Peter Embalabala - Immigrant Stories

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Peter’s parents in front of their newly-built house in Kidinye village in 1946.

Where:
Kidinye, Kenya

When:
1946

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The Embalabala family in 1964.

Where:
Unknown

When:
1964

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Racheal (Raheri) Embosani Kaviguha, Peter’s grandmother on his father’s side.

Where:
Unknown

When:
1975

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Peter’s grandmother, Rachel, in 1979. She was 109 years old at the time of the photo.

Where:
Unknown

When:
1979

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A landscape view near Vihiga taken from the highway from Kisumu to Majengo. This area is part of the Maragoli residential area. Embalabala was on his way to Vihiga, where he grew up.

Where:
Vihiga, Kenya

When:
2015

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A photo of the Vihiga area on the way from Kidinye village to Majengo. This is a stream from a creek used for drinking water for cattle, washing laundry, and bathing.

Where:
Vihiga, Kenya

When:
2015

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The homestead in Kidinye Village that belonged to Embalabala’s parents. This is where Peter grew up.

Where:
Kidinye Village, Kenya

When:
2015

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A shop in Vihiga. Peter’s parents had a convenience store and a beef butcher shop.

Where:
Vihiga, Kenya

When:
2015

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A homestead in Kidinye.

Where:
Kidinye, Kenya

When:
2015

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A class at Vihiga Primary School. Embalabala is pictured with his wife, Julie, and his children, James and Alison. Embalabala wanted his children to experience what education was like in Kenya where he attended schooling.

Where:
Vihiga, Kenya

When:
2015

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A class at Vihiga Primary School. Pictured are the class teacher, Embalabala’s wife Julie, and Embalabala’s children, James, Rebecca, and Mary. Embalabala wanted his children to experience what education was like in Kenya where he attended schooling.

Where:
Vihiga, Kenya

When:
2015

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Kidinye High School, where Peter attended school. Peter was giving a two-hour lecture on trigonometry.

Where:
Kidinye, Kenya

When:
2015

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Martha Wamae, Peter, Duncan Wamae, and Peter’s wife, Julie. Martha and Duncan are the parents of the Embalabala’s son-in-law. The Embalabala’s visited the Wamae’s in 2015.

Where:
Vihiga, Kenya

When:
2015

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Peter and his daughters, Alison and Cora, taking a tour of the Vihiga Boys School with a staff member pictured to the left. Embalabala was taking his daughters to the schools he attended in Kenya.

Where:
Vihiga, Kenya

When:
2015

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Peter and his brother, Lawrence, at his brother’s garage in Majengo.

Where:
Majengo, Kenya

When:
2015

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The Embalabala family seeing Peter and his family off as they prepared to travel back to America after their visit in 2015. Sitting is Peter’s mother, Salome, and the others are some of Peter’s siblings and their spouses. Also in the picture are Peter’s wife, Julie, and four of their children.

Where:
Vihiga, Kenya

When:
2015

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Peter and his sister, Joyce, carrying empty pots on their heads. These pots are used to carry water or store grains.

Where:
Vihiga, Kenya

When:
2016

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Children in Kidinye Village playing with sports equipment Peter brought for them from the United States.

Where:
Kidinye, Kenya

When:
2017

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Peter and Doug Deal, a retired Springfield firefighter, pictured with orphans in Kibera, a slum in Nairobi. Embalabala and Deal brought them food, clothing, and sports equipment to play with.

Where:
Kibera, Kenya

When:
2017

Ownership:
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