Nigerians In The United States

Author : Onoso Imoagene
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520965881

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Beyond Expectations by Onoso Imoagene Pdf

In Beyond Expectations, Onoso Imoagene delves into the multifaceted identities of second-generation Nigerian adults in the United States and Britain. She argues that they conceive of an alternative notion of "black" identity that differs radically from African American and Black Caribbean notions of "black" in the United States and Britain. Instead of considering themselves in terms of their country of destination alone, second-generation Nigerians define themselves in complicated ways that balance racial status, a diasporic Nigerian ethnicity, a pan-African identity, and identification with fellow immigrants. Based on over 150 interviews, Beyond Expectations seeks to understand how race, ethnicity, and class shape identity and how globalization, transnationalism, and national context inform sense of self.

Author : Paul E. Udofia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : African Americans
ISBN : IND:30000060934415

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Nigerians in the United States by Paul E. Udofia Pdf

Author : Ezekiel Umo Ette
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780739170397

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Nigerian Immigrants in the United States by Ezekiel Umo Ette Pdf

Africans in America come from different regions of the continent; they speak different languages and are from different faith traditions. Nigerian Immigrants in the United States: Race, Identity, and Acculturation attempts to generate an interest in the study of African immigrants by looking at issues of settlement and adjustment of Nigerians in the United States. The literature is scanty about this group of immigrants and little is known about their motivations for moving to the United States and the issues that they face. The book therefore seeks to contribute to the immigration literature and knowledge base as well as document the African narrative showing the flight of Nigerians to the United States. The book further seeks to shine a light on the lives of these transplants as they settle into a new society. It describes those Nigerians who decided on their own to live permanently in the United States, reviewing the social circumstances and behaviors of immigrants from Nigeria, and noting the stressors that affect successful integration and adjustment. The book explores the factors that contribute to the adaptation and integration of Nigerian immigrants living in some metropolitan areas of the United States and asks: how do the immigrants themselves interpret their experiences in a new society? In an attempt to answer this question, others are generated such as: Who are these Nigerians that have left their homeland? What has been their experience and how has this experience shaped them and their understanding of the immigration process? Lastly, it asks what we can learn from this experience. Employing the study of this population through the method of phenomenology, Nigerian Immigrants in the United States leads the reader to understand the experience of being different in America from the immigrants' perspectives and to see the experience through their eyes. Those who work with Nigerian immigrants will find this book insightful and revealing.

Author : Ezekiel Umo Ette
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739170403

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Nigerian Immigrants in the United States by Ezekiel Umo Ette Pdf

Africans in America come from different regions of the continent; they speak different languages and are from different faith traditions. Nigerian Immigrants in the United States: Race, Identity, and Acculturation attempts to generate an interest in the study of African immigrants by looking at issues of settlement and adjustment of Nigerians in the United States. The literature is scanty about this group of immigrants and little is known about their motivations for moving to the United States and the issues that they face. The book therefore seeks to contribute to the immigration literature and knowledge base as well as document the African narrative showing the flight of Nigerians to the United States. The book further seeks to shine a light on the lives of these transplants as they settle into a new society. It describes those Nigerians who decided on their own to live permanently in the United States, reviewing the social circumstances and behaviors of immigrants from Nigeria, and noting the stressors that affect successful integration and adjustment. The book explores the factors that contribute to the adaptation and integration of Nigerian immigrants living in some metropolitan areas of the United States and asks: how do the immigrants themselves interpret their experiences in a new society? In an attempt to answer this question, others are generated such as: Who are these Nigerians that have left their homeland? What has been their experience and how has this experience shaped them and their understanding of the immigration process? Lastly, it asks what we can learn from this experience. Employing the study of this population through the method of phenomenology, Nigerian Immigrants in the United States leads the reader to understand the experience of being different in America from the immigrants' perspectives and to see the experience through their eyes. Those who work with Nigerian immigrants will find this book insightful and revealing.

