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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... American people of Nigerian descent (5 C, ... Nigerian-American culture and history (2 C, 8 P) Y. Yoruba ...
Nigerian Americans; Total population; 760,079 (2023) [1] (ancestry or ethnic origin) 476,008 (2023) [2] (born in Nigeria) Regions with significant populations; Texas (especially Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth and San Antonio) • Northeastern US (especially NYC, Boston, New Jersey and Philadelphia) • California (Los Angeles, Bay Area) • Florida (Miami, Tampa, Orlando) • Georgia • Chicago ...
The Ijaw culture of the South has been influenced greatly by its location on the coast and the interaction with foreigners that it necessitated. Its members amassed great wealth while serving as middlemen, and the preponderance of English names among them today is a testament to the trade names adopted by their ancestors at this time. [45] [46]
Nigerian diaspora in the United States (5 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Nigerian diaspora in North America" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Nigerian-American culture and history" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Omuku's work is painted directly onto strips of sanyan, a thick traditional Nigerian fabric. Nengi Omuku, "Rabble Rousers," (2024). Courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London, and ...
John Uzo Ogbu (May 9, 1939 – August 20, 2003) was a Nigerian-American anthropologist and professor known for his theories on observed phenomena involving race and intelligence, especially how race and ethnic differences played out in educational and economic achievement. [1]
Today, many African Americans share ancestry with the Yoruba people. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] After the slavery abolition in 1865, many modern Nigerian immigrants of Yoruba ancestry have come to the United States starting in the mid-twentieth century to pursue educational opportunities in undergraduate and post-graduate institutions.