Yungsi Ernest Kiyah

To Immigrate or to Live Happily Ever After?: the Dilemma Yungsi Ernest Kiyah

... a voracious quest for immigration woven with a touch of romance, and the intrigues, trick and huddles of being a black in a white world; Kiyah's journalistic style, his understanding of socio-cyber fraud phenomena, and his keen and sensitive artistic mind and arty vim result in a story that keeps the reader edgy to know what happens next... When Dave is denied a visa to the USA twice, his desire to immigrate amplifies rather than declines. The 9/11 attacks on the United States dashes Dave's hopes which had turned to the au pair program as an alternative route. China offers a much needed possibility through an employment link, but the life-style of people that surround him keeps Dave in a wonderland imagination - Spencer believes ardently in online romance... Randal gets to know that being black is not the (re)solution of/to his multiple problems... Dockie (a name that symbolizes his trade) is rewarded by the Law of Karma... Annette turns an internet scam into a fruitful relationship but does she walk through placidly? A letter from Kentucky turns Dave's dream to an achievable vision. Enthralled by his love to Araisha (the daughter of an Armenian con man) will Dave seek a loving romantic marriage, or satisfy a life-long quest? The dilemma is evoked at the very beginning of the novel proverbially ... (Oscar Labang, writer and critic)