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.
Summary:
"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.
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