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Book SynopsisDelves into the multifaceted identities of second-generation Nigerian adults in the United States and Britain. The author argues that they conceive of an alternative notion of 'black' identity that differs radically from African American and Black Carribean notions of 'black' in the United States and Britain.
Trade Review"In this unparalleled global and comparative analysis of the racial and ethnic identities of Black African immigrants, Imoagene aptly demonstrates that second-generation Nigerians “choose ethnicity, while negotiating race”." * Canadian Journal of African Studies *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 * Setting the Context: Immigration, Assimilation versus Racialization, and the African and Nigerian Diasporas in the United States and Britain 2 * "You Are Not Like Me!": The Impact of Intraracial Distinctions and Interethnic Relations on Identity Formation 3 * "It's Un-Nigerian Not to Go to College": Education as an Ethnic Boundary 4 * Forging a Diasporic Nigerian Ethnicity in the United States and Britain 5 * On the Horns of Racialization: Middle Class, Ethnic, and Black 6 * Feeling American in America, Not Feeling British in Britain Conclusion Appendix A: Notes on Method Appendix B: Ethnic Identification Information Notes References Index
