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A couple of yrs ago I posted something about Nigerian dads and their no nonsense approach to education, and how at the time they their level of education was in England higher than the national average, and they were a pretty close behind immigrants from NE Asia in the U.S, well now it seemed that they have surpassed them..BTW Caribbean folks and other folks from Africa didn't do too badly either.
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At an Onyejekwe family get-together, you can’t throw a stone without hitting someone with a master’s degree. Doctors, lawyers, engineers, professors — every family member is highly educated and professionally successful, and many have a lucrative side gig to boot. Parents and grandparents share stories of whose kid just won an academic honor Aunts, uncles and cousins celebrate one another’s job promotions or the new nonprofit one of them just started. To the Ohio-based Onyejekwes, this level of achievement is normal. They’re Nigerian-American — it’s just what they do www.ozy.com...
originally posted by: muzzleflash
The Dream can be alive within anyone if they just put their Heart and Soul into it.
Let this be a lesson to anyone who wants to improve their lot in life.
Don't give up.
originally posted by: Puppylove
a reply to: Spider879
But they're dark skinned this shouldn't be possible in America with light skin privilege.
Looks like people are just people after all regardless of skin color.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Spider879
..BTW Caribbean folks and other folks from Africa didn't do too badly either.
That's because Caribbean folk aren't lazy lima beans and have at least tree job man.
originally posted by: Spider879
A couple of yrs ago I posted something about Nigerian dads and their no nonsense approach to education, and how at the time they their level of education was the in England higher than the national average, and they were a pretty close behind immigrants from NE Asia in the U.S, well now it seemed that they have surpassed them..BTW Caribbean folks and other folks from Africa didn't do too badly either.
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I saw this being discussed on my feed and I thought it interesting, given all the hoopla about immigrants from sht hole countries recently, as to who should be here and who should not, it also have the potential of the model minority crap others used to beat old line AAs over the head with.
At an Onyejekwe family get-together, you can’t throw a stone without hitting someone with a master’s degree. Doctors, lawyers, engineers, professors — every family member is highly educated and professionally successful, and many have a lucrative side gig to boot. Parents and grandparents share stories of whose kid just won an academic honor Aunts, uncles and cousins celebrate one another’s job promotions or the new nonprofit one of them just started. To the Ohio-based Onyejekwes, this level of achievement is normal. They’re Nigerian-American — it’s just what they do www.ozy.com...
But this do not just reflect education levels but economic as well, they beat the nation average including native white folks and way ahead of AAs who finished depressingly last on the list.
How should this shape our immigration policy if at all, what does this say about young native old line Americans of what ever ethnic hue.
This brings us to the Cornell University's Black Students United and whether the organization is engaging in racism — against blacks. The BSU complains that the prestigious Ivy League school admits too many blacks — from Africa and the Caribbean. "We demand that Cornell Admissions to come up with a plan to actively increase the presence of underrepresented Black students on this campus," the BSU student group said in its demands. "We define underrepresented Black students as Black Americans who have several generations (more than two) in this country."