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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 ...
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.
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Nigeria is distinguished from other African nations by the extent of its population's ties to the U.S. [162] [61] In addition to the large number of African Americans who trace their ancestry back to Nigeria, significant links of "culture and community" arise from the large Nigerian American community in the U.S., [162] which is known for being ...
Forty years ago this summer, Christian Okoye left Nigeria to attend Azusa Pacific on a track and field scholarship. Upon his arrival, Okoye had never so much as seen an American football, having ...
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. A.
Latunde Odeku, first Nigerian neurosurgeon trained in the United States; pioneer of neurosurgery in Africa Chidi Chike Achebe , physician executive and son of Chinua Achebe Bankole Johnson , psychiatrist ; discoverer of topiramate, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) facilitator and glutamate antagonist, as an effective treatment for alcoholism.
Nigerian-American culture and history (2 C, 8 P) Y. Yoruba diaspora in the United States (2 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Nigerian diaspora in the United States"