Degree Name
BS
Department
Family Life
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Defense Date
2025-07-21
Publication Date
2025-07-27
First Faculty Advisor
Jenet Erickson
First Faculty Reader
Marie Orton
Honors Coordinator
Jocelyn Wilke
Keywords
Afro-Diasporic immigrants, first-generation Americans, Black experiences at PWIs, Black immigrant experiences in America, cultural brokering, familial expectations, identity formation
Abstract
Guided by a life-reflectance perspective, this thesis investigates the academic and emotional experiences of BYU students with Afro-Diaporic immigrant parents, focusing on how they navigate familial expectations, cultural brokering, and identity formation.
The researcher conducted qualitative research in the form of interviewing five BYU students, born in the United States of America, with Afro-Diasporic migrant parents. By identifying positive and negative effects of their experiences on their socio-emotional health, the results identified commonalities and deviations in the students’ experiences that affect their overall BYU experience and cultural identity awareness.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Larnyoh, Bryanna M., "The Pressures Experienced by First-Generation Students with Afro-Diasporic Migrant Parents in the University Setting" (2025). Undergraduate Honors Theses. 462.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/studentpub_uht/462