Celebrating 25 Years kansas african studies center
Promoting African Studies at the University of Kansas and beyond.
The University of Kansas
Annual Report 2016-2017
Looking Back, Moving Forward: KASC @ 25 Years Founded as the African Studies Resource Center in 1992, the Kansas African Studies Center has expanded its breadth and visibility over the past 25 years both locally and globally. KU faculty, staff, and students have engaged in extensive research about Africa, ranging from conducting fieldwork in African communities to studying Africa’s diaspora around the globe. KU is a national leader in Africanist scholarship with researchers involved in a wide array of topics that include tracing the movement of Africans, both on the continent and beyond, documenting local people’s social worlds, histories and future objectives, examining geographies and environments unique to the continent, and exploring Africa’s position in relation to global power structures. KASC is proud to be connected to these many achievements, whether it be through close affiliation with faculty and students, helping students gain the necessary language skills needed to conduct their work in African settings, or connecting our KU community members with networks of Africanists near and far. As we begin the 2017-18 academic year and celebrate the successes of the past 25 years, we remain resolute in maintaining and building upon the Center’s existing legacy. We are thankful for the stewardship of former Center Directors, Faculty Associate Directors, and numerous dedicated staff members who have led us to where we stand today. Special recognition also goes to the Department of African and African-American Studies for supporting us from the beginning. The Center’s success is, however, highly depedent upon financial support from numerous sources to ensure our longevity. In the Kenyan tradition of Harambee (all pull together) we recently launched our
25 for 25 fundraising campaign. By donating $25 or more to the Center, you are acknowledging the strides we have made over the past 25 years and helping us to foster progress in the years to come. All contributions, however small or large they might be, support academic activities, outreach programs, special events, and research related to Africa. Our work in KASC includes developing new courses, funding the study of African languages, and promoting cultural performances, exhibitions, and recitals. All of these actions sustain our commitment to promote accurate knowledge of Africa and its diaspora in respectful and meaningful ways, as far and wide as possible. Thank you for being a part of our community. We appreciate and value your commitment to African Studies and look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events this fall.
Liz MacGonagle KASC Director, Associate Professor
Liz MacGonagle conducting research on slavery and indentured labor last year at the Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Site in Port Louis, Mauritius.
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NARRATIVES CAPTURED, VOICES HEARD Migration Stories: Africans in Midwestern Communities At the heart of the Kansas African Studies Center’s ongoing project Migration Stories: Africans in Midwestern Communities is the belief that migration stories are essential to individual and collective subject formation. Sharing these stories in public spaces actively challenges the negative representations that often accompany immigrants. Exposure to migrants’ stories can have an especially positive impact in youth spaces where young people continuously construct their social selves. Equally so, young migrant students can have an opportunity to share their side of the story, effectively humanizing the migrant experience. It is in this regard that the Migration Stories project extended its agenda to also include workshops with migrant students at Midwestern high schools. In May 2017 artist and Professor of Visual Art, Dr. Tanya Hartman, conducted such a workshop at a high school in Wichita, Kansas. Stretching over two days Hartman, her student assistant Daisy Crane, and KASC ethnographic research coordinator Marwa Ghazali worked toward not only cultivating a safe space that encourages migrant students to share their personal stories, but also helping them discover strategies to makes this process easier. These methods included
bringing students together to tell the stories behind some of the material objects they possess, encouraging them to describe what they miss most about the places they left behind, and sharing the stories, rituals, and cultural significance of their names. In reflecting on the workshop and the narratives it produced, the workshop presenters confirm how necessary it is to bring migrants’ personal experiences to the forefront. This is sorely needed, considering how popular national discourse and the stereotypes it perpetuates overshadow the migrant experience. Moreover, documenting migrants’ stories, as Ghazali reports, “produces counter narratives of immigration centered on similarities instead of differences. Even when students noted differences between individual stories, these were met with interest and inquiry rather than fear and hostility.” Migration Stories: Africans in Midwestern Communities is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information on this project, its contributors, and its past and current initiatives, please visit our website migrationstories.ku.edu.
