Nigerians Among Top 8 Races that Excel In America

 
Controversial Yale professor Amy Chua and her husband Jed Rubenfeld have named Nigerians among the eight leading races with the ability to excel over and above others in the United States of America.

According to the couple,  some groups in America are inherently more likely to succeed than others,  pointing at the ease with which Nigerians earn doctorate degrees at stunningly high rates while Indian and Chinese Americans earn much higher incomes than other Americans while the Jews are top of the table reinforced by intense discipline,  determination, and not given to fleeting impulse.


In their new book, ‘The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America,’ the two Yale professors said their research shows Nigerians as well as nationals from Jewish, Indian, Chinese, Iranian, Lebanese-Americans, Cuban exiles and Mormons in the category of certain races are  bound to succeed over all others in America.

  Still on the book, these cultural groups, the authors added, have three easily identifiable traits: the superiority complex, insecurity and impulse control with each group believing it is exceptional, chosen and superior in some ways, while at the same time exhibiting a lack of confidence that prompts them along, thus creating the need for further improvement.

  The authors also gave what may be a debatable insight why some groups, including African-Americans, might not have what it takes to reach the top.

The authors added: “It may be taboo to say but some groups in America do better than others. Mormons have recently risen to astonishing business success. Cubans in Miami climbed from poverty to prosperity in a generation. Nigerians earn doctorates at stunningly high rates. Indian and Chinese Americans have much higher incomes than other Americans; Jews may have the highest of all.”

Source: This Day