Read the text and view the images in the Immigrants Mean Business digital exhibit. Post your thoughts on these questions (300-500 words). Support your response by giving specific examples from at least three of the businesspeople highlighted.
What are some of the personal and community challenges these immigrant entrepreneurs face in coming to the United States, in starting a business, and/or in facing the pandemic?
What do you think it means to have an “American” business?
How do these stories relate to some of the themes of the working life that we have explored this term?
Immigrants Mean Business: An Enduring History of Entrepreneurship