“I left all my journals behind; I had so many. Everything that happened in life I would write down. I was sad when I had to leave them. Now I don’t even know where they are or who has them...” -Young migrant student, May 2017, Wichita, KS
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SEVENTH ANNUAL GRADUATE RESEARCH WORKSHOP Spring 2017 On Friday March 31, 2017, KASC hosted its seventh annual Graduate Research Workshop. These workshops provide graduate students from different disciplinary backgrounds a welcoming space to showcase their work about Africa and gain valuable feedback from the Africanist community. This year’s workshop featured the following research: “Gender-based Violence in Namibia” Mariah Crystal Department of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Darlingtina Atakere
“Transnational Feminism, Women’s Rights Policies, and Advocacy Workers: The Case of Germany and Senegal” Angela Murphy Department of English
Mariah Crystal
“Beneath Kenya’s Image as a Model Democracy and the Failure of the Rule of Law” Lindsay Harroff Department of Communication Studies “Psychosocial Predictors of Eldercare” Darlingtina Atakere Department of Psychology
Berlin Elgin
Darlingtina Atakere, Lindsay Harroff, Berlin Elgin, Lukas Alsmieir & Lia Thompson
Angela Murphy
“The Challenges of Administering Healthcare in an Island Setting” Lia Thompson Department of Anthropology “The Ivory Trade and Conservation Resistance” Berlin Elgin Department of African & African-American Studies “David Walker and the African Roots of Ancient Egypt” Lukas Alsmeier Graduate Direct Exchange Department of History, Kiel, Germany
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AFRICAN LANGUAGE REPORT FLAS Fellowship Awards & KU African Language Festival KASC has continued to award FLAS fellowships for the study of African Languages at KU and abroad. We were able to give 10 awards for Summer 2017 to undergraduate and graduate students to study at KU’s Summer African Language Institute, and to study Arabic in Morocco, Wolof in Senegal, and Kiswahili in Tanzania. Academic year 2017-18 fellowships went to five graduate students and four undergraduate students who will study at KU and abroad. The 2016-17 academic year marked a transition for the African Language Coordinator position within the Department of African & African-American Studies. After four years of dedicated service, Associate Professor Peter Ojiambo (who also serves as KASC Faculty Associate Director) passed duties on to Dr. Cécile Accilien. Dr. Accilien joined the faculty in the Department of African & African-American Studies in fall of 2016. In addition to her role as African Language Coordinator, Dr. Accilien serves as the Director of the KU Institute of Haitian Studies and Associate Director of the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies. KASC is pleased to welcome Dr. Accilien and thanks Dr. Ojiambo for his tireless devotion to serving students of African languages at KU as the Language Coordinator. Spring 2017 marked the occasion of KU’s Second Annual African Language Festival. Co-sponsorship, student participation, and audience attendance of the 2017 festival surpassed last year’s successful inaugural event. Organization of the festival was headed by Dr. Accilien, working in tandem with language instructors and students of Haitian Creole, Arabic, Wolof and Kiswahili. In all over 40 language students participated in the 2.5 hour long event. They performed skits, poetry recitations, songs, and more. The festival was supported by generous co-sponsorship from the Department of African & African-American Studies, Center for Global & International Studies, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Department of French, Francophone & Italian Studies, Office of International Programs, Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Institute of Haitian Studies. The festival drew a large and enthusiastic crowd of over 200 students, faculty, staff, and community members.
