Racism in the United States affects immigrants in many ways. In the case of African immigrants, this interferes, among other things, with the assimilation process. Most African immigrants do not face racism in their home country and therefore it becomes a culture shock for them to face racism when they arrive in that country. Yetty Shobo referred to this by stating that "Although many have never faced racism in their home country, they face the harsh reality of their host country, as their ascribed physical characteristics can create an additional obstacle in their quest for upward mobility. " (Shobo, 2005). In most African countries, the differences are ethnic, meaning that people are separated according to the language they speak or the region they come from. Upon arrival in United States, the color of their skin becomes the determining factor in the type of experience they will have as they assimilate into this society Min Zhou identified three multidirectional patterns of assimilation: upward mobility involving l. acculturation and economic integration into the normative structures of middle-class Americans, with downward mobility involving acculturation and integration into the lower class and economic integration into the American middle class with delayed acculturation and preservation deliberate of immigrant groups. values ​​(Zhou, 1997). Yetty Shobo stated in his article on African immigrants that "classical assimilation theory proposes that immigrant groups increasingly resemble natives or m....." Middle of article. .. strong ethnic networks among African immigrants can be a source of social capital that will promote children's positive adjustment through the provision of support and control” (Shobo, 2005). This suggestion will be useful in the future. African immigrant because they will benefit from a support group to help them integrate into American society, thereby reducing culture shock and the effects of racism on their assimilation. Works cited Katende, C. (1994). . University of Pennsylvania Shobo, Y. (2005). African Immigrants: Patterns of Assimilation - Previous Research and New Findings from the Population Association of America, Annual Meeting 2005, Session 109: Immigration and Diversity 2-5. Zhou, M. (1997). Segmented assimilation: issues, controversies and recent research on the new second generation. International Migration Review 31: 975-1008