Patricia Ngozi Anekwe

High-Achieving Second-Generation Nigerians in the United States Patricia Ngozi Anekwe

High-Achieving Second-Generation Nigerians in the United States: Navigating Multi-Contexts to Success, examined the academic experiences of children of Nigerian immigrants to determine how they make sense of their academic experiences in the United States. Using surveys, in-depth interviews, and focus-group interviews of high-achieving children of Nigerian immigrants in the United States, the author explored the backgrounds of the youths, how they experienced education in the US, their educational and career aspirations, and the challenges they faced on their path to academic success.




The book also examined how they overcame their challenges and included interviews of some of the parents to determine the role parents played in their children's success. Nigerian parents adopted some of the strategies their own parents utilized back home in Nigeria to motivate their children to academic success in the United States, often using what the author termed the gospel of education creed. The first of its kind, the book also documented how second-generation Nigerians navigate multiple identities and challenges to become successful in the United States. The author examined where participants are more than ten years later to determine whether they met the academic goals and the career aspirations they set earlier.