Educating Foreign Born African Students in U.S. Schools

Abstract

The number of people, particularly students in U.S. schools, who were born in Africa increased significantly over the past decade. The 2010 U.S. Census report puts the African immigrant population in the U.S. at 2.1 million people. The largest foreign born African populations were from East Africa (Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia) and West Africa (Nigeria and Ghana). The states with the highest concentrations of African populations were New York, Minnesota, Ohio, California and Texas.This guide offers educators who work with this population some of the most important cultural insights that educators need to understand in order to be more effective in working with African students.