Background

Gyasi, Kwaku Addae was born on December 28, 1957 in Kumasi, Ghana. Came to the United States, 1987. Son of Kwasi Gyimah and Afua Nyarko.

Education

Bachelor with honors, University Ghana, 1982. Diploma, University Dakar, Senegal, 1981. Master of Arts in International Affairs, Ohio University, 1990.

Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1996.

Career

Graduate teaching assistant Ohio State University, Columbus, 1989-1996. Assistant professor French Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee, 1997-1999, University Alabama, Huntsville, since 1999. Visiting assistant professor African and comparative literature University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1996-1997.

Membership

Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers of French, African Literature Association, American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Interests

• Other Interests

  Reading.

Connections

Married Sophia Otcher Gyasi, Jan 10, 1986. Children: Kofi, Yaa, Kwabena.

father:

Kwasi Gyimah

mother:

Afua Nyarko

spouse:

Sophia Otcher Gyasi

child:

Kwabena Gyasi

child:

Yaa Gyasi

child:

Kofi Gyasi