Interview with Efosa Austin Osayamwen, February 23, 2014
Project: African Immigrants in the Bluegrass Oral History Project
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Efosa Austin Osayamwen speaks briefly about his family and education in Benin, Nigeria. He explains the education system, including the secondary entrance exam and West African exam and how those impact if and where one can go to secondary school and college. He talks about the National Service Requirement in Nigeria and his belief in its importance. He tells both negative and positive stories about his experiences in the United States. Austin manages an international food store in Lexington.Interview Accession
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Osayamwen, Efosa Austin Interview by Jack Wilson. 23 Feb. 2014. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Osayamwen, E.A. (2014, February 23). Interview by J. Wilson. African Immigrants in the Bluegrass Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Osayamwen, Efosa Austin, interview by Jack Wilson. February 23, 2014, African Immigrants in the Bluegrass Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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