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Immigrant homebuyers & economic revitalization
A new study in two Massachusetts cities suggests that purchases of homes by immigrants are on the upswing and may be helping to improve inner-city economies.
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Immigrants and the Massachusetts health-care workforce
Health-care job openings are growing twice as fast as the average for all industries in Massachusetts, and immigrants are eager to acquire health-industry skills. The author describes local training programs and recommends immigrant-friendly improvements.
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Finding new challenges in Chinatown
The president of Asian American Bank, Raymond Tung, shares the lessons he has learned at the helm of a community bank founded to meet the financial services needs of Boston's Asian immigrant community.
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Cutting to the roots of a problem: HarborOne Multicultural Center
After Brockton immigrants were taken advantage of by unscrupulous lenders, a credit union decided to tackle root causes. Its resulting learning center, profitable today, is a prime example of doing well by doing good.
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Immigrant entrepreneurs: a key to Boston's neighborhood revitalization
Marcia Drew Hohn from the Immigrant Learning Center shares highlights of a recent study on the impact of immigrant entrepreneurs in three Boston neighborhoods: Allston Village, East Boston, and Fields Corner.
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In-state tuition rates and immigrants
The pros and cons of states? letting children of illegal immigrants pay in-state tuition at public colleges.
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We just knock on doors
C&B talks to Pedro Arce, CEO of Veritas Bank. Veritas, a new bank, will work with community groups on development projects and serve the 70 percent Latino population of Lawrence, Massachusetts, in ways that might not be practical for large regional or national banks.