Dr. Emma Omoruyi, a pediatrician in Houston, TX who is the child of Nigerian immigrants narrates how her parents migrated from Nigeria in the mid-1970s in the aftermath of the Nigerian civil war, the Biafran War. She narrates how her parents met and the circumstances surrounding the birth of her brother. Dr. Omoruyi gives perspective on some of the difficulties faced by immigrants from a physician’s perspective. She explains ways African immigrants can empower themselves and ways in which the medical community can help empower these patients and create a more positive and welcoming environment for them.