Immigrant innovators : 30 entrepreneurs who made a difference / by Samantha Chagollan ; art by Calef Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chagollan, Samantha, author.

Contributor:

Immigrant and Refugee Experiences in Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Brown, Calef, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Businesspeople--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Businesspeople.

Immigrant business enterprises.

Immigrants.

United States.

Immigrants--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Immigrant business enterprises--United States--Juvenile literature.

Genre:

Biographies.

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

128 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, MD : Duo Press LLC, [2020]

Summary:

"An inspiring children's biography collection, Immigrant Innovators highlights the stories of 30 immigrant entrepreneurs who have made it big in America. Geared toward readers ages 8-12, the book features people from around the world who played a major role in establishing global companies and products. These entrepreneurs come from more than 25 countries and have been successful in a wide range of fields, from energy bars (KIND), yogurt (Chobani), and restaurant chains (Panda Express), to dominant industry players like YouTube and Tesla. The book includes full-page illustrated portraits of each entrepreneur as well as colorful infographics throughout. Immigrant Innovators is a celebration of the immigrant experience-both the triumphs and the challenges-and an important reminder of the strength that comes from a broad and diverse population. Included, among others, are: Ayah Bdeir, Lebanon, littleBits Rihanna, Barbados, Fenty Beauty Marcus Samuelsson, Ethiopia, Chef Hamdi Ulukaya, Turkey, Chobani Max Levchin, Ukraine, PayPal Mike Krieger, Brazil, Instagram Daniel Lubetzky, Mexico, KIND Snacks Adi Tatarko and Alon Cohen, Israel, Houzz Luis von Ahn, Guatemala, Duolingo Pierre Omidyar, France, eBay Laura Behrens Wu, Germany, Shippo José Andrés, Spain, Founder of World Central Kitchen Also includes infographics like: Pioneering Entrepreneurs Kids of Immigrants Immigrant Entrepreneurs: By the Numbers What Kind of Entrepreneur Are You?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: We, the Immigrants

Mike Krieger

Andrew Cherng and Peggy Cherng

Ruzwana Bashir

Daniel Lubetzky

Ayah Bdeir

Immigrant Entrepreneurs: By the Numbers

Steve Chen and Jawed Karim

Rihanna

Marcus Samuelsson

Mariam Naficy

Hamdi Ulukaya

Max Levchin

Shan-Lyn Ma

Kids of Immigrants

Koel Thomae

Carlos Castro

Adi Tatarko and Alon Cohen

Luis von Ahn

Sophia Grojsman

Pierre Omidyar

Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli

Pioneering Entrepreneurs

Tae Yun Kim

Laura Behrens Wu

Frank Gehry

Ishveen Anand

Claudia Mirza and Azam Mirza

Jose Andres

What Kind of Entrepreneur Are You?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 121) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Chagollan, Samantha. Immigrant innovators

ISBN:

9781950500277

1950500276

OCLC:

1150799290

Publisher Number:

99987197300