The conceptual framework - ethnicity in America; background exploration of ethnic groups in Ghana; Ghanaian immigrant ethnic associations in America; comparative research on the socio-cultural role of the Asanteman Association, the Okuapemman Association, and the Brong Ahafo Association; a combination of verbal and numerical discussions to further confirm the socio-cultural roles of the three Ghanaian immigrant ethnic associations in New York City; Association problems.