The Importance of Double Consciousness

W.E.B. The Voice conceived the idea of double consciousness to explain the peculiar state of tension that came with being a black American. You write in your book about how you don't personally experience a double consciousness specifically because you are an immigrant. In your talks with other immigrants from Africa, including your native Nigeria, is this sentiment widely shared? Have you noticed any effect of American cultural imperialism creating a synthetic double consciousness where there once was none?