Onyinyechukwu Ruby Akuoma Onyemaobi, better known to her classmates and teachers as Onyi, had her academic expectations encouraged early in life by her Nigerian-born parents.
Her mother, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with a PhD in nursing, and her father, self-employed and a politician in Nigeria, were thrilled when the second-youngest of five children brought home a perfect report card.
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