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Immigrants

Arrived with a suitcase and a work ethic; built the rest.

37 profiles, published in 3 installments. Every profile is fact-checked against its sources, and every source opens inside the magazine.

Thirty-seven profiles of builders who arrived in a new country with a suitcase and a work ethic — and built the rest themselves. Published in three installments.

Part one features Alfredo Duarte, Arnaldo Bomnin, Bedros Keuilian and Bharat Desai. Part two features John Tu, Josie Natori, Jyoti Bansal and Mariam Naficy; part three, Raj Sardana, Randall Pich, Safwan Shah and Sheila Marcelo.

The countries they left differ, and so do the industries they entered. What the thirty-seven share is the sequence: arrival, work, ownership — told here profile by profile, each fact-checked against its sources.

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Immigrants — The Top 15, Part 1

Featuring Alfredo Duarte, Arnaldo Bomnin, Bedros Keuilian, Bharat Desai and more.

15 profiles · Alfredo Duarte, Arnaldo Bomnin, Bedros Keuilian … · Read →
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Immigrants — The Top 12, Part 2

Featuring John Tu, Josie Natori, Jyoti Bansal, Mariam Naficy and more.

12 profiles · John Tu, Josie Natori, Jyoti Bansal … · Read →
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Immigrants — The Top 10, Part 3

Featuring Raj Sardana, Randall Pich, Safwan Shah, Sheila Marcelo and more.

10 profiles · Raj Sardana, Randall Pich, Safwan Shah … · Read →

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What are some immigrant success stories in America?

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What challenges do immigrant entrepreneurs face?

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