Buchiīuchi is Obinze's daughter with Kosi. Obinze is most shocked by the fact that Kosi seems disappointed not to have given him a male child because this is the traditional way to feel and act, even though they both love their daughter Buchi. Kosi is Obinze's wife, a very attractive but vapid woman. However, she and Ifemelu come to truly care about one another. She is a rich white woman and, while she attempts to be charitable and kind, often says things that are incredibly privileged and even racist. Kimberly employs Ifemelu as a babysitter in the United States.
Ranyinudo keeps Ifemelu updated on Obinze's life when the two are out of touch and welcomes Ifemelu back when she returns to Nigeria. Ranyinudo is Ifemelu's friend from Nigeria who Ifemelu keeps in touch with the most. He meets Ifemelu through his cousin Kimberly, who employs Ifemelu as a babysitter. He is white and rich, and though well-meaning, he and his friends often make Ifemelu uncomfortable. CurtĬurt is Ifemelu's boyfriend for a couple of years in the United States. He attempts to take his own life, an event which is very important to Ifemelu. He is cheerful as a child but must deal with his racial identity more as a young teen. Dikeĭike is Ifemelu's cousin who grows up largely in the United States. Following his death, she flees with Dike to America where she must work tirelessly to become a doctor and support her son, all the while grappling with how to assimilate into America. Aunty Uju is in a relationship with "The General" early in the story, but it seems that she is his mistress which allows her money but not status. She is Ifemelu's wife and mother of Dike, Ifemelu's cousin. Aunt Uju (Obianuju)Īunty Uju is a complex character. The narration of Americanah sometimes switches to Obinze's life and thoughts, especially his difficult life working illegally in London before returning to Nigeria to become a rich family man. Ifemelu often calls him "Ceiling" which is a code word she devised when they were first becoming physically intimate. Obinze is Ifemelu's first love whom she falls back in love with after returning to Nigeria. He idolizes his sister Shan and is very passionate about the election of Barack Obama in 2008. He is a professor at Yale and has a group of intellectual friends who Ifemelu clashes with at times.
Blaineīlaine is Ifemelu's "black American boyfriend" late in her travels in the United States.
Ifemelu is smart, outspoken, and passionate. While there, she is made acutely aware of her race and of the importance of race to American life and relationships. Ifemelu is a young woman from Nigeria who travels to the United States to work and study.
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