Nigerian immigrants in the United States : race, identity, and acculturation / Ezekiel Umo Ette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ette, Ezekiel Umo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nigerian Americans--History.

Nigerian Americans.

Nigerians--United States--History.

Nigerians.

Immigrants--Government policy--United States.

Immigrants.

Nigeria--Emigration and immigration.

Nigeria.

United States--Emigration and immigration.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nigerian Immigrants in the United States: Race, Identity, and Acculturation, by Ezekiel Ette, 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. Ette's work 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. It describes those Nigerians who decided to live permanently in the United States, reviewing the social circumstances and behaviors of immigrants fr

Contents:

Historical and theoretical approaches

The African immigrant in the United States

Historical review

Theoretical analyses of immigration policies

Meaning-making in the immigration experience

Stories of immigrants: approaches and relevance in human services

The men who came as students

The women who came as wives

The women who came as students

Permanent visitors

Visa lottery winners

Adaptation and integration into American society

Tools and resources for adjustment

Working with Nigerian immigrants

References.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22819-6

1-283-32050-9

9786613320506

0-7391-7040-6

OCLC:

762689852