Tagebücher & Memoiren

"At the Very Beginning of Life, I Escaped Death Twice."As a second girl born to a family in China in the 1980's, my Life was mandated to be terminated, my illegal birth evidence of a crime, and my survival a statistical improbability.To immigrate to the United States as a young girlTo have great fortune to pursue an EducationTo have opportunity for a Career in Silicon ValleyTo have a voice to write my Story nowThese too, are great Statistical Improbabilities*What's wrong with this picture?Why are basic human rights a statistical improbability simply because I was born female?*I wrote this book to spark purposeful dialogue and ignite action for positive change.To illuminate real stories, real people who need Us to care.Help me hold the torch. Use Our Collective Power to extend our good fortune for All Others.Let's beat the statistics.*MOTHERS LEADA Memoir | A Modern Woman | A MissionThe Journey of a Girl to MotherhoodThe Power of Women to Advance EvolutionThe Mission to Empower Women Who Will In Turn Elevate AllThis Powerful work reflects Universal Human Ideals that I have had the good fortune and privilege to live out since immigrating to the United States as a young girl.Especially Advocacy for Civic Engagement, Education, Children's Welfare, Healthcare, and Social Services.*MOTHERS LEADShowcases a spectrum of uniquely crafted writing styles and discussions on a breadth of Purposeful Subjects, interlaced with Humor and Intrigue.Part 1 - Illustrates Human Dilemmas as narrated through events of my LifePart 2 - Presents Proposals and Conclusions for a Just Course of ActionProse-poetry invites introspection and paints beauty as you see it in your own mind.If you have compassion, you will cry. If you have joy, you will laugh.Your support is an essential launchpad for Our Shared Journey.Sincerely,Jenny Athena WongCRITICAL REVIEWSI was enchanted by Jenny Athena Wong's first book, which lives in a space between poetry and prose. She's defined a style all her own, which adds to the intimacy of this very personal memoir. It's a work of Art. Everyone will take away something unique to them. The story itself, unfolding through vignettes laced with observations and Calls to Action, crosses two Cultures and issues Challenges to both. You will be glad Jenny survived threats to her Life and challenges to her Strength to share this with us. A lot to smile about. Jenny's keen awareness of the world leads to delightful observations. She notices the tickling sensation of a grasshopper's kicks when captured in hand. She feels the World, invites Us to feel it with her, and to join her in making it a Better Place!- Terry Joyce, San Francisco Toastmasters President*Part memoir, part meditation, Mothers Lead is an evocative and moving prose-poem tracing Jenny Athena Wong's life-long battle against strictures placed on females.Starting with her brush with early death as a second female child born to a family in China, we hear of the difficult road that brought Jenny to America, her decision as a San Francisco high school student to join ROTC against her family's wishes and, throughout, her fierce determination to excel on her own terms. This book is a celebration, a paean to resolve, but also an outraged and highly personal cry against discrimination.- Dan Rosenheim, KPIX (CBS) Vice President & News Director, KRON (NBC) News Director, SF Chronicle News

Manolo Reboso was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1933. His is a life that has developed across multiple and varied scenarios, some of them of great importance. This has allowed him to be an excep¬tional participant in the history of the Cuban exile and a remarkable witness of the Latin American events of our times.He was a political prisoner in Fidel Castro's jails, member of Brigade 2506, commercial ambassador of the state of Florida in Latin America, the first Cuban elected to a public office in the United Stat¬es in the 20th century, and a builder, to a great extent, of contemporary Miami. An influential character in all areas of U.S. politics at the local, state and federal level; a friend of great personalities such as Robert Kennedy and many politicians and officials of this country, as well as of Latin America and Spain. Businessman, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather...This, his memoirs, is not only a look at the past, but also a wise projection of what could be the future for all those places where he left his indelible mark. To read it is to enter into a fascinating history and a challenge to humanity's conscience.In these memoirs the reader can learn about the struggle of Cubans since 1959 to free Cuba from the totalitarian regime implemented. It is also a story of the Cuban exile and the way it transformed Miami into a first-class tourist center and also one of international trade.

