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Immigrant, Inc. : why immigrant entrepreneurs are driving the new economy (and how they will save the American worker) / Richard T. Herman, Robert L. Smith.

Lippincott Library HB615 .H347 2010
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Herman, Richard T., 1964-
Contributor:
Smith, Robert L., 1959-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Entrepreneurship--United States.
Entrepreneurship.
United States.
Immigrants--United States.
Immigrants.
Job creation--United States.
Job creation.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.
Emigration and immigration.
Physical Description:
xxx, 226 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2010]
Contents:
Chapter 1 A Mighty New Idea 1
Chapter 2 The Mounting Evidence 7
Discovering a Phenomenon 10
The Accidental Entrepreneurs 12
Urban Legend? 14
A Skill Grows Lucrative 18
Mother of lnvention 19
The VCs' Keen Eye 21
New Seeds, Fertile Soil 23
lChapter 3 A Land of Opportunity, Still 27
A True Model Minority 30
An Idea, an Obsession 33
Learning to Persevere 35
Survival, Climbing, and Thriving 38
Where Business is Business 41
Chapter 4 Restless Dreamers 45
Seeing it First 47
A 24-Hour Job 49
Mexico Never Tasted So Good 51
No Room for a Dream 53
The Colors of Palestine 56
Chapter 5 Earth's Best and Brightest 61
Attracting the Striver Class 64
An African Way 66
The Reluctant Italian-American 67
Out of Shadows, into Solar 71
Love, Study, and a Start-Up 72
At Home Far Away 75
Chapter 6 Cowboys of a New Frontier 79
A New Kind of Entrepreneur 81
A Melting-Pot Dream Team 82
The Super Prof 85
Joining a New England Tradition 87
The Guru 88
New Era of Innovation 91
Made in America? 93
Reviving the Motor City 95
Spirits High, Lights Aglow 97
Chapter 7 Desperate Achievers: Prequel to Google 99
Starting from Nothing 101
The Boat People 102
An Artful Niche 103
The Family of Google 106
Anxious Wait for Visas 109
Chapter 8 Importing Solutions 115
A Gateway Re-Emerges 117
Tapping the Tide 118
Savvy Pilgrims, Creative Shopkeepers 121
A Wave of Home Restorers 123
A Boost for Everyone 125
The Power of One 127
Pushing Open the Door 129
Toward a "Shared Prosperity" 131
A Harlem-Like Renaissance 133
Seeds of Progress 135
Chapter 9 The Stimulus We Need 137
An Immigrant Advantage 140
America Losing Ground 145
Suffering an Antiquated System 148
A Better Way 152
The Change We Need-Changing Attitudes 155
Chapter 10 Thinking Like an Immigrant 161
The Dream-Keepers 164
A Nation of Immigrants Indeed 166
Keys to Success 168
The Explorer 169
The Knowledge Advantage 172
For Pride, For Family 174
The Power of Teamwork 175
The Possible Dream 177.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780470455715
0470455713
OCLC:
368051932

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