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Removing the Roadblocks That First-Generation Americans Face at Work

July 5, 2023
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When my family immigrated from India to the U.S. nearly four decades ago, they had no indication of what a new world would bring. They were filled with hope that this relocation would provide a surplus of opportunities unavailable before. With that hope came a justified reservation about acceptance in a new community, so they applied a strategy many immigrant families deploy: assimilate and prosper.

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