Interview with Kennedy Boateng, November 4, 2016

Interview Summary

Kennedy Boateng describes growing up and going to primary and secondary school in Accra, Ghana, attending the University of Cape Coast, doing national service as a math teacher, teaching in Botswana and subsequently coming in 1998 to the U.S. where he had a brother. He discusses how initially living in New York was stressful and expensive which led him to Lexington where he had a classmate from university. He describes first working at Walmart, trying teaching, and driving a taxi for a number of years. He tells about his wife who had never gone to secondary school passing the GED, and obtaining her CNA, LPN and eventually her RN. He talks about his two older biological children, two younger African-American foster children now adopted, and the family differences between Ghana and the U.S. He discusses helping establish a Nepalese church, his involvement with Grace Fellowship and current efforts to start a local African church. He sees himself as an established homeowner, taxpayer and contributing member of the Lexington community.

Interview Keyword

Common entrance exams Family Children National service Jobs General Educational Development (GED) Accra Botswana Ghana Grace Fellowship Christ Ambassadors International Napalese Zimbabwe

Interview LC Subject

Families Education Employment

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