Building America: The Immigrant Construction Workforce
Immigrant workers at all educational and skill levels play a central role in building our economy. Construction work is a tangible illustration of this role, with immigrant workers often performing dangerous low-paying jobs. We should recognize the contributions of these workers who are vital to our economy.
How Growing Up With the 'Best of Both Worlds' Helped This Chinese American Founder Bootstrap a $25 Million Company
Youtech founder and CEO Wilbur You says his family--both in the U.S. and in China--taught him the values he needed to succeed.
Jewish Immigration to America: Three Waves
Sephardic, German, and Eastern European immigrants each contributed to the formation of American Jewry.
Chinatown, Kolkata: The Disintegration Of An Ethnic Enclave
Chinatown, situated in East Kolkata, is India’s only Chinatown. The first wave of immigration was of the Hakka Chinese in late 18th century, who came to work on a sugar plantation.
Evernote’s Phil Libin
After immigrating from the Soviet Union, Phil Libin settled in the Bronx with his family.
How I Escaped the Islamist Regime in Iran ... and Started a Winery in America
36 years after a harrowing escape from Islamist Iran, Moe Momtazi runs a successful family wine business.
Research Shows Immigrants Help Businesses Grow. Here’s Why.
It has been well documented that immigrants contribute disproportionately to entrepreneurship. This is true both in the United States and in many other countries around the world.
How does immigration increase diversity?
What does diversity mean? Do current immigration policies enhance diversity?
A History of Locke: the Oldest Rural Chinatown in the US
Chinese immigrants settled in Sacramento County to find work during a time of mass migration to America. During the early 20th century, levee construction was the bulk of immigrant work in rural areas like Locke.
10 Things I Learned From My Immigrant Parents
Crystal Shao shares her story as a child of Chinese immigrants.
America’s First Employment-Based Immigrant: Friedrich Von Steuben
Friedrich von Steuben played the most critical military role of any immigrant during America’s fight for independence. In a way, he was America’s first employment-based immigrant.
Countering stereotypes about Asian Americans
Asian Americans are often overlooked in discussions of racial bias in the United States. Now, psychologists and other researchers are working to change that.
How These 5 Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Living the American Dream
Between cultural differences and language barriers, getting ahead can be hard in a foreign country, but these immigrants are excelling.
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Outpace Native-Born Americans
A new Kauffman Foundation report also found that more seniors are starting businesses.
6 Immigrant Stories That Will Make You Believe In The American Dream Again
For all the political bombast about immigrants being an economic drain or a security threat, the pace of economic hypersuccess among immigrants is increasing.
How Restaurants Hire Undocumented Workers
The hospitality industry’s staffing methods remain shadowy, but it’s not as tough as you think.
Immigrants as Economic Contributors: They Are the New American Workforce
Immigrants today play a crucial role in the U.S. workforce. Although 17 percent of the overall workforce is foreign-born, certain industries are much more dependent on immigrants.
Key findings about U.S. immigrants
The United States has more immigrants than any other country in the world. Today, more than 40 million people living in the U.S. were born in another country, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s migrants.
Quebec releases guide to prepare immigrants for new ‘values test’
Immigrants to Quebec will be required to pass a ‘values test’ starting January 1
Henry Kissinger: Political Icon and Immigrant
Henry Kissinger, the 56th United States Secretary of State under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, was born Heinz Alfred Kissinger in 1923 in Fürth, a small city in south-central Germany.