![]() ![]() At the ASA meeting, students mock the questions Americans ask them, while also mocking Africa themselves. Wambui invites Ifemelu to a meeting of the African Students Association (ASA). One black student expresses her anger at Wambui by mentioning that Africans sold the ancestors of black Americans into slavery. ![]() The black American students in the class disagree. In class, a Kenyan student, Wambui, asks why the n-word was censored and argues that censoring it erases history. She adopts American speech patterns and habits. Ifemelu reads James Baldwin, whose work teaches her about what she calls “America’s tribalisms”: race, ideology, and religion. Summary: Chapter 14Īfter Cristina Tomas, the receptionist at the registrar’s office, speaks to Ifemelu as if she doesn’t know English, Ifemelu practices an American accent. When she receives junk mail, she actually feels happy because her name on the address makes her feel seen. She has little money for groceries and cannot pay for school. Ifemelu applies for jobs with no success and blames herself. ![]()
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