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Northeast: Brain Waste Drags Down Immigrants And Economy

July 7, 2017 Kristof Phillips

All along Bustleton Avenue are businesses built by foreign-born people who came to the U.S. in pursuit of a better life. Yet many highly educated and skilled immigrants are underemployed in Northeast Philadelphia and the

Bustleton

Fox Chase: Survivor Of Danube Swabian Ethnic Cleansing Shares Her Story

July 6, 2017 Kristof Phillips

Since the Danube Swabian Association moved to Fox Chase in 1972 it has been dedicated to passing on its Germanic culture and history, as well as honoring the memory of those lost to the ethnic

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Bustleton: Helping Immigrants Navigate a New World

June 11, 2015

For adults who have recently immigrated to the United States, whether working or unemployed, daily life can often be a struggle in and of itself. Resources to cultivate educational opportunities or to develop second-language skills

Bustleton

Northeast Philadelphia: Personal Immigration Experience Turned into Community Support

May 27, 2015

Alex Shraybman was more than 40-years old and in an established career when he decided to uproot his family from their home in Lviv, Ukraine, and make the trip to the United States in search

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