*A former USIA Research Officer found that African immigrants to the U.S. want no “reunion” or “community” with African Americans.
The focus of this e-book is on the “Why” and how these attitudes could lead to conflicts in the future if not heeded and addressed RIGHT NOW.
“Africans come here and they are under misconceptions that African Americans are losers and don’t take advantage of opportunities,” says Dr. Eugene Walton.
African immigrants want no part of “community” with African Americans, is the finding of African Immigrants and African Americans: Community or Conflict?, published by EWEmedia in two formats: E/Book and Paperback. E/Books are delivered immediately to your mobile device and Paperbacks are delivered by mail. (Click on appropriate link below):
The main focus of the book is on the reasons for the overwhelmingly negative attitudes illustrated by this incident reported by an African immigrant: “…my mother took extraordinary measures to keep my sister and me separated from local black Americans…like Kicky, who lived across the street from us. My mother not only banned Kicky from our house, but also from the sidewalk in front of our house.”
The author of the research is Dr. Eugene Walton, former research officer with the U.S. Information Agency, who served as Regional Research Officer/West Africa, posted to Lagos, Nigeria 1963-1965. During his tour Dr. Walton supervised public opinion surveys on Africans’ attitudes on Cold War issues with additional questions on their attitudes toward American Negroes (African Americans). The results of the surveys, which showed Africans to be favorably inclined toward community with American Negroes, remained classified for 50 years and are now being made public for the first time. The goal of this research was to determine if current African immigrants shared the historic inclinations of their parents and grandparents in Africa years ago.
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Obviously there is some jealousy towards African Americans because they have done so well despite oppression from the United States. That is a shame, as African immigrants could have used our help and wouldn’t have to sell cheap imitation goods on the streets nor sell themselves for green card marriages. A relative of mine was pray to one from Nigeria who had a Nigerian wife.
this is probably the dumbest article i have read on EUR and whoever wrote this should be fired immediately. So this journalist, probably a high school drop out, decides to write about a “study”: from 50 years ago and only tells the readers it’s from 50 years ago in the last paragraph?? And why is the title of this article, African Immigrants Want No ‘Community’ with African Americans” but the last paragraph says “the results of the surveys…showed Africans to be favorably inclined toward community”
The oringal study was 50 years ago at which time the attitudes were favorable. The current study finds that the attitudes are unfavorable so something changed.
It is not jealousy towards African Americans; it’s a lack of understanding coupled with media images. I’ve been fortunate to travel to various countries and the only image most in the world have of blacks in the US comes from Rap and current Hip Hop. Also, often you have people who are coming from countries where there is little public education or no safety net so they get here and hear about the dropout rate and people not sending their kids to school. Some have difficulty understanding this when they would walk miles to school if they had to. I recall being in Brasil a few year back and commenting on the number of young black kids under 10yo on the streets hustling any and everything. I remember thinking that it would be great for more american kids to see this because quite frankly what we call poverty in this country is a dream for poor from many countries. In some ways they are like US blacks in the early part of the 20 century and honestly if our grand or great grandparents were around today I got the feeling they wouldn’t want anything do with certain segments of the black community.
No one has heard of James Baldwin, Marion Anderson or Martin Luther King? Give me a break. Famous jazz and blues musicians have traveled the world as well as famous actors like Sidney Poitier, though from the Bahamas, is known for American films. Famous men of science are well known all over the educated world, where we are well respected, as we should be. Educated African immigrants cannot beg ignorance about our accomplishments as we are the cultural group that has contributed more than any other.
@Done– where did you get from the article that there were two studies, a 50 year old study plus a new one? The article only mentions research conducted in the 1960s (which was favorable)
The goal of this research was to determine if current African immigrants shared the historic inclinations of their parents and grandparents in Africa years ago.
OK, so assuming that this was true about their grandparents, was the question answered as it relates to current African immigrants?
OK, I don’t need to even ask. This was obviously written by someone white, who has never really got into the inner circles of Africans or African Americans. Well, he’s white, so he’s never going to get an inside view.
It’s more complicated than that, and an outsider will never really understand it.
It’s partly true that “Africans come here and they are under misconceptions that African Americans are losers and don’t take advantage of opportunities.”
The question is, how long does that misconception persists?
After living here long enough, Africans get enough wake up calls to realize that the deck is actually stacked against you if you are black.
I mean, when the person writes something as crazy as this, you know he doesn’t have a clue:
The focus of this e-book is on the “Why” and how these attitudes could lead to conflicts in the future if not heeded and addressed RIGHT NOW.
If you talk to Africans, they know what’s going on. They know who their ultimate enemy is, and we are all in this struggle together as black people.