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FLAS Awards for Summer 2017 Graduate Students: Mariah Crystal, KiSwahili (WGSS) Lia Thompson, KiSwahili (Anthropology) Jenna Swanson, Arabic (AAAS/ Peace & Conflict Studies) Delarice Staley, Wolof (AAAS) Mfon Udoinyang, KiSwahili (AAAS) Undergraduate Students: Emily Hoy, Wolof (AAAS) Sierra Hurd, Wolof (Anthropology/Pre-medicine) Daniel Lee, KiSwahili (GIST/French)
FLAS Awards for 2017-2018 Graduate Students: Mariah Crystal, KiSwahili (WGSS) Julie Morris, KiSwahili (Geography) Lia Thompson, KiSwahili (Anthropology) Delarice Staley, Wolof (AAAS) Jenna Swanson, Arabic (AAAS/Peace & Conflict Studies) Undergraduate Students: Emily Hoy, Wolof (AAAS) Sierra Hurd, Wolof (Anthropology/Pre-medicine) Daniel Lee, KiSwahili (GIST/French) Caitlin Smith, Arabic (AAAS)
FLAS INFO SESSIONS Students interested in studying African languages are encouraged to attend one of our Fall FLAS information sessions. Find out detailed information on the application process, award amounts, options for studying abroad, and more.
Visit www.flas.ku.edu for full details.
Monday November 13 4:00 pm Pine Room Kansas Union
Thursday November 30 4:00 pm English Room Kansas Union
HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Second Annual KU African Language Festival
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FACULTY NEWS Professor Beverly Mack Retires
After more than 24 years at the University of Kansas, Beverly Mack, Professor in African and AfricanAmerican Studies, retired at the end of the Spring 2017 semester. Although Beverly found a disciplinary home in African and African-American Studies, her work spans across various fields, including gender studies, history, religious studies, and language and literature, with a particular focus on Hausa. Beverly’s interdisciplinary grounding stems from her undergraduate and graduate training in English, anthropology, and African literature. It was this latter focus that then also became the subject of her doctoral training, culminating in a PhD in African Languages and Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interest in the social and cultural dynamics of West and North African societies took Beverly to different African countries, cities, and communities. This included fieldwork in Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and a lectureship position at Bayero University, Nigeria.
In MemoriamDr. David Mburu: Remembering Our Teacher, Colleague & Friend On October 30th 2016, KASC faculty, staff, students, and friends saw the passing of a dear friend and colleague, Dr. David Mburu. David was a full time Lecturer in the Department of African and AfricanAmerican Studies where he taught courses in Kiswahili and Popular Culture in East Africa. David began his formal education in 1973 at Londiani Boys Primary School in Londiani, Kenya, followed by high school training at Londiani and Muguga High Schools. After earning an undergraduate degree in Political Science and History from the University of Nairobi, David worked as a teacher at Muguga High School. He returned to the University of Nairobi to obtain a MA and PhD in Education.
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These fieldwork experiences are reflected in her list of research articles, books, and presentations, including her more recent book publications: “Education Muslim Women: The West African Legacy of Nana Asma’u,” written with Jean Boyd (2013) and “Muslim Women Sing: Hausa Popular Song” (2004). Beverly’s research and fieldwork also shaped her lifelong involvement in the teaching and learning of Hausa. In this regard, her Hausa expertise culminated in consultancy work for the U.S. Department of Education, the American Medical Student Association, and the Center of Applied Linguistics in Washington D.C. Prior to her tenure at the University of Kansas, Beverly also taught at Georgetown, Yale, and George Mason. It is, however, her time as a faculty member at KU that not only spans different departments and divisions, but also included various leadership roles. In addition to her position in African and AfricanAmerican Studies, Beverly also held appointments in KU’s Religious Studies Program, served as Acting Associate Dean for International Programs, and was Director of KASC from 2011 – 2013. Beverly’s breadth of fieldwork, teaching, and well-rounded understanding of African societies strengthened KU’s presence in Africa and also the university’s place in scholarship about Africa. KASC extends warm wishes to Professor Mack for the next era of retirement.
Following an established career as educator in Kenya, David and his family moved to Sacramento, California in 2011, where he became a member of the California State University’s Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution (CAPCR). In 2013, David and his family moved to Lawrence after taking a position as Lecturer in the Department of African and African -American Studies. David brought wide experience in the teaching of languages, education management, and curriculum design to the KU campus and classrooms. Additionally, his research on popular culture in East Africa, gender issues in education, gender and education in Africa, curriculum and instruction, and comparative education, not only broadened his department’s research agenda but also enriched his students’ learning experiences. His presence, teaching, friendship, and collegiality will be missed by all at KASC, AAAS, and other areas of KU.
