Migrants - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2004
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Life Lessons

student, at the Dance Complex in Cambridge. The first sixteen years of Martín Curiel’s life followed the cycles of the harvest. As migrant farmworkers, his parents moved Curiel and his two sisters from Mexico to the United States, where... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Garry Emmons; Julia Hanna; Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2006
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Bridging the Success Gap

education for young adults who are typically not encouraged to aim for college. “They come from tough backgrounds, from abusive homes, from poverty, from gang violence, from migrant families,” says Navarro, who is also an instructor.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

12 Jul 2022
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Expanding the Power to Prosper

could to relatives back at home—a process that opened Dyer’s eyes to the ways in which the financial system, with its long delays and steep fees, often winds up being most costly for those who have the fewest resources: Migrant workers... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Mar 2017
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The Realities of the Refugee Crisis

accepting refugees is probably good for a country. That was part of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s message to Germany: We need these people to plan for future growth. Economic migrants tend to be of the greatest benefit because they come with... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Nov 2020
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

migrant workers. Choudhury will teach the case in his elective course, Managing Global Operations. California Research Center When the pandemic forced people around the world to work remotely, use of the video conferencing platform Zoom... View Details

25 Jun 2020
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Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic

Suzhou amid COVID-19, while exploring the bigger problem of China's labor shortage of migrant workers. Choudhury will teach the case in his elective course, Managing Global Operations, next spring. California Research Center—When the... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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The City Solution

small percent more is being built brand new). Moreover, the world’s dominant habitation pattern still consists of poor people in emerging nations flocking to urban areas to seek work. Typically, these migrants end up in illegal and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

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