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		<title>Latino-majority LA suburb suffers in current economic climate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 15:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The LA Times featured my hometown of El Monte, California in an article today about how the economic downturn is leading to a reversal of small fortunes and an upswing in gang violence.
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		<title>Hyphen blog readers write own immigration stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 16:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asian-American magazine Hyphen&#8217;s blog asked readers to blog about their own immigration stories or the stories of their parents. 17 bloggers responded with 300-word stories about how transnational migration and culture shock affect family relationships and personal identities.
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		<title>UN, World Bank devote annual development reports to geography and migration</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/un-world-bank-devote-annual-development-reports-to-geography-and-migration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amalia Feld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what may be a sign of an increasing awareness of the (long-standing) relevance of geographical factors relating to world poverty, hunger, and political and economic development, among other global concerns, both the United Nations and the World Bank have dedicated their respective 2009 annual development reports to the theme of geography.
While the official publication [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&blog=5295263&post=635&subd=swatmigration&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A day in the life of an &#8220;immigration fixer&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-immigration-fixer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times&#8217; Bits blog features Christine Doyle, the immigration specialist for Google who was mentioned in Sunday&#8217;s article on foreign-born tech industry workers. The post details a typical Monday on the job for Doyle, who helps Google&#8217;s foreign-born employees navigate complex immigration laws. She also helps them confront the emotional challenges that arise [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&blog=5295263&post=628&subd=swatmigration&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>International student profile: Hena Choi &#8216;11</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Lin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is our first installment in a series of interviews with Swarthmore international students. We hope to showcase the international student experience and explore the reasons why students leave their home countries to come to study in the United States.
Hena Choi &#8216;11 was born in Seoul, South Korea. In this interview, she discussed her reasons [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&blog=5295263&post=614&subd=swatmigration&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times gives scholarships to NYC immigrant teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times ran an article yesterday featuring this year&#8217;s New York Times Scholars. These New York City high school seniors, many of whom are recent immigrants, had overcome immense struggles in order to get into college. The article begins with the story of a young woman from China who lives on her own [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&blog=5295263&post=610&subd=swatmigration&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A community in pictures: Philadelphia&#8217;s Italian Market</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/a-community-in-pictures-philadelphias-italian-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Photos by Calvin Ho.
Last week, several SMP members took a trip to the Italian Market, a section of 9th Street in South Philadelphia. We found a vibrant commercial area that has been undergoing a dramatic demographic shift. The northern parts of the area were filled with Italian-American shops catering to locals and tourists. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&blog=5295263&post=600&subd=swatmigration&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times looks at how immigration affects Minnesota hospital</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/new-york-times-looks-at-how-immigration-affects-minnesota-hospital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte Chase</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times recently profiled Minneapolis&#8217; Hennepin County Medical Center to look at how immigrants are changing the structure of the American medical system. Besides adjusting to what were once exotic diseases, the health care systems that serve these new immigrants must adjust to language and cultural differences. For instance, those suffering from common [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&blog=5295263&post=589&subd=swatmigration&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A community in pictures: Philadelphia Chinatown</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/a-community-in-pictures-philadelphia-chinatown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Lin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
In a recent trip to Philadelphia Chinatown, the Swarthmore Migration Project visited establishments previously profiled by our sister organization, the Chinatown Youth Radio Project. We went to Abakus Takeout, an urban apparel retailer that incorporates kitschy elements associated with Americanized Chinese restaurants. Next, we had lunch at Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House, an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swatmigration.wordpress.com&blog=5295263&post=585&subd=swatmigration&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Koreans moving out of China because of economic downturn</title>
		<link>http://swatmigration.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/koreans-moving-out-of-china-because-of-economic-downturn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Ho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Danwei translated a CBNweekly article about how the South Korean community in China is affected by the economic crisis. Many Koreans are going home because the value of the won compared to the RMB has slipped considerably.
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