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS Peter Ojiambo Publishes Book on Kenyan Youth Education
as Gikubu played in constructing the social worlds of Africans during and after colonization. Kenyan Youth Education in Colonial and Post-Colonial Times will be of interest to educators, pedagogues, and Africanists.
Dr. Peter Ojiambo’s new book, Kenyan Youth Education in Colonial and Post-Colonial Times, sheds light on Kenyan educator Joseph Kamiru Gikubu and his contributions to Kenyan youth education. By tracing Gikubu’s decades-long career, Ojiambo highlights Gikubu’s active role not only in building the country’s education system but also in valuing the role educational institutions can play toward nation building. Gikubu’s involvement in young people’s learning experiences also extended to juvenile rehabilitation programs and youth clubs, which in turn, contributed to his informed understanding of education. Ojiambo’s book is a welcome addition to the existing collection of African-centered biographies, emphasizing the indispensable role individuals such
Body Politics and Fashion in Imperial Sudan Focus of Book by Marie Grace Brown
Brown’s Khartoum at Night is the first Englishlanguage history that focuses on northern Sudanese women’s embodied experiences of the socio-political upheavals of imperial rule. Her book broadens our current understanding of Sudanese society under British rule and presents the body and fashion as critical sources of historical evidence.
In her new book from Stanford University Press, Khartoum at Night: Fashion and Body Politics in Imperial Sudan Dr. Marie Grace Brown explores how northern Sudanese women used fashion to navigate the social and political dynamics of Sudan’s run-up to independence from British rule. Drawing on archival research and the life stories of Sudanese women she met during her visits to Sudan, Brown gives voice to a pioneering generation of young women who left their homes to engage in public life, ranging from working as medical professionals to active political participation. And as Brown argues, what women wore became a strategic component in how they constructed their new civic presence and accompanying global and local identities. She focuses on the tobe, a modest form of dress that wrapped around a woman’s head and body, which women used to communicate social messages and negotiate between competing trends of modernization, globalization, and cultural authenticity.
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The Year in Pictures: 2016-17 Highlights Marwa Ghazali speaks about her participation in various activities for KASC’s Migration Stories Project. Fall 2016.
Fall 2016 African Studies Council Meeting: Van Kelly, Hannah Britton, Abel Chikanda, Cecile Acciliene
Author Aminatta Forna (Center) presented a talk “From Root to Branch: Travel in the Footsteps of the Enslaved” Fall 2016. With Mackenzie Jones (L), Liz MacGonagle (R)
Jacob Dakon, Associate Prof. of Music Education at KU, and graduate student Lauren Rigby gave a three-day workshop to string teachers of the Mangaung String Programme in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Summer 2017.
Antje Ziethen in conversation with Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Dia during “An Evening of Photography & Cinema in Senegal and Beyond,” Spring 2017.
KASC FLAS student Emily Hoy in Dakar, Senegal where she studied intensive Wolof in Summer 2017. KASC held a screening and panel discussion of the film “Welcome to Shelbyville” at the Lawrence Public Library. Fall 2017.
