Stories
Toolkit: Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Entrepreneurs
Small business owners have been hit hard by the pandemic, and this is especially true for immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs, who are more likely to work in vulnerable industries like hospitality or personal services and experience barriers like limited English proficiency. At the same time, immigrant communities have helped drive… Read More
Back to School: A Look at the Internet Access Gap
With the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, many students, parents, and teachers are preparing to start the new school year online. However, access to the internet, and high-speed broadband internet (e.g. cable, fiber optic, or DSL) in particular, is highly unequal. Data shows that low-income households disproportionately lack access to broadband… Read More
New Americans in Tulsa
Read the Brief: New Americans in Tulsa Download Now New research from New American Economy (NAE) released today in partnership with the City of Tulsa highlights how immigrants are both essential to Tulsa’s rapid response efforts and especially vulnerable due to gaps in our… Read More
Luis Saavedra
I’m 40, an American citizen and have helped build senior engineering teams at Google, Apple and Amazon before landing in my current job at Twitter. But in 1986, at the age of six, I was an undocumented migrant from Peru. It took two attempts to cross the border and the… Read More
Julie Romero
I was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, a vibrant coastal city known for its annual Carnaval and for being Shakira’s birthplace. I remember days filled with the elongated notes from an accordion in a vallenato song and family gatherings over a warm sancocho. Unfortunately, that magic was destroyed by the violence… Read More
New American Kitchen
New American Kitchen MáLà Project Special Recipe Amelie Kang, founder of MáLà Project We were so excited to have Amelie Kang join us Tuesday, April 28, for a very special and exclusive demo on our Instagram Live! Amelie taught us how to make delicious and… Read More
Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans on the Frontlines
In honor of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month, we examine the critical role that Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans have in supporting healthcare and other essential industries in the United States during the Covid-19 crisis. Today, 28.2 percent of immigrants in the United States are… Read More
“My Sun in Aquarius” Comedy Benefit Show
On Friday, May 15, 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, New American Economy, in partnership with the New York State Youth Leadership Council and comedian Julio Torres (Saturday Night Live, HBO’s Los Espookys and My Favorite Shapes), hosted “My Sun in Aquarius,” a digital comedy show to benefit undocumented workers… Read More
New Americans in Longview, Texas
Read the Brief: New Americans in Longview Download Now New research from New American Economy shows that immigrants contributed $920 million to the GDP of the Longview metropolitan area in 2017. The report, New Americans in Longview, was prepared in partnership with the Longview… Read More
Immigrants Working in Education During Covid-19 Crisis
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, millions of students face severe challenges as they transition to remote learning. At every level, from daycare centers and preschools all the way up to colleges and universities, immigrants in the U.S. education sector play a significant role in supporting children and their families. Together,… Read More
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