Backyard Bankers: Episode 3, Enduring Nepali Money Clubs
In the first episode of this series on money clubs, we saw how a Bangladeshi club helped members gather the
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Backyard Bankers: Episode 2 Côte d’Ivoire Associations
In last month’s issue of the Leir Migration Monitor, we featured a story to appear in a forthcoming book, Backyard
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Backyard Bankers: Episode 1, Boston-Based Bangladeshi Businessmen Fashion a DYI Solution to Fund Their US Ventures
The following is inspired by a forthcoming book, Backyard Bankers: Immigrants, Money Clubs, and The American Dream. Both the post
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FINANCIAL BIOGRAPHIES OF LONG DISTANCE JOURNEYERS: VOLUME I Princess Cameroon toward the US: Juju, political persecution and domestic violence cause
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From Economic Violence to Economic Safety: The Financial Lives of Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Colombia
By: Tamara Bah, Marisol Hernandez, Heather Odell, Shane Sullivan, Rosemary Ventura, and Kim Wilson The International Rescue Committee reports that
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Coyotes, Tandas, and a Quest for Closure: Conversations with Recent Immigrants from Puebla, Mexico
By: Anargiros Z. Frangos, Jr. under the supervision of Kim Wilson For the vast majority of Mexicans wishing to immigrate to the
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Financial Biographies of Refugees in Ethiopia
By: Kim Wilson et al. This collection of profiles from Ethiopia explores stories that highlight refugee and migrant journeys and their
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Financial Biographies of Refugees in Tunisia
By: Kim Wilson et al. This collection of profiles from Tunisia explores stories that highlight refugee and migrant journeys and their
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Financial Biographies of Refugees in Mexico
By: Kim Wilson et al. This collection of profiles from Mexico explores stories that highlight refugee and migrant journeys and their
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Financial Biographies of Refugees in Kenya
By: Kim Wilson et al. This collection of profiles from Kenya explores stories that highlight refugee and migrant journeys and their
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