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2016-17 KASC EVENTS September 19 Diverse Dialogues on Race and Culture: Welcome to Shelbyville film screening and discussion Lawrence Public Library
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October 27 Preaching For the Nation: Media and Religion in Modern Egypt Dr. Jackie Brinton, Religious Studies Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union
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November 10 From Root to Branch: Travels in the Footsteps of the Enslaved Aminatta Forna Hall Center for the Humanities
February 23 Marwa Africana Lecture: Is Africana Leadership Dead? Rebirthing Hope through visions of Utu and Ubuntu Micere Githae Mugo Big 12 Room, Kansas Union
November 16 Ujamaa Food for Thought: Food (In)security in Harare, Zimbabwe Dr. Abel Chikanda, Geography/AAAS Bailey Hall
March 31 7th Annual KASC Graduate Research Workshop Divine Nine Room, Kansas Union
December 6 The Power of Migration Stories The Commons, Spooner Hall February 15 Ujamaa Food for Thought: This Protest is not by Chance: Protest Masculinity in Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani’s I Do Not Come to You By Chance Sarah Ngoh, Lecturer, English Bailey Hall
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NEW TO KASC KASC Welcomes New Outreach Coordinator Elene Cloete Elene Cloete (PhD, socio-cultural anthropology) has more than 10 years’ experience in community development programs in her home country, South Africa. This includes working in both rural and urban music programs and coordinating higher education community outreach initiatives. Her current research concerns South Africa’s born-free generation, that is, young people born after the country’s first democratic election in 1994. She is interested in these young people’s engagement with youth development projects, how they navigate their rural political landscapes, and how they perceive the country’s state-sponsored assistance programs.
New Arabic Coordinator Mahmoud Ali Mahmoud Ali joined the University of Kansas as a lecturer and coordinator of the Arabic Program in the Department of African and African-American Studies in August 2017. In addition to a BA in English Language and Literature from Minia University in Egypt, he also holds a MA in Linguistics from Ohio University. Prior to coming to KU, Mahmoud taught English at the Defense Language Institute in Egypt and at AlBaha University in Saudi Arabia. While teaching in Saudi Arabia, Mahmoud’s enthusiasm for language teaching and learning caught the attention of a visiting professor in Linguistics from Ohio University, resulting in his decision to apply to the MA Program there. While working toward his MA, he gained experience in teaching Arabic as a foreign language and became interested in making a difference and bringing innovation to the field of language learning. Mahmoud’s approach to language instruction incorporates a strong emphasis on cultural contexts. He integrates a discussion of current events, language practices, and social dynamics directly into the language classroom to give an immediate context to students’ experience.
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Meet KASC FLAS Student Mariah Crystal
Mariah joined KU in 2016 to pursue a doctorate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and a certificate in African Studies. Mariah was awarded a FLAS fellowship to study Kiswahili for summer 2017 and the 2017-2018 academic year. Mariah’s research focus includes gender based violence in Namibia and Kenya, the impact of colonial social structures on local Kenyan and Namibian communities and Namibian and Kenyan women liberation fighters. In approaching these interests, Mariah draws from her time as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Namibia. She will use her Kiswahili language skills to conduct a comparative study of gender-based violence in Kenya and Namibia.
New Kiswahili Instructor Peter Mwangi Peter Mwangi joined the Department of African and African-American Studies as a KiSwahili instructor in August 2017. Peter holds a BA in Language and Literature Studies from Moi University, Kenya. He earned his MA in Applied Linguistics, MEd in Educational Administration, and PhD in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Ohio University. Peter’s current research focuses on the impact of the STARTALK language program on the internationalization of higher education in the United States. Peter’s experience in the language classroom spans 11 years - three in Kenya and eight in the US. Since 2010, Peter has been involved in the STARTALK program, teaching Swahili at universities in Ohio, Indiana, Oregon and Virginia. He is currently involved in San Diego State University’s Swahili STARTALK program, developing a new curriculum for middle and high schools in the US. Peter’s teaching style goes beyond a focus on grammar, with a strong emphasis on exposing students to the historical, geographical, and social forces that shape and alter language practices.
