Nigerian immigrants in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : race, identity, and acculturation / / Ezekiel Umo Ette
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| Autore: |
Ette Ezekiel Umo
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| Titolo: |
Nigerian immigrants in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : race, identity, and acculturation / / Ezekiel Umo Ette
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973/.049669 |
| Soggetto topico: | Nigerian Americans - History |
| Nigerians - United States - History | |
| Immigrants - Government policy - United States | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Nigeria Emigration and immigration |
| United States Emigration and immigration | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Nigerian immigrants in the United States |
| ISBN: | 1-283-32050-9 |
| 9786613320506 | |
| 0-7391-7040-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910781586203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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