Stories
“STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN”
Participant 1
Nigeria USA
Special Education Need Coordinator - Personal Care Assistant
“BEING BLACK WAS PERCEIVED AS A MARKER OF INCOMPETENCE UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE”
Participant 2
Ghana USA
Chartered Accountant - Cyber Accountant/IT Auditor
“I AM POORER IN AMERICA THAN I WAS IN NIGERIA, EMOTIONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY”
Participant 3
Nigeria USA
Chief Hospital Administrator - Program Coordinator, Disability Services
“UNRECOGNIZED FOREIGN QUALIFICATIONS FORCE IMMIGRANTS TO START FROM SCRATCH”
Participant 4
Nigeria USA
Lecturer - PhD Student
“CREDENTIAL RECOGNITION WAS FAIR... BUT THE U.S. BOARD EXAMS REQUIRED A WHOLE NEW KIND OF ADJUSTMENT”
Participant 5
Nigeria USA
Physiotherapist - Physical Therapist
“I SEE THIS PHASE AS SURVIVAL MODE... BUT I’M BUILDING SOMETHING NEW—SOMETHING MINE.”
Participant 6
Nigeria USA
Director Government Communications - Caregiver, Direct Support Professional, Business owner
'I didn't lose myself - I just learned how to grow a new one"
