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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Essays & Articles
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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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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Microcredit: A Business Tool, Not a Band-Aid
A review by Lucy Mastellar under the supervision of Kim Wilson Many refugees remain “stuck” in protracted transit for decades.
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Dispatches from a Financial Coach: Lessons on the Economic Empowerment of Immigrants
By Omar Shoukry Notable deficiencies in financial management skills over the last decade in the US have encouraged a growing
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Refugee Resettlement: Why Many See Resettlement as Their Only Hope
“This is my hobby from Iraq,” stated Karam as a large Major Mitchell’s cockatoo sat perched on his arm. Bright,
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The Dynamic Nature of the Haitian Sòl
By Aaron Steinberg During the winter of 2019–2020, I interviewed two first-generation Haitian immigrants, both men in their twenties. We
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Cross-Saharan Migration to Tunisia: A case study of West African workers and students
By Kenza Ben Azouz, Jeremiah Gaitlin, Ingrid Magalhaes, Jayshree Venkatesan, and Kim Wilson Located between Libya and Algeria, the small
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