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Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Neighborhood Revitalization: Studies of the Allston Village, East Boston and Fields Corner Neighborhoods in Boston
Institute for Asian American Studies Publications
Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
12-1-2005
Disciplines
Abstract
Although somewhat later than other major urban areas, Boston has been experiencing fundamental demographic changes. The 2000 Census reported that for the first time non-Hispanic whites constitute a minority of the city’s population. Subsequent Census estimates confirm an even stronger trend toward a rapidly diversifying population.
Immigration has been a major factor in this growth and diversification. A recent report shows that over the last 15 years more than 22,000 new immigrants have annually settled in Massachusetts. The foreign-born as a percentage of the population has grown from 9.4 percent in 1980 to 14.3 percent in 2004.
Community Engaged/Serving
No, this is not community-engaged.
Citation Information
Ramon Borges-Mendez, Michael Liu and Paul Watanabe. "Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Neighborhood Revitalization: Studies of the Allston Village, East Boston and Fields Corner Neighborhoods in Boston" (2005) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/paul_watanabe/12/
Prepared for The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.