Hello! My name is Anene Emodi-Onwuka, and I am a graduate student at Georgia State University in Atlanta Ga. I was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina in a Nigerian Igbo cultured home environment.
I am happily married with three beautiful children whom I love dearly and give credit to for returning to school to finish what I started. I was a stay at home mom for several years so starting school was a little challenge for me, but I pushed through with the support from my family, friends, husband and children. 
I received my Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice from Georgia Perimeter College, in May 2010 while pregnant with my third child. I decided that staying home with my new born son and becoming more involved with my two daughter's elementary academia was ideal for me at that time. I eventually started thinking about returning to school and decided to have a conversation with my husband and children and they were ecstatic! I was accepted as a student at Georgia State University in 2016 and pursued a Bachelor's degree in African American Studies and received my degree in May 2018. I continued my education journey, and became a Graduate scholar in the African American Studies Master's Program at Georgia State University and finished in May 2020. I decided to continue my education and was accepted into the History Ph.D. Program in the Fall of 2020 at Georgia State University!!! I am currently in my fourth year! Superr Exciting!
My educational journey has been fulfilling, rewarding, and joyous. It has given me purpose in what I want to do in this thing we call life. My most powerful moments are when I feel like I cannot endure anymore, or feel like I am experiencing the 'imposter syndrome' it is my faith in God, my husband's encouraging words, my mothers heart, and my children's faces that keep me going.