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Ask Anyway

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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"If you don’t understand, ask questions. If you’re uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask anyway."

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977-) is a Nigerian writer. She is the author of Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), Americanah (2013), and the book-length essay We Should All Be Feminists (2014).

She has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007), the MacArthur Foundation 'genius' grant (2008), the Global Hope Coalition's Thought Leadership Award (2018) and the UN Foundation Global Leadership Award (2019).

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Nikol Chen (She/Her)
Design and Development Manager, Laidlaw Foundation

Hello! I am a multidisciplinary designer and have been with the Laidlaw Foundation for over five years, working to strengthen our global Scholar community and amplify the impact of our programmes.

My work lives somewhere between design, education, and anthropology, usually with sticky notes involved. I studied Human Sciences as an undergrad and am currently doing a Master’s in Anthropology at UCL. Degrees I struggle to explain at parties.

Born and raised in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 Outside of work? Probably in the ceramics studio, wandering aimlessly with a podcast in my ears, attempting a handstand, or watching far too much TV. Big fan of nature and very small bugs.

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