Mbaise Family Union was formed in July 1993 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, by few motivated and foresighted Mbaise indigenes. This was no doubt a major milestone in unifying Mbaise people in North Carolina in particular and by extension the USA. Five families, compelled by compassion and with one spirit, dedicated to search for and bring together other Mbaise sons, daughters and children in North Carolina. This noble task which started informally, crystalizing into monthly rotational meetings in the houses of the pioneer members and later became formalised with the election of the association’s first president, Mazi Sonny Akpuda.