Fadilat T. Olasupo

Hello!

I'm a fourth-year doctoral candidate and qualitative researcher in the department of Sociology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 

My areas of interest encompass a wide range of topics, including race and ethnicity, immigration, transnationalism, and identity and belonging.

My primary research revolves around delving into the racial identity formation and racialization of African immigrants and their children in the United States. Moreover, my current research investigates ethnic racial socialization practices of first-generation Nigerian immigrants to better understand what factors shape their approaches to transmitting racial knowledge to their children. 

My work is supported by the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) at the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School.

Through my work, I strive to shed light on the intricate interplay of social, political, cultural, and structural factors that shape perspectives and experiences with race and racism. Ultimately, I aim to address the existing knowledge gap and foster a deeper understanding of the processes engender racial identity formations within African immigrant communities in the United States.