Read the text and view the images in the Immigrants Mean Business digital exhibit. Post your thoughts on these questions (300-500 words). Support your response by giving specific examples from at least three of the businesspeople highlighted.
- What are some of the personal and community challenges these immigrant entrepreneurs face in coming to the United States, in starting a business, and/or in facing the pandemic?
- What do you think it means to have an “American” business?
- How do these stories relate to some of the themes of the working life that we have explored this term?
Immigrants Mean Business: An Enduring History of Entrepreneurship