ABSTRACT
Choices and the micropolitics of change Acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie makes a strong case for expanding the narratives about immigrant experiences. In her insightful stories about Nigerian immigrants in the US, the protagonists tend to be from the middle class; often starting their immigrant journeys after acquiring college degrees. Adichie argues,
When people think of African immigrants, they immediately think of poverty. I wanted to write about the type of immigration I am familiar with, an immigration of people who are not starving, who are middle class, who choose to leave because they want more choices.1