FACULTY GRANT NEWS Funding for New Global Medical Humanities Initiative Experience in undergraduate teaching and learning has brought Professor Katie Rhine to at least two realizations: First, students’ learning increases exponentially if exposed to real-life contexts, and second, the emerging cross-disciplinary field of medical humanities is a rich breeding ground, not only for curricula that cross traditional disciplinary divides, but also for the enablement of experiential learning experiences. With this combination at the forefront, Rhine, a medical anthropologist, and colleagues from across the KU campus were awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Connection Grant ($98,000) as well as the Hall Center for the Humanities ColLABorative grant ($90,000 over three years) to pursue two independent projects. A primary objective of the National Endowment for the Humanities grant is to support interdisciplinary education initiatives, particularly those that cross the divide between the humanities and other fields outside the humanities. Additionally, these grants support experientially based and problem-solving curricula that encourage students to translate classroom learning into real-life contexts. With this focus in mind, Rhine, in collaboration with Marc Greenberg (Director of the School of Languages, Literature, and Culture) and Vincent Francisco, (Director of the Work Group for Community Health and Development) devised a project that will intersect language learning with the emerging field of medical humanities. Entitled Global Medical Humanities: Bridging Divides in Healthcare, this project will bring 50 faculty from across different KU schools and departments to design courses that investigate critical health and global development concerns. These courses will then constitute a Global Medical Humanities undergraduate certificate, of about 30 new and adopted classes as well as a capstone course geared toward developing students’ research abilities. Courses currently under development exemplify the project’s cross-disciplinary and
applied focus. This includes “First Do No Harm: NGOs, Public Health, Volunteerism, Aid Workers, Missionaries and Disaster Tourists” in Haiti led by Cecile Accilien (African and African-American Studies), “Bioethics Across Intercultural Narratives of Illness,” led by Ani Kokobobo, (Slavic Languages and Literatures), and “Global Feminisms: Arts of Intervention” led by Stacey Vanderhurst (Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies). Rhine also championed cross-disciplinary collaboration and experiential learning when applying for the Hall Center’s ColLABorative grant. Additionally, the ColLABorative grant includes a sustained mentorship component to shape professional connections between KU students and faculty. In consultation with Elizabeth MacGonagle (History and AAAS) and Peter Ojiambo (AAAS), Rhine structured the ColLABorative project to emphasize collaboration across disciplinary fields while emphasizing the importance of incorporating real life contexts into students’ learning experiences. Entitled Bridging East Africa’s Digital Health Divides, this project’s emphasis is specifically geared toward helping students convert their higher education language learning practices into real life experiences. In this case, students will be taking skills learned in their KU KiSwahili classrooms and applying them directly to public health settings in East Africa. Students will bring their language skills to life by interacting with native KiSwahili speakers and placing such engagements into the broader context of local health practices. This in-depth immersion will happen during a two-week field experience scheduled for the 2018 and 2019 summer sessions. Additionally, the project includes a mentoring framework that connects eight KiSwahili students with 10 Africanist faculty. Through these mentoring partnerships students and faculty will conduct collaborative research projects concerned with global health while incorporating themes related
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The Annual KU African Language Festival is just one of many efforts you can support by donating to KASC. Above: Wolof students perform a skit. Below: Kiswahili Students put on a fashion show.
In celebration of KASC’s 25th anniversary, we have launched the $25 for 25 Campaign encouraging donations of $25 or more. Gifts of any amount will be put to good use!
We thank our donors for their generous support: Mariah Crystal Randy Masten Brian Moss Celka Straughn
Kansas African Studies Center University of Kansas Bailey Hall 201 1440 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045 Phone: 785-864-3745 Email: kasc@ku.edu Web: www.kasc.ku.edu
GIVING TO THE KANSAS AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER Your contribution to the Center supports academic activities, outreach, special events, and research programs related to Africa. •
KASC supports the development of new courses on Africa, faculty and student research in Africa, the study of African languages, and the Africana Library at KU. •
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KASC promotes knowledge of Africa through academic conferences, seminars, workshops, lunch talks, public lectures, film festivals, cultural performances, exhibits, recitals, and other events. KASC offers outreach programs that serve K-16 students and educators, as well as the public, throughout the Great Plains region.
Please go to the KASC website www.kasc.ku.edu to give online, or send a donation marked for the Kansas African Studies Center, to: Gift Processing Department KU Endowment P.O. Box 928, Lawrence, KS 66044-0928