ABSTRACT
There is an ongoing debate and tension within the old and new African Diasporas about how to retain African cultures and ethnic identities, in this case those of the Igbo second generation. This chapter focuses on ethnic identity connection among SGIs in the Diaspora. As for the SGI young adults in this study, they often try to educate themselves through social media, books, co-ethnic groups in the USA, young Igbo organizations in the USA, relatives in Nigeria, and frequent visits to the parents' homeland. Participants are identified in this chapter by pseudonyms, which were chosen by the interviewer during the analysis. Even though this chapter aims to understand how the SGIs maintain connection with the Igbo community in the USA and their ancestral homeland, the analysis gave special attention to the narratives describing their lived experiences and the communicative tension asserted by the participants.
