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Ep. #31 Democratic Republic of Congo with George Ndjungu: A Global Perspective
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Ron Klutho talks to George Ndjungu from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
MUSIC: Mungu Mwenyezi
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0:00 SEG 1 Where is the Democratic Republic of Congo? | over 300 different ethnic groups | parents are from 2 different tribes | official language is French | it was under Belgian control for a while | King Leopold made it his playground | Katanga wanting to secede | Lumumba and Mobutu | changing the name to Zaire | changing the name back to the Democratic Republic of Congo | First Congo War | rebel groups in the southern part of the country | tribalism is a huge problem | borders were drawn by Europeans | it's a rich country full of natural resources
15:52 SEG 2 Grew up speaking Swahili | school | physical punishments at school | teachers are respected | what did kids do for fun, marbles kick the can | Kabila regime | punishment on the scene | no littering or eating in the street, forced to eat as punishment | parents were missionaries | father was a church planter | Christians and Senegalese Muslims | moving to Senegal at 8 years old | learning academic French and Wolof | losing accents | playing soccer in the streets of Senegal, wrestling is a major sport | Mbalax music | Senegalese dancing uses the lower body while Congolese dancing uses the torso | Senegalese food is greasy
32:47 SEG 3 Coming to America for parent's missionary work | senior year of high school | college in South Carolina | Interest in Japan and DEATH NOTE | Going to Japan for 3 months accelerated his learning | joined the school soccer team, stayed out all night | working in Japan for 2 years | Japan was very clean | Japanese food | working in a youth center in Japan as a mentor | coming back to the U.S. as a green card holder | choosing St. Louis over Dallas | being a YMCA counselor | had America changed since he was a kid | America abandoning it's traditional American values | best thing about living here in America? | Do you feel welcome? | people guessing where he is from | return to Japan | encourage Americans to love our country
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