03005nam 2200613 a 450 991082261740332120230802004251.01-283-32050-997866133205060-7391-7040-6(CKB)2550000000064287(EBL)795616(OCoLC)762689852(SSID)ssj0000539554(PQKBManifestationID)12188521(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539554(PQKBWorkID)10568973(PQKB)10402694(MiAaPQ)EBC795616(Au-PeEL)EBL795616(CaPaEBR)ebr10511510(CaONFJC)MIL332050(EXLCZ)99255000000006428720110801d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrNigerian immigrants in the United States race, identity, and acculturation /Ezekiel Umo EtteLanham, Md. Lexington Books20121 online resource (316 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-7039-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 frNigerian AmericansHistoryNigeriansUnited StatesHistoryImmigrantsGovernment policyUnited StatesNigeriaEmigration and immigrationUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationNigerian AmericansHistory.NigeriansHistory.ImmigrantsGovernment policy973/.049669Ette Ezekiel Umo1660978MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822617403321Nigerian immigrants in the United States4016578UNINA