts to keep Nigeria one -- Biafra is born -- Surviving in Biafra -- Taking charge of the relief center for refugees -- A plan is hatched to whisk my family out of Biafra -- Efforts to obtain exit permits from the commander of the Biafran Armed Forces -- Arrival in the United States -- Epilogue -- Building bridges and encouraging hope. 600 10 $a Ihejirika, Angelina, $d 1927- $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016032959 651 0 $a Nigeria $x History $y 1960- $v Biography. 651 0 $a Nigeria $x History $y Civil War, 1967-1970 $v Biography. 651 0 $a Nigeria $x History $y 1900-1960 $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women $z Nigeria $v Biography. 650 0 $a Igbo (African people) $v Biography. 650 0 $a Nigerian Americans $v Biography. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 700 1 $a Ihejirika, Maudlyne, $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016033154 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211032549.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0A7527D2EAD511E7BA71765497128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search