LEADER 03005nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910822617403321 005 20230802004251.0 010 $a1-283-32050-9 010 $a9786613320506 010 $a0-7391-7040-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000064287 035 $a(EBL)795616 035 $a(OCoLC)762689852 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000539554 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12188521 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539554 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10568973 035 $a(PQKB)10402694 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC795616 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL795616 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10511510 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL332050 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000064287 100 $a20110801d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNigerian immigrants in the United States $erace, identity, and acculturation /$fEzekiel Umo Ette 210 $aLanham, Md. $cLexington Books$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (316 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-7039-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aHistorical 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. 330 $aNigerian 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 606 $aNigerian Americans$xHistory 606 $aNigerians$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aImmigrants$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 607 $aNigeria$xEmigration and immigration 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration 615 0$aNigerian Americans$xHistory. 615 0$aNigerians$xHistory. 615 0$aImmigrants$xGovernment policy 676 $a973/.049669 700 $aEtte$b Ezekiel Umo$01660978 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822617403321 996 $aNigerian immigrants in the United States$94016578 997 $aUNINA