Books and Publications
Books
Hidden in Blackness: Being Black and Being an Immigrant in U.S. Schools and Colleges
Dr. Onyewuenyi’s book Hidden in Blackness: Being Black and Being an Immigrant in U.S. Schools and Colleges, co-written with Chrystal A. George Mwangi, Associate Professor of Higher Education at George Mason University, is a synthesis of her research, community activism work, experience with mentorship and her desire to create lasting systemic change in American academic systems at the collegiate and elementary levels.
Reviews for Hidden in Blackness
This deeply researched, student-centered volume fills a critical gap in the field and equips scholars and practitioners with essential insights for better seeing and serving the rich diversity of the Black immigrant student population from K–12 through college. A groundbreaking contribution!” -Carola Suárez-Orozco, Professor in residence, Harvard Graduate School of Education Hidden in Blackness offers a richly researched, historical, and contemporary portrait of the diversity and intersectionality of immigration and Black experiences in the U.S. education system. Destabilizing tired binaries and divisions fabricated by white supremacy, George Mwangi and Onyewuenyi introduce a necessary both/and narrative that can hold the dynamic, complex realities of human experience. Hidden in Blackness makes a profound contribution to the study and practice of human development―and the lives of people racialized as Black in the United States.
– Leoandra Onnie Rogers, Associate Professor of Comparative Human Development
Herres, J., Ortelli, O., Rodriguez, I., Onyewuenyi, A. C. (2023). Factors associated with perceived stress and depressive symptoms among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of American College Health, 1-12.
Kumi-Yeboah, A., Smith, P. (2017). Cross-Cultural Educational Experiences and Academic Achievement of Ghanaian Immigrant Youth in Urban Public Schools. Education and Urban Society, 49(4), 434-455.
Frey, K., Strong, Z. H., Onyewuenyi, A. C. (2017). Individual and Class Norms Differentially Predict Proactive and Reactive Aggression: A Functional Analysis. Journal of Educational Psychology 109(2), 178-190.
Frey, K. S., Newman, J. B., & Onyewuenyi, A. C. (2014). Aggressive Forms and Functions on School Playgrounds: Profile Variations in Interaction Styles, Bystander Actions, and Victimization. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 34(3), 285-310.
Booker, A., Montgomery-Block, K., Scott, Z., Reyes, B., Onyewuenyi, A. (2011). Public Scholarship within an Urban School District: A Community and University Partnership Approach to Service-Learning. Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 1, 67-87.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Adaurennaya Onyewuenyi. Bicultural identities: Race and flexible ethnicity among 1.5 and 2nd generation African immigrant young adults. Presented at American Educational Research Association, Virtual
Ada Onyewuenyi. Perceived teacher discrimination and racial identity—Black American and African immigrant adolescents. Presented at UCLA Emerging Immigration Scholars Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2019
Ada Onyewuenyi. Examining the impact of teacher discrimination and racial identity on Black-American and Nigerian adolescents’ grades. Presented at American Educational Research Association, Toronto, CA, 2019
Frey, Karin, Higheagle Strong, Zoe, and Ada Onyewuenyi. Epistemic modeling of moral emotions and appraisals following third-party intervention in peer victimization. Presented at Society of Research on Child Development, Baltimore, MD, 2019
Frey, Karin, Higheagle Strong, Zoe, Onyewuenyi, Ada, Kwak-Tanguay, Saejin, and Emma McMain. Third-Party Revenge and Reconciliation: Appraisals and Emotions of Diverse American Adolescents. Presented at Society of Research on Child Development, Baltimore, MD, 20
PRESENTATIONS
Public Scholarship and Other Media
Lloyd, M. (Host). (2023, Feb. 22). ASK 088: How can I be more nuanced in my understanding of diversity? Psych Sessions. https://psychsessionspodcast.libsyn.com/ask088-how-can-i-be-morenuanced-in-my-understanding-of-diversity
Case, K. (Host). (2021, May 16). Systemic education racism with Ada Onyewuenyi [Audio podcast episode]. Enough Y’all. https://enough-yall-with-kim-case.simplecast.com/episodes/systemiceducation-racism-with-ada-onyewuenyi-ZjI0JaJX
Education Week – “Assumptions teachers often make about Black students and what to do about them.” March 10, 2021 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-assumptions-teachers-often-make-about-black-students-and-what-to-do-about-them/2021/03
Character Lab Tip of the Week- “More than meets the eye: How to look beyond race.” February 28, 2021 https://characterlab.org/tips-of-the-week/more-than-meets-the-eye/