Author : Vic Kovacs
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781538323366

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Life as a Nigerian American by Vic Kovacs Pdf

As immigration becomes an increasingly important issue in the United States, this timely book empowers readers to learn about the lives of Nigerian immigrants who have made new homes in America. Readers will learn about critical moments in modern Nigerian history that provide context for current events in the United States and around the world. They'll explore the complex issues affecting Nigerian Americans today and see the vivid, valuable ways Nigerian and American culture meld and interact. Powerful photographs bring this important issue into sharp focus, while fact boxes highlight key points. Accessible and highly relevant, this thoughtful book handles complex topics with sensitivity and helps readers develop greater cultural awareness.

Author : Onoso Imoagene
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520292314

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Beyond Expectations by Onoso Imoagene Pdf

In Beyond Expectations, Onoso Imoagene delves into the multifaceted identities of second-generation Nigerian adults in the United States and Britain. She argues that they conceive of an alternative notion of "black" identity that differs radically from African American and Black Caribbean notions of "black" in the United States and Britain. Instead of considering themselves in terms of their country of destination alone, second-generation Nigerians define themselves in complicated ways that balance racial status, a diasporic Nigerian ethnicity, a pan-African identity, and identification with fellow immigrants. Based on over 150 interviews, Beyond Expectations seeks to understand how race, ethnicity, and class shape identity and how globalization, transnationalism, and national context inform sense of self.

Author : Mirka Honkanen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027260888

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World Englishes on the Web by Mirka Honkanen Pdf

World Englishes on the Web focuses on linguistic practices at the intersection of international migration and social media, examining the language repertoires of Nigerians living in the United States, and their negotiations of identity and authenticity on a Nigerian web forum. Based on a large corpus of informal, multilingual, interactive, online writing, this book describes how diasporic Nigerians employ African-American Vernacular English, Nigerian English, Nigerian Pidgin, and ethnic Nigerian languages in an online community of practice. The project combines corpus linguistic methods—relying on a corpus management tool custom-made for web forum data—with ethnographically-informed qualitative analyses of morphosyntactic, lexical, and orthographic features, and immigrants’ language attitudes and ideologies. It is relevant particularly for linguists and other social scientists interested in World Englishes, the sociolinguistics of globalization and computer-mediated communication, corpus linguistics, and pidgin and creole languages

Author : John Campbell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442221581

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Nigeria by John Campbell Pdf

Nigeria, the United States’ most important strategic partner in West Africa, is in grave trouble. While Nigerians often claim they are masters of dancing on the brink without falling off, the disastrous administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, the radical Islamic insurrection Boko Haram, and escalating violence in the delta and the north may finally provide the impetus that pushes it into the abyss of state failure. In this thoroughly updated edition, John Campbellexplores Nigeria’s post-colonial history and presents a nuanced explanation of the events and conditions that have carried this complex, dynamic, and very troubled giant to the edge. Central to his analysis are the oil wealth, endemic corruption, and elite competition that have undermined Nigeria’s nascent democratic institutions and alienated an increasingly impoverished population. However, state failure is not inevitable, nor is it in the interest of the United States. Campbell provides concrete new policy options that would not only allow the United States to help Nigeria avoid state failure but also to play a positive role in Nigeria’s political, social, and economic development.

Author : Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Nigeria
ISBN : OCLC:46043806

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Nigeria and the United States by Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo Pdf

Author : John Campbell,Matthew T. Page
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190658007

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Nigeria by John Campbell,Matthew T. Page Pdf

As the "Giant of Africa" Nigeria is home to about twenty percent of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa, serves as Africa's largest producer of oil and natural gas, comprises Africa's largest economy, and represents the cultural center of African literature, film, and music. Yet the country is plagued by problems that keep it from realizing its potential as a world power. Boko Haram, a radical Islamist insurrection centered in the northeast of the country, is an ongoing security challenge, as is the continuous unrest in the Niger Delta, the heartland of Nigeria's petroleum wealth. There is also persistent violence associated with land and water use, ethnicity, and religion. In Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know®, John Campbell and Matthew Page provide a rich contemporary overview of this crucial African country. Delving into Nigeria's recent history, politics, and culture, this volume tackles essential questions related to widening inequality, the historic 2015 presidential election, the persistent security threat of Boko Haram, rampant government corruption, human rights concerns, and the continual conflicts that arise in a country that is roughly half Christian and half Muslim. With its continent-wide influence in a host of areas, Nigeria's success as a democracy is in the fundamental interest of its African neighbors, the United States, and the international community. This book will provide interested readers with an accessible, one-of-a-kind overview of the country.

