iyabde: If you can afford it go to an african fabric store around you and buy like 2-3 top range "George" or "lace" cloth materials for her. She might also like American toiletries...my mum does.

blessedWMN: I'm African American woman in the USA, I've been dating a Nigerian guy, Igbo, for a few months. He's going back home to visit & I would like to get a gift for his mother. Any recommendations are appreciated.

Flashaldrin:
what is african american?

Mynd_44: Fabric. You can never go wrong with that

ogugua88: [size=13pt]Please, don't get her fabric. Get her something that's culturally symbolic of the US, a gift that can only be found here, or a personalized gift as you noted. She probably has a million kinds of fabric. Giving an older Nigerian woman fabric is like offering water to a fisherman. I bet she has better fabric than what you can find here anyway.[/size]

ogugua88: [size=13pt]Please, don't get her fabric. Get her something that's culturally symbolic of the US, a gift that can only be found here, or a personalized gift as you noted. She probably has a million kinds of fabric. Giving an older Nigerian woman fabric is like offering water to a fisherman. I bet she has better fabric than what you can find here anyway.[/size]

blessedWMN: That's a black woman born in the USA

blessedWMN: Thank u, do u have any other recommendations?

Flashaldrin: exactly my thoughts. Who still accepts fabric this days??
Give her something that will make her know its from oyinbo.

ogugua88:

[size=13pt]Your personalized gift sounds great as you've only been dating her son for a few months. You don't want anything to over the top. Someone mentioned toiletries. That's another good idea. I know Clinique has gift sets. You can find that and other good sets at Macy's. Bath & Body Works too, but their scents are quite strong. I wonder how she'd take to it.[/size]

Mynd_44: Hmmm. Flash is in a derailing mood