Entrepreneurship: An opportunity for African Immigrants?
From unrecognized academic credentials to racial discrimination, African immigrants face a myriad of challenges as they reside in the U.S. If you are one of them, you can definitely relate to such predicaments. Nevertheless, many of the immigrants have not allowed their challenges to become hindrances to their ambitions. They have defied all odds to […]
5 Stunning African Destinations to Visit for An Exclusive Experience
Africa is the oldest inhabited continent on Earth and is known as “the Mother Continent”. It is home to over 50 individual countries, each with its own culture, historical feats and identity. A place of wonder, myth, mystique and cultural discovery, of outstanding wildlife and bustling cities. As the author of The Jungle Book, Rudyard […]
Our Struggle to Send Our Dead Relatives Back Home
As immigration continues to rise worldwide, more and more Africans continue to build their lives outside their countries of origin. Most of these folks go about their days with the thought of dying in a foreign country rarely crossing their mind. However, as we all know, the grim reaper cares not for the place […]
How to apply for Asylum/Refugee Status in the United States?
Introduction Today, wars, famine and economic constrains are forcing people to leave their homelands in search of greener pastures elsewhere. It is no wonder that many Africans find themselves as refugees seeking asylum in Europe and the Americas. Asylum seeking for Africans has been frivolous and painstaking in recent years given the growing number of […]
Upwardly Global: A non-profit helping immigrants find jobs and attain economic security
Recently arrived immigrants in the United States face many cultural and structural challenges that hinder them getting job placements or kick starting their career. Being in unfamiliar territory may be daunting for thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants seeking a better life in the United States. The value of immigrants to any economy cannot be […]
African Cuisine – a blend of delectable cuisines and healthy eating habits!
Africa may not be leading in science and technology, it may not be so good in edtech, social infrastructure, advanced economy and in orthodox medicine, but the countries of Africa are natural; they have quality foods that people in developed countries are jostling to have. If you are worried about genetically altered foods or you […]
How to survive in the US for low income
I am writing this piece knowing that the typical African will survive in any environment. While his spirit is built with the resilience to overcome any situation, the “I CAN” spirit of the African man is further emboldened with information of this nature. History of African immigrants dates back a long time ago. In recent […]
How to get a Social Security Number (SSN) for K1 Fiance and K3 Visa Holders
Preparation: Download the Following Forms: 1. Application for a Social Security Card (SS-5) 2. I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (K-2, K-3, and K-4 Visa Holders Only) The above forms can be filled out on your computer and printed. Make sure you sign and date it as required. Anything you cannot fit by typing, you can […]
African Diaspora investors and investments making a positive impact in Africa
Although the African Diaspora may be millions of miles from their home continent, they usually never forget their familial and ancestral roots. This is partly the reason why most Africans in the Diaspora choose to invest in the home countries instead of their host countries. 140 million Africans live abroad with most of them being […]
Best jobs for African immigrants in the US
When you are about to leave the African soil for a greener pasture in America, your hope is high. So much is the height that you think once in the US, old things have passed away; all things become new. But, hardly did you get to the land of promise that you discovered things are […]