#  Onoso Ikphemi Imoagene 

 

 



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 (Sociology, May 2011)  
*Thesis Title:* The Second Generation in the U.S. and U.K.: Identity Work Among Adults of Nigerian Descent   
*Committee*: Mary C. Waters (Chair), Christopher Winship, and Orlando Patterson  
*Initial Placement:* [Assistant Professor of Sociology, Sociology Department, University of Pennsylvania](http://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/content/onoso-imoagene) *Current Placement:* Associate Professor of Social Research and Public Policy, New York University, Abu Dhabi

 My research is in the areas of International Migration and Immigrant Incorporation with a special focus on first and second generation African immigrants in the British and American Diasporas; Inter-ethnic group (black-on-black) relations; the intersection of race, ethnicity, and class in assimilation outcomes of the African second generation; Impact of National Factors on Assimilation Outcomes; Immigration and Education; and Migration and Development. I take a comparative approach in my research. The findings from my just concluded research project on the identity formation processes of the adult Nigerian second generation is forthcoming in a book published by University of California Press titled *Beyond Expectations: Second Generation Nigerians in the United States and Britain*. My current research project--The Dreams Project--is a multi-site study on Ghanaian and Nigerian Diversity Visa Lottery Winners in the United States and their families back home.



 

 

 





 

 

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