The Nigerian Americans

(Hardback)

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Nigerians first came to the United States to attend American universities, intending to return home. Successive waves of Nigerian students began to stay, and now Nigerian Americans are the largest African immigrant group in the country. Pursuing education to attain professional careers remains the cornerstone of the new Nigerian American families. This book gives students and general readers a clear view of where these immigrants came from, examining the Nigerian values and way of life that have been adapted to American culture, the inroads they have made economically, their relations with other Americans, and their contributions to American society. The author, a Nigerian immigrant, has experienced the process firsthand and represents his community as an insider. He portrays the people as hard working, religious adherents who value family and education above all, and maintain deep ties and keen interest in current events in Nigeria. Tables, photos, and biographical sketches of noted Nigerian Americans accompany the narrative.

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"The reader can learn a good deal of general information....[O]gbaa can be credited with us to see many of the questions worth asking."-Journal of American Ethnic History
Students will find this to be a very thorough survey of an infrequently studied ethnic group.-Multicultural Review
The reader can learn a good deal of general information....[O]gbaa can be credited with us to see many of the questions worth asking.-Journal of American Ethnic History
"Students will find this to be a very thorough survey of an infrequently studied ethnic group."-Multicultural Review

Author Bio

KALU OGBAA is Professor of English and Africana Studies at Southern Connecticut State University. He is the author of Understanding Things Fall Apart: A Student Casebook to Issues, Source, and Historical Documents (Greenwood, 1999), and Century of Nigerian Literature: A Select Bibliography (2002).