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Video of the Week: Maura O’Neill Previews the 2013 Global Diaspora Forum
Starting today, USAID and the State Department will co-host the third annual 2013 Global Diaspora Forum. Read more >>
Engaging with Arab Americans on Syria
Mexican Diaspora Leader Gives Back Green
The Impact Blog interviewed Luis Aguirre-Torres, CEO of GreenMomentum and recipient of the White House’s Champion of Change award. Read more >>
An “IdEA” That Runs Deep: Engaging America’s Diaspora Communities
The U.S. Department of State, and IdEA host the second Global Diaspora Forum, an annual celebration of America’s diaspora communities, July 25-26. Read more >>
Pioneering African Entrepreneurship on Display at Diaspora Marketplace
At the second African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM II) at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., participants showcased their promising ideas for businesses to create employment and strengthen trade in emerging markets in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more >>
Diaspora Entrepreneurs – Change Makers Back Home
When we think about the economic potential of the estimated 215 million international migrants residing in countries other than their country of origin, we tend to fixate on the roughly 350 billion in money transfers sent annually to support family back home — perhaps with good reason. Remittances are a critical financial link between migrants [...]
A Personal Thanks to Filipino Americans from USAID/Philippines
To the more than 80 Filipino Americans from the metro Washington, D.C., area and beyond who came to speak with me on Friday, August 19, thank you for doing so much to help our kababayan (our fellow Filipinos). It was a pleasure to hear about your efforts as dedicated Filipino American leaders and activists from [...]
Meeting with Somali-Americans About the Crisis in the Horn of Africa
Nancy Lindborg is USAID’s Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance. The face of famine is painfully personal for members of the Somali American communities in Columbus, OH and Minneapolis, MN. Yesterday, I led a community roundtable in each city, home to the two largest Somali diaspora communities in the United [...]
Administrator Shah Receives Award for Indian Diaspora
Diaspora can make a difference. That’s the reasoning behind India’s Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award—the most prestigious civilian award given by the President of India to successful Indian diaspora who have enhanced India’s prestige around the world. USAID’s Administrator, Rajiv Shah, was recently honored as an Indian-American who is making a difference when he was presented [...]
