Dr. Augustine Kposowa is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside. Professor Kposowa grew up in Sierra Leone, West Africa, where English was the language taught at schools, from basic education to higher education levels. Kposowa received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at the Saint Paul’s College in Liberia in 1977, he then got his Master of Arts in Sociology from the University of Cincinnati in 1986 and lastly he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sociology from the Ohio State University in 1990. Professor Kposowa supervises and directs several research programs in the Department of Sociology at University of California Riverside. Dr. Kposowa has multiple publications in a wide variety
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The documentary analyzes the causes and consequences of the civil war and encourages Sierra Leoneans to maintain the peace (Woehrle, 2009). Professor Kposowa has a unique approach to …show more content…
Kposowa disclosed a portion about his migration story. Kposowa recalls “the discrimination/prejudice that I felt when I landed here, in the United States, I had never felt in Africa, for the first time I became too aware of my skin color” (Kposowa, 2016). Professor Kposowa attended high school in Sierra Leone and he did his undergraduate studies in Liberia where he got a BA in philosophy. He then was going back to school for another BA in theology but he was also training to be a Catholic priest. Professor Kposowa acknowledges that he had become too liberal and the church didn’t appreciate liberalism. He took some time off from church and school. Dr. Kposowa then became interested in other subjects, like liberation theology, he wanted to explore such topic in depth so he started to apply to colleges in Europe and America for a better future. Dr. Kposowa got admitted to three British Universities but tuition was very expensive and had to decline those offers and began exploring university options. Professor Kposowa was able to acquire the mailing addresses and admission requirements of some universities in the United States. Kposowa then wrote to each of these American universities and asked the universities to mail him the applications. Later, he received the application; he applied and got accepted to a few universities but at the end he chose the University of Cincinnati because they offered him a better scholarship. In the school year of 1982-1983 he landed in New
The documentary analyzes the causes and consequences of the civil war and encourages Sierra Leoneans to maintain the peace (Woehrle, 2009). Professor Kposowa has a unique approach to …show more content…
Kposowa disclosed a portion about his migration story. Kposowa recalls “the discrimination/prejudice that I felt when I landed here, in the United States, I had never felt in Africa, for the first time I became too aware of my skin color” (Kposowa, 2016). Professor Kposowa attended high school in Sierra Leone and he did his undergraduate studies in Liberia where he got a BA in philosophy. He then was going back to school for another BA in theology but he was also training to be a Catholic priest. Professor Kposowa acknowledges that he had become too liberal and the church didn’t appreciate liberalism. He took some time off from church and school. Dr. Kposowa then became interested in other subjects, like liberation theology, he wanted to explore such topic in depth so he started to apply to colleges in Europe and America for a better future. Dr. Kposowa got admitted to three British Universities but tuition was very expensive and had to decline those offers and began exploring university options. Professor Kposowa was able to acquire the mailing addresses and admission requirements of some universities in the United States. Kposowa then wrote to each of these American universities and asked the universities to mail him the applications. Later, he received the application; he applied and got accepted to a few universities but at the end he chose the University of Cincinnati because they offered him a better scholarship. In the school year of 1982-1983 he landed in New