Stories
Immigrant Entrepreneur Shares Culture through Pinatas
Esther Ortiz was born in Mexico and spent her childhood straddling the California border, but she found her home in Erie. In 1994, her parents landed jobs at Plastek, a local plastics manufacturing company and settled in Erie’s upper west side neighborhood. Their family of 11 – her parents and… Read More
From Syria to Erie: Immigrant Family Finds Success and Community
Mahmoud Albaradan had a thriving used car dealership in Daraa, Syria. But in 2011, anti-government protests propelled the city into civil war. As violence escalated, Mahmoud, his wife and their six children, along with his brother’s family of nine, fled for their lives. In 2016, after four years in a… Read More
Yeyo’s El Alma De Mexico Special Recipe
We at New American Economy are so excited to have Rafael Rios joining us Tuesday, May 5, for a very special and exclusive demo on our Instagram Live in celebration of Cinco De Mayo! Rafael is the Executive Chef, Founder, and CEO of Yeyo’s El Alma De Mexico. Yeyo’s is… Read More
MáLà Project Special Recipe
We at New American Economy are so excited to have Amelie Kang joining us Tuesday, April 28, for a very special and exclusive demo on our Instagram Live! Amelie opened the first location of MáLà Project in East Village at just 24-years-old, turning her love for original Chinese home cooking… Read More
James Chang Special Recipe
We at New American Economy are so excited to have James Chang joining us Monday, April 20, for a very special and exclusive demo on our Instagram Live! James is a captain at Waldo Thai, the pioneers of Thai Food in Kansas City. However, for today’s ingredient, James will be presenting… Read More
La Newyorkina Special Recipe
We at New American Economy are so excited to have Fany Gerson joining us Thursday, April 16, for a very special and exclusive demo on our Instagram Live! Fany is the founder of La Newyorkina, A woman owned, Mexican sweets company specializing in all natural, handmade paletas, ice cream, baked… Read More
Sambuxa NYC Special Recipes
We at New American Economy are so excited to have Gladys Shahtou joining us Thursday, April 9, for a very special and exclusive cooking demo on our Instagram Live! Gladys is the founder of Sambuxa NYC and the only Sudanese caterer in NYC. She is known for her hand-made samosas… Read More
Sybil’s Bakery Special Recipe
We at New American Economy are so excited to have Amanda Bernard joining us Tuesday, April 7, for a very special and exclusive cooking demo on our Instagram Live! Amanda is the daughter of Ken Bernard, the owner of Sybil’s Bakery in Queens, New York. You can learn more about… Read More
Immigrant helps promote small business development in Middlesex County, NJ
Luis DeLaHoz was granted asylum and moved to the United States in 2004. By 2005, he was running his own-income tax preparation business in New Brunswick. He had a good education behind him. Raised in Manizales, in the coffee region of central Colombia, DeLaHoz had a bachelor’s degree in economics… Read More
From coding to coaching — an immigrant entrepreneur makes it his mission to help the next generation succeed
Rashaad Bajwa arrived in the United States when he was 3 years old. Learning English was easy, given his age. And his parents, educated in British schools in Pakistan, spoke English at home. But he still lived the immigrant experience. “I still am,” he says. “Even though I grew up… Read More
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