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Ndi Igbo Post

News, stories, and notices from the Igbo community — past, present, and future.

How Igbo Union Emerged

From a youth homecoming in 2012 to a registered 501(c)(3) cultural association with a vision for a Heritage Center — the story behind Igbo Union. Trace five years of youth gatherings, town halls, surveys, and outreach across Northern California; see how parents, elders, and young leaders turned shared hopes into a lasting movement for unity, culture, and progress; and discover why a central home for worship, markets, meetings, and memory now anchors the community's future.

By Igbo Union EditorialApril 12, 20267 min read

A person at the centre of community life — a fitting face for the story of how the Igbo Union came together

HISTORY OF NDI IGBO · Cover photo for this story.

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IGBO TRADITIONS

Iri Ji — The New Yam Festival

Iri Ji — literally 'eating new yam' — is the annual harvest thanksgiving that anchors Igbo cultural life. From the first yam cut by a titled elder to Iri Ji nights in diaspora living rooms, the festival is the Igbo argument for continuity.

By Igbo Union EditorialJanuary 20, 20266 min read

IGBO CULTURE

Ndi Igbo and their "Village" Mansions

When the hashtag #IgboVillageMansions trended online, it revealed a deeper misunderstanding — one rooted in language, identity, and how a people describe home.

By Igbo Union EditorialMarch 28, 20269 min read

IGBO CULTURE

How Igbo Women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule

Selected petitions and written correspondence between Igbo women and British officials between 1892 and 1960 shed fresh light on how women navigated male-dominated colonial institutions.

By Igbo Union EditorialFebruary 15, 20268 min read

IGBO TRADITIONS

Iri Ji — The New Yam Festival

By Igbo Union EditorialJanuary 20, 20266 min read

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