$19.99
This is the color version of the book, meaning all the added photos will be in color
This memoir was an ongoing project for Tandieka even before i met her. She journaled and blogged. After she passed, i decided to put it all together, edit it and add some stuff. Such as the photos and letters after the main book. We had spoken about this before she passed. I wish she was here, to see it now published. I am so proud of this work. This is the most important book i’ve worked on. It represents the human spirit, the American Dream and hope even when the odds are against you. It was Tandieka’s hope, that people would learn from this book and walk away with something that would in turn help them in whatever it was they were facing if they read it. Also please visit her blog http://www.guyanesegirl.com. And for those interested i created a audiobook on YouTube using Ai to create her voice. If you knew Tandieka, then you would know that if she were alive she would have read this book herself. So it’s only fitting she do so. Plus also there are the interviews she did for her weekly radio show she would do at Pace. https://www.youtube.com/@guyanesegirltandieka
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Immigrant, daughter, wife, mother, educator
Those are the many names Tandieka, would want to be remembered by her loved ones, friends, and family. Tandieka, an immigrant from Guyana was raised by her single mother of nine children. And while her upbringing was far from perfect, she would nevertheless go on to graduate from the University of Guyana, soon after she started a career in education, and then become a co-host on the popular morning show in Guyana called ‘First Look.’
It was in America, where she really blossomed, she earned two Master’s degrees, at Kean and Pace Universities, hosted her very own radio show ‘The International Experience with Tandieka’ and got married to the man that would ultimately be her caretaker. She was the mother of a very smart, sweet, little boy who she loved forever and a day.
Her sonshine.
Tandieka, had dreams yet to be fulfilled before her life ended far too soon. She had hoped to see her son grow into the man she imagined him to become. She had hopes to one day work for Google or Amazon and one day buy her dream home.
While those hopes are gone, she will live on, and her stories will hopefully inspire generations more, that with hard work, and determination almost anything can be done. But more importantly, is that life isn’t guaranteed, so make damn sure, you use the time you have to move the world forward!