Author : Onyebadi, Uche T.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781522550808

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Multidisciplinary Issues Surrounding African Diasporas by Onyebadi, Uche T. Pdf

Members of diasporic populations often have a unique, dual persona consisting of one’s migrant role as a permanent or transient member of a new country and one’s role as a citizen of one’s home country. Like all diaspora, the African diaspora is further composed of sub-groups of people of a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, such that there is a need for studies that properly encompass and address the African diaspora across a multitude of fields and pedagogies, including architecture, education, and business. Multidisciplinary Issues Surrounding African Diasporas is a pivotal reference source that explores the philosophical and epistemological issues regarding the African diaspora identity and navigates these individuals’ opportunities for professional and academic growth. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics such as higher education, cultural engagement, and xenophobia, this publication is ideally designed for sociologists, anthropologists, humanities scholars, political scientists, cultural studies academicians, university board members, researchers, and students.

Author : Patricia Anekwe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1736369903

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High-Achieving Second-Generation Nigerians in the United States by Patricia Anekwe Pdf

High-Achieving Second-Generation Nigerians in the United States: Navigating Multi-Contexts to Success examined the academic experiences of children of Nigerian immigrants to determine how they make sense of their world in the United States. The first of its kind, the book documented how second-generation Nigerians navigate multiple identities and challenges to become successful in the United States.

Author : Peter Cunliffe-Jones
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0230112609

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My Nigeria by Peter Cunliffe-Jones Pdf

His nineteenth-century cousin, paddled ashore by slaves, twisted the arms of tribal chiefs to sign away their territorial rights in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Sixty years later, his grandfather helped craft Nigeria's constitution and negotiate its independence, the first of its kind in Africa. Four decades later, Peter Cunliffe-Jones arrived as a journalist in the capital, Lagos, just as military rule ended, to face the country his family had a hand in shaping.Part family memoir, part history, My Nigeria is a piercing look at the colonial legacy of an emerging power in Africa. Marshalling his deep knowledge of the nation's economic, political, and historic forces, Cunliffe-Jones surveys its colonial past and explains why British rule led to collapse at independence. He also takes an unflinching look at the complicated country today, from email hoaxes and political corruption to the vast natural resources that make it one of the most powerful African nations; from life in Lagos's virtually unknown and exclusive neighborhoods to the violent conflicts between the numerous tribes that make up this populous African nation. As Nigeria celebrates five decades of independence, this is a timely and personal look at a captivating country that has yet to achieve its great potential.

Author : Chima J. Korieh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108425803

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Nigeria and World War II by Chima J. Korieh Pdf

A sophisticated history of colonial interactions in Nigeria during World War II drawing on hitherto unexplored archival resources.

Author : Tim Livsey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137565051

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Nigeria’s University Age by Tim Livsey Pdf

This book explores the world of Nigerian universities to offer an innovative perspective on the history of development and decolonisation from the 1930s to the 1960s. Using political, cultural and spatial approaches, the book shows that Nigerians and foreign donors alike saw the nation’s new universities as vital institutions: a means to educate future national leaders, drive economic growth, and make a modern Nigeria. Universities were vibrant places, centres of nightlife, dance, and the construction of spectacular buildings, as well as teaching and research. At universities, students, scholars, visionaries, and rebels considered and contested colonialism, the global Cold War, and the future of Nigeria. University life was shaped by, and formative to, experiences of development and decolonisation. The book will be of interest to historians of Africa, empire, education, architecture, and the Cold War.