1. Black Immigrant Weight Perceptions and Desires to Weigh Less Open Access Author: Fikru, Emnet Title: Black Immigrant Weight Perceptions and Desires to Weigh Less Graduate Program: Sociology Keywords: black immigrantscaribbean immigrantsafrican immigrantswest indian immigrantsweight perceptionsbody idealsthinness desireself reported overweightassimilation File: Download Emnet_Fikru_thesis_final_draft.pdf Committee Members: Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichelle Lynn Frisco, Committee MemberKevin J Thomas, Committee Member