Anthropologist John Ogbu Compares the Involuntary Immigration of Africans as Slaves

question 95

Multiple Choice

Anthropologist John Ogbu compares the involuntary immigration of Africans as slaves to America and the motivation to succeed educationally in subsequent generations of African Americans to

• A)the voluntary immigration of Italian-Americans to America and the motivation for learning and success in subsequent generations.
• B)the voluntary immigration of Irish-Americans to America and the motivation for learning and success in subsequent generations.
• C)the voluntary immigration of German-Americans to America and the motivation for learning and success in subsequent generations.
• D)the involuntary immigration of Koreans to Japan during World War II and the motivation for learning and success in subsequent generations.

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