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Wairimu Kiambuthi

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Wairimu Kiambuthi
Born
Kenya
NationalityKenyan
Occupation(s)Academic and film director

Dr. Wairimu Kiambuthi is a Kenyan academic and film director.

Early life and education

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Kiambuthi was born in Kenya. In 1999, she wrote her dissertation at Teachers College, Columbia University, titled "Increasing Gender Awareness in Northern Kenya Through a Video Curriculum"[1][2]

Career

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Kiambuthi was formerly a lecturer in Theatre Arts and Film Technology at Kenyatta University in Kenya and a media consultant at Columbia University in New York. Kiambuthi went on to direct the film Africans and African-Americans in the United States, a documentary released in 2006. The film aims to promote understanding between Africans in the United States and was featured at the African Film Festival in New York.[2][3][4]

As of 2016, Kiambuthi is an instructor at Bellevue College in Washington.[5]

Filmography

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  • Africans and African-Americans in the United States (2006)

References

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  1. ^ "Increasing Gender Awareness in Northern Kenya Through a Video Curriculum". AfricaBib. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Wairimu Kiambuthi". Google Scholar. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Wairimu Kiambuthi". African Film Festival, Inc. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Africans and African Americans in the United States". Africine. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Wairimu Kiambuthi Payroll Record". OpenPayrolls. Retrieved April 14, 2019.