Clemantine Wamariya: War and what comes after
Clemantine Wamariya: La guerra y lo que conlleva
In her work, Clemantine Wamariya is learning and sharing how remembering our life experiences in story form guides us to make sense and appreciate our present moments. Full bio
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que acaban con esto?
we have to keep trying.
que tenemos que seguir intentándolo.
being teased by everybody,
and my neighbor's.
de mi madre y de mi vecino.
began to speak in whispers
comenzaron a hablar muy bajo
that I asked a question.
que yo hacía una pregunta.
when they woke us.
cuando nos despertaban.
to our grandparent's,
a mi hermana mayor Claire y a mí
would blow away.
ocurriendo desapareciera.
de allí también.
they were human.
to rest for a little bit
para descansar un poco
que está alejada de su hogar
and her family on refugee status.
y su familia en estado de refugiado.
páginas arrancadas de un libro
standing right here.
sobre nuestro pasado.
knowing that they were dead
que estaban muertos
American way possible.
más dramático posible.
a los que nunca había conocido,
there is absolutely nothing,
we lost with each other
el tiempo que perdimos
moved to the United States,
se mudaron a EE.UU.,
can make sense of what happened to us.
entendió lo que nos ocurrió.
by our own experience.
por nuestra propia experiencia.
se han vuelto contra sí mismas,
by the violence of the world
por la violencia del mundo
we create every single day.
todos y cada día.
that we impose on ourselves
que nos autoimponemos y que
hacia una mayor destrucción.
the many magnitudes
causadas por el hombre.
that goes on in the world,
en el mundo,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clemantine Wamariya - Storyteller, human rights advocateIn her work, Clemantine Wamariya is learning and sharing how remembering our life experiences in story form guides us to make sense and appreciate our present moments.
Why you should listen
Clemantine Wamariya is a human rights advocate, social entrepreneur and public speaker committed to inspiring others through the power of storytelling. Her personal accounts of childhood in Rwanda, displacement throughout war-torn countries and various refugee camps have encouraged myriads of people to persevere despite great odds. With no formal education before the age of 13, Wamariya went on to graduate from Yale University with a BA in Comparative Literature.
Wamariya was recognized for her dedication to improving the lives of others, especially the underserved. In 2011, President Obama appointed her, as the youngest member in history, to the board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and she was reappointed in 2016. She continues to share her experiences of adversity and seized opportunities as a way to reframe the way her audiences think, whether it be about their own privilege or basic human rights -- and she strives to catalyze development personally, locally and globally. Though still a nomad, she is based out of San Francisco, where she is writing her first book, due in spring 2018.
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