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====Americans born to African immigrants==== This pushing of second generation African immigrants by their parents has proven to be the key factor in their success, and a combination of family support and the emphasis of family unit has given these citizens social and psychological stability which makes them strive even further for success in many aspects of their daily life and society.<ref name=AfricanAchieversUS7>{{cite web|title=Africans highest achievers in U.S. universities | date=15 December 2009 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfZXZWF_kO8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/hfZXZWF_kO8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|publisher=Youtube.com|access-date=14 July 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Many of these American groups have thus transplanted high cultural emphasis on education and work ethic into their cultures which can be seen in the cultures<ref name=AfricanAchieversUS7/> of [[Algerian Americans]], [[Kenyan Americans]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Ha-La/Kenyan-Americans.html |title=Kenyan Americans – History, Modern era, Significant immigration waves, Acculturation and Assimilation |publisher=Everyculture.com |access-date=2015-02-24}}</ref> [[Sierra Leonean American]]s,<ref>{{cite web |author=Francesca Hampton |year=2010 |url=http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Pa-Sp/Sierra-Leonean-Americans.html |title=Sierra Leonean Americans |website=Countries and Their Cultures }}</ref> [[Ghanaian Americans]], [[Malawian American]]s,<ref>Dixon, D. (2006). Characteristics of the African Born in the United States. Migration Policy Institute. January, 2006</ref> [[Congolese American]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.congovision.com/nouvelles2/ccc-manseka1.html |title=L'intégration des Congolais Immigrants aux USA |language=fr |trans-title=Integration of Congolese immigrants in USA |author=Bernard Manseka |access-date=September 1, 2012}}</ref> [[Tanzanian American]]s, and especially [[Nigerian Americans]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Aziz |first=Naeesa |title=Survey: Nigerians Most Educated in the U.S. |url=https://www.bet.com/article/w9hwjf/survey-nigerians-most-educated-in-the-u-s |publisher=BET |access-date=14 April 2013}}</ref> and [[Egyptian Americans]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Du-Ha/Egyptian-Americans.html |title=Egyptian Americans – History, Significant immigration waves, Acculturation and Assimilation, Cuisine, Traditional clothing |publisher=Everyculture.com |access-date=2015-02-24}}</ref> Though this fails to explain why poverty, corruption, violence, ethnic conflict, and generally poor socioeconomic conditions continue to plague African nations such as Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/5/4/forty-percent-of-nigerians-live-below-the-poverty-line-report |title=Forty percent of Nigerians live below the poverty line |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=May 4, 2020 |website=Aljazeera.com |publisher=AlJazeera |access-date=November 4, 2021 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/nigerian-kidnappings-reach-crisis-point/a-56818981 |title=Nigerian kidnappings reach crisis point |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=July 6, 2021 |website=dw.com |publisher=Deutsche Welle |access-date=November 4, 2021 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/africarenewal/news/boko-haram-violence-displaces-14-million-children-nigeria-and-beyond-%E2%80%93-unicef |title=Boko Haram violence displaces 1.4 million children in Nigeria and beyond |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=UN.org |publisher=United Nations |access-date=November 4, 2021 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/07/26/this-little-known-conflict-in-nigeria-is-now-deadlier-than-boko-haram/ |title=This little-known conflict in Nigeria is now deadlier than Boko Haram |last=O'Grady |first=Siobhán |date=July 26, 2021 |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=November 4, 2021 |quote=}}</ref>
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