Article December 17, 2001 Issue

Race, identity, tolerance, and world peace—a life story

By Mayannah Dahlheim

Mayannah Dahlheim, of Reuth, Germany, knows something about bridging cultures and races. She was born in Kenya. When Mayannah was a child, her mother, a Kenyan, married a German, and they all lived in the United States for four years. Then they packed up and headed to Germany. Today, 20-year-old Mayannah spends time between her home in Germany and her college in the US, where she studies philosophy, theater, and art.

I've never been someone who had to live on the sidelines.

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