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| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| Preface: My Immigrant Experience |
| Introduction: Welcome to Immigrant, Inc. |
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Chapter 1 -
A Mighty New Idea |
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Chapter 2 -
The Mounting Evidence |
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- Discovering a Phenomenon
- The Accidental Entrepreneurs
- Urban Legend?
- A Skill Grows Lucrative
- Mother of Invention
- The VC’s Keen Eye
- New Seeds, Fertile Soil
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Chapter 3 -
A Land of Opportunity, Still |
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- A True Model Minority
- An Idea, an Obsession
- Learning to Persevere
- Survival, Climbing, and Thriving
- Where Business is Business
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Chapter 4 -
Restless Dreamers |
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- Seeing It First
- A 24-Hour Job
- Mexico Never Tasted So Good
- No Room for a Dream
- The Colors of Palestine
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Chapter 5 -
Earth’s Best and Brightest |
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- Attracting the Striver Class
- An African Way
- The Reluctant Italian-American
- Out of Shadows, into Solar
- Love, Study, and a Start-up
- At Home Far Away
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Chapter 6 -
Cowboys of a New Frontier |
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- A New Kind of Entrepreneur
- A Melting-Pot Dream Team
- The Super Prof
- Joining a New England Tradition
- The Guru
- New Era of Innovation
- Made in America?
- Reviving the Motor City
- Spirits High, Lights Aglow
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Chapter 7 -
Desperate Achievers: Prequel to Google |
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- Starting from Nothing
- The Boat People
- An Artful Niche
- The Family of Google
- Anxious Wait for Visas
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Chapter 8 -
Importing Solutions |
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- A Gateway Re-Emerges
- Tapping the Tide
- Savvy Pilgrims, Creative Shopkeepers
- A Wave of Home Restorers
- A Boost for Everyone
- The Power of One
- Pushing Open the Door
- Toward a “Shared Prosperity”
- A Harlem-Like Renaissance
- Seeds of Progress
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Chapter 9 -
The Stimulus We Need |
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- An Immigrant Advantage
- America Losing Ground
- Suffering an Antiquated System
- A Better Way
- The Change We Need—Changing Attitudes
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Chapter 10 -
Thinking Like an Immigrant |
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- The Dream-Keepers
- A Nation of Immigrants Indeed
- Keys to Success
- The Explorer
- The Knowledge Advantage
- For Pride, For Family
- The Power of Teamwork
- The Possible Dream
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About the Authors |
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Appendix |
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Index |
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