Florence, Namulundah

Namulundah Florence was born in Bungoma, Kenya, and teaches at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She holds a Ph.D. in education from Fordham University. Her work explores the impact of schooling on self-image and cultural identity and includes: "bell hooks Engaged Pedagogy: A Transgressive Education for Critical Consciousness" (1998); "From Our Mothers Hearths: Bukusu Folktales and Proverbs" (2005); "Multiculturalism 101: The Practical Guide Series" (2009); "Immigrant Teachers, American Students: Cultural Differences, Cultural Disconnections" (2011); and, "The Bukusu of Keny...