A sociologist at SUNY used the 2000 census data to determine that African immigrants make the smartest Americans by comparison. Inside Bay Area - Black immigrants, the invisible model minority. His findings suggest that black immigrants from Africa average the highest educational attainment of any population group in the country, including whites and Asians. How do they find time for school with all those jobs? Just kidding.
Seriously though, it doesn't matter where you go. It could be the smallest college in the middle of Nowhere, Kansas and you will find an African immigrant getting his education on.
"43.8 percent of African immigrants had achieved a college degree, compared to 42.5 of Asian Americans, 28.9 percent for immigrants from Europe, Russia and Canada, and 23.1 percent of the U.S. population. "
The article also addresses an issue that has been discussed within the black community for some time now; African and Caribbean immigrant's children are higher achieving than black American children. This has been a sort of argument between those that suggest that black kids stay behind because of racism while black immigrant kids face racism and nationalism, but get ahead. African and Caribbean immigrant children are also more likely to come from 2-parent families as well.
A recent look at Harvard's black undergrads (503) and found that 1/2 to 1/3 were West Indian and African immigrants or their children, or to a lesser extent, children of biracial background.
Discuss.
"43.8 percent of African immigrants had achieved a college degree, compared to 42.5 of Asian Americans, 28.9 percent for immigrants from Europe, Russia and Canada, and 23.1 percent of the U.S. population. "
The article also addresses an issue that has been discussed within the black community for some time now; African and Caribbean immigrant's children are higher achieving than black American children. This has been a sort of argument between those that suggest that black kids stay behind because of racism while black immigrant kids face racism and nationalism, but get ahead. African and Caribbean immigrant children are also more likely to come from 2-parent families as well.
A recent look at Harvard's black undergrads (503) and found that 1/2 to 1/3 were West Indian and African immigrants or their children, or to a lesser extent, children of biracial background.
Discuss.
