Hard of hearing since early childhood, John Christiansen spent the first 30 years of his life trying to fit in to a hearing world that did little to accommodate his communication needs. Although he excelled in academics, Christiansen found social situations stressful at every level, until he obtained a position as a professor of sociology at Gallaudet University. There he learned sign language and joined a new community. "Reflections: My Life in the Deaf and Hearing Worlds" grew out of his personal experiences inhabiting these two worlds.
As a sociologist, Christiansen could identify the...
Hard of hearing since early childhood, John Christiansen spent the first 30 years of his life trying to fit in to a hearing world that did little t...
Bibi & Babu are Swahili names for Grandma and Grandpa according to journalist Bonnie Toews, who recently trekked through Central Africa with her partner, John Christiansen, an athletic mountain climber and naturalist. Bonnie describes the daily lifestyles of the infamous Maasai tribe, who live side by side with their livestock and freely roam with nearly 40,000 wild animals on Tanzania's grasslands and plains, while John snaps their pictures, some in markets right on their lands and others on nearby city streets in Moshi or Arusha. On safari through Tanzania's national parks, animal wildlife...
Bibi & Babu are Swahili names for Grandma and Grandpa according to journalist Bonnie Toews, who recently trekked through Central Africa with her partn...
