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  caption=Elefuntboy atop Table Mountain, near Cape Town, during his five month study abroad program in South Africa. |
  birth_date=[[April 3]] |
  birth_place= [[Torrance, California]], [[United States|USA]] |dead=alive|
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Greetings!  Please don't edit this page, but feel free to leave comments on [[User talk:Elefuntboy|my talk page]].  Cheers!



Hi, I'm a contributor here at wikipedia.  I'm originally from [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]], but I am a doctoral student in history at the [[University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign]] after having finished my masters degree in [[Europe|European]] history at [[UCSD|U.C. San Diego]].  I spent 6 months in [[2004]] studying abroad at the [[University of KwaZulu-Natal]] in [[Pietermaritzburg]], [[South Africa]], where I worked on my undergraduate majors in [[history]] and [[religion|religious studies]].  My user name is an old one that I've had for years, but its most recent significance lies in the fact that [[Pietermaritzburg]]'s name in [[isiZulu]], the language of its original inhabitants, is '''Umgungundlovu''', meaning "Place of the [[Elephant]]."  I am a [[Christian]] of [[American Baptist]] extraction, and proud to identify myself as a [[straight ally]] to the [[LGBT]] community.
On a random note, I am 'secretly' addicted to comics, particularly [[X-Men]], and I am quite a fan of the character [[Storm (comics)|Storm]].

==Family and Culture==
My family background is extremely random, as well.  I am a [[multiracial]] [[American]], my mother is [[European American|White]], with ancestry from [[Ireland]] and [[Germany]].  My father is [[African-American]], lending me the genetic heritage to be able to grow the often massive [[afro]] that makes me readily stand out on campus.  On an even more interesting note, my mother's brothers both married [[Asian American]] women, and my cousins are [[hapa]], mixed with [[white]] and [[Japanese people|Japanese]] ancestry.  I grew up in an Asian-American [[Baptist]] church and even thought I was Asian-American until I was about [[12]].  I feel much more [[culture|culturally]] comfortable with [[Asian-Americans]] than most other cultural groups, as a result.  I speak [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], some [[isiZulu]] and [[American Sign Language]].  I've postponed for now my attempt to learn [[Dutch]] and eventually [[Afrikaans]] in my research, although I will return to it, I'm sure.  I may not be a [[linguist]] like some of my friends (most notably [[user:svenska84|Kirk]]), but language still holds quite a bit of interest for me. =)

==Articles and what not==
My current roommate, [[user:svenska84|Kirk]], is also a bit addicted to wikipedia, and he and I have fun perusing and editing articles.  I've recently written the article on [[Phineas Banning]], the founder of the [[Port of Los Angeles]].  I've also re-tooled the [[UCSD]] page recently.  Let me know if you've read either and suggest some changes.

==The Future??==
I hope to one day become a history professor, focusing on nineteenth century [[Great Britain|British]] [[colonization|colonialism]] and its impact on constructing the identities of [[gender]], [[race]], and [[sexuality]] in various colonies, including [[Natal]] ([[South Africa]]), [[India]], [[Belize]], and [[Australia]].  Besides, how awesome would it be to spend your life writing about things that interest you and in turn teaching others?

== Articles I've written: ==

*[[Phineas Banning]]
*[[Harbor City]]
*[[Los Angeles Harbor College]]
*[[Vernita Green]]
*[[Elle Driver]]
*[[Eleanor Roosevelt College]]
*[[Sixth College]]
*[[John Muir College]]
*[[Roger Revelle College]]
*[[Earl Warren College]]
*[[Thurgood Marshall College]]
*[[M (comics)|Monet St. Croix]]
*[[O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta]]
*[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa Spanish wiki for Kwanzaa]

== Articles I've expanded or edited ==

*[[UCSD]]
*[[Korean Bell of Friendship]]
*[[Triton]]
*[[South Bay]]
*[[Wilmington, California]]
*[[Vivica A. Fox]]
*''[[Kill Bill]]''
*[[History of Scandinavia]]
*[[Racism in the United States]]
*[[Pietermaritzburg]]
*[[Mahatma Gandhi]]
*[[KwaZulu-Natal]]
*[[University of KwaZulu-Natal]]
*[[House of M]]
*[[Mallow (Nintendo)]]
*[[Pete Townshend]]
*[[Shaka]]
*[[Hellion]]
*[[San Pedro, California]]
*[[Niki de Saint Phalle]]
*[[Martin Luther King]]
*[[Mimic (comics)|Calvin Rankin]]
*[[Sunfire (Exiles)|Mariko Yashida]]
*[[Kwanzaa]]

== Images I've added ==

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Image:UKZNPclocktower.jpg|[[University of KwaZulu-Natal]] Clock Tower
Image:PMBGandhistatue.jpg|[[Mahatma Gandhi]] Statue, [[South Africa]]
Image:KwaZulu-Natal Parliament building, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.jpg|[[KwaZulu-Natal]] [[Parliament]] Building, [[Pietermaritzburg|PMB]]
Image:PMBcityhall.jpg|[[Pietermaritzburg]] [[City Hall]]
Image:Koreanfriendshipbell.JPG|[[Korean Bell of Friendship]]
Image:Koreanfbcloseup.jpg|[[Korean Bell of Friendship]] close up
Image:ERCpatio.JPG|[[Eleanor Roosevelt College]] patio.
Image:pointfermin.jpg|Point Fermin [[Lighthouse]], [[San Pedro, California]].
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