Eine Kindheit voller Gewalt. Eine Afrika-Reise, die Urkräfte entfesselt.Eine junge Frau, die sie zu nutzen versteht.¿Was war mit mir geschehen?" All die besonderen Eindrücke auf dieser einmaligen Reise gaben mir einen Schub neue Lebenskraft, die zu einer Energiequelle für mich wurde und bis heute sprudelt. Die Antworten, die ich in Afrika bekam, beeinflussten mein ganzes Sein. Auf der Ebene von Akzeptanz, Wertschätzung und Empathie erkannte ich mein Recht, in Freiheit leben zu dürfen. Ich fragte nicht mehr nach dem Sinn des Lebens. Ich wollte jetzt etwas anfangen, das Sinn ergab, und tun, was nicht nur mir, sondern auch anderen Menschen nützte.

En 1970, Ahmed, âgé de 18 ans, quitte la région du Rif pour la France avec l'espoir d'un avenir meilleur. Débarqué du Maroc, il se retrouve dans une petite baraque de fortune en banlieue parisienne. Un bleu de travail l'y attend, symbole de sa détermination à travailler dur pour réussir.Vaillant et altruiste, Ahmed est venu pour construire sa vie et s'est mis à construire celle des autres. Pour cela, il a fait le choix d'une vie simple.Ahmed est mon père, et il m'a inspirée tout au long de ma vie. Un lien spécial nous unit.Porteuse de son histoire et témoin d'une partie de sa vie, je raconte.

Die Memoiren von Margarethe Aue, der Mutter des Gründers der Aue-Stiftung, Theodor Aue, werden hier zum ersten Mal im Ganzen einer interessierten Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht. In der Autobiografie Margarethe Aues, einer Deutschen aus Russland, wird die Sicht einer mehrsprachigen gebildeten Frau, die schon zu Anfang des 19.Jahrhunderts als deutschsprachige Lehrerin in Moskau tätig war, deutlich. Sie wurde 1886 in Majorenhof bei Riga geboren als Tochter des Fabrikanten Theodor von Rascha und seiner Frau Sophie, geb. Zwerner. Sie hatte eine vier Jahre ältere Schwester, Ellinor. Als Margarethe neun Jahre alt war - im Jahre 1895 - zog die Familie zurück nach Moskau, wo der Vater viele Verbindungen von früher hatte. Margarethe und ihre Schwester Elli besuchten dort ein deutschsprachiges Mädchengymnasium und haben schon früh angefangen, jüngere Schüler selbst zu unterrichten und so dazu zu verdienen. Margarethe unterrichtete nach ihrem Abschluss an der eigenen Schule weiter als Vorschullehrerin, gab Privatstunden und besuchte zusätzlich abends Kurse in Psychologie, Rechtslehre und Methodik des Rechenunterrichts. Sie interessierte sich auch für die Förderung geistig behinderter Kinder und machte dazu Fortbildungskurse. Ihre Tätigkeit als Lehrerin endete im Jahre 1915, als sie Max Aue heiratete und mit ihm nach Turkestan zog. Die Söhne Theodor und Alexander Aue wurden 1916 und 1918 in Kokand geboren. Margarethe war eine Kosmopolitin schon vor ihrer Ehe, aber durch ihre Heirat hat sie auch asiatische und andere Kulturen kennengelernt. Ihr freier Blick auf die Welt, ihre Offenheit und Wertschätzung von fremden Kulturen, wie z.B. der usbekischen, kirgisischen, aber auch estnischen und lettischen und später dann finnischen, wird ganz deutlich. In Helsinki, wo die Familie Aue ab 1922 lebte, fand Margarethe Aue ein neues Zuhause. Sie war u.a. Mitglied im Vorstand der Deutschen Schule, gab aber auch Privatstunden für Schüler. Sie war aktiv tätig in der Deutschen Gemeinde, besonders im Bereich Diakonie. Nach über sechzig Jahren eines erfüllten Lebens in Finnland starb sie 1983 in Helsinki.

Den første selvbiografiske fortælling af Charmaine Brown. Om den voldelige stedfar, den tavse mor, den narcissistiske far og den forstyrrede bror.Charmaine kæmper sig igennem den fysiske og psykiske terror, kommer ud i psykisk sygdom og misbrug.

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