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Open Item "One Year Later: Our Transnational Presidency".One Year Later: Our Transnational Presidency Open "One Year Later: Our Transnational Presidency" in New Window
Was the election of Barack Obama a transnational phenomenon that signaled evolution of the American identity?
Created 7 weeks ago by Pete Plastrik in Social Innovation Blog Open "Social Innovation Blog" in New Window
Updated 8 weeks ago by Pete Plastrik
Tag transnational immigration
Open Item "nuPOLIS 2009: Most Popular Items".nuPOLIS 2009: Most Popular Items Open "nuPOLIS 2009: Most Popular Items" in New Window
From our first year on the Web, the blogs and developments that most resonated with our growing audience.
Created 10 weeks ago by Pete Plastrik in Social Innovation Blog Open "Social Innovation Blog" in New Window
Updated 3 months ago by Pete Plastrik
Tag transnational immigration
Open Item "Transnationalism: What It Means to Local Communities".Transnationalism: What It Means to Local Communities Open "Transnationalism: What It Means to Local Communities" in New Window
In a new article, nuPOLIS partner Alvaro Lima examines the impact of this immigration trend on community development.
Created 3 months ago by Pete Plastrik in Social Innovation Blog Open "Social Innovation Blog" in New Window
Tag immigration reform, transnational immigration
Open Item "Why Not A Transnational Olympics?".Why Not A Transnational Olympics? Open "Why Not A Transnational Olympics?" in New Window
This global showcase of athletic ability celebrates the power of nation states, but there is an alternative.
Created 3 months ago by Pete Plastrik in Social Innovation Blog Open "Social Innovation Blog" in New Window
Updated 4 months ago by Pete Plastrik
Tag immigration
Open Item "Global City Citizens: A New Worldwide Force".Global City Citizens: A New Worldwide Force Open "Global City Citizens: A New Worldwide Force" in New Window
nuPOLIS partner Alvaro Lima gets the spotlight in Neal Peirce's Citiwire.net column about transnational immigrants.
Created 5 months ago by Pete Plastrik in Social Innovation Blog Open "Social Innovation Blog" in New Window
Tag immigration, transnational immigration
Open Item "Transnational Innovation: Diaspora's Hidden Benefits".Transnational Innovation: Diaspora's Hidden Benefits Open "Transnational Innovation: Diaspora's Hidden Benefits" in New Window
A shift in the immigrant experience results in new ideas for social change.
Created 9 months ago by Pete Plastrik in Social Innovation Blog Open "Social Innovation Blog" in New Window
Tag immigration, transnational immigration
Open Item "Social Innovation Puzzle: What's Inside, Outside the Box?".Social Innovation Puzzle: What's Inside, Outside the Box? Open "Social Innovation Puzzle: What's Inside, Outside the Box?" in New Window
"Innovation space" is a competition among new ideas, old ideas, and other ideas.
Created 10 months ago by Pete Plastrik in Social Innovation Blog Open "Social Innovation Blog" in New Window
Updated 5 months ago
Tag immigration, transnational immigration
Open Item "Not Your Grandfather's Immigration".Not Your Grandfather's Immigration Open "Not Your Grandfather's Immigration" in New Window
"Waves of newcomers" is a familiar American story, but this time it's different.
Created 10 months ago by Pete Plastrik in Social Innovation Blog Open "Social Innovation Blog" in New Window
Tag immigration
Open Item "Is Closing the Immigrant "Language Gap" A New Engine for Economic Development?".Is Closing the Immigrant "Language Gap" A New Engine for Economic Development? Open "Is Closing the Immigrant "Language Gap" A New Engine for Economic Development?" in New Window
An innovation concept for immigrant development in the U.S., under development by nuPOLIS's Alvaro Lima and Peter Plastrik, focuses on the economic benefits of and potential methods for increasing immigrants’ English language skills.
Created 11 months ago by Pete Plastrik in Social Innovation Blog Open "Social Innovation Blog" in New Window
Tag immigration
Open Item "Barack Hussein Obama: America's First Transnational President".Barack Hussein Obama: America's First Transnational President Open "Barack Hussein Obama: America's First Transnational President" in New Window
His global roots and ideals exemplify a new type of American experience and identity.
Created 13 months ago by Pete Plastrik in Social Innovation Blog Open "Social Innovation Blog" in New Window
Tag immigration, immigration research, innovative immigration research
Open Item "Not Your Grandfather's Immigration".Not Your Grandfather's Immigration Open "Not Your Grandfather's Immigration" in New Window
Immigrant communities are developing new tools to stay connected globally, enhance and spread their culture, and increase economic opportunities, nuPOLIS's Alvaro Lima and Peter Plastrik report.
Created 14 months ago by Pete Plastrik in Social Innovation Blog Open "Social Innovation Blog" in New Window
Updated 13 months ago by Greg Berry
Tag transnational immigration, transnational immigration index
Open Item "Transnational Immigration Index".Transnational Immigration Index Open "Transnational Immigration Index" in New Window
Development of a methodology and new database to measure the presence and activities of transnational immigrants in the U.S. and local communities.
Created 14 months ago by Greg Berry
Updated 11 months ago by Greg Berry
Tag immigration, immigration index, immigration metrics, measure immigration
Open Item "Diaspora Media".Diaspora Media Open "Diaspora Media" in New Window
Immigrants around the world use media to remain connected to their native culture, via TV, print, mobile phones and the web.
Created 14 months ago by Greg Berry
Updated 9 weeks ago
Tag immigration media
Open Item "Community Innovation, The Book: How Social Innovators Are Transforming America's Communities".Community Innovation, The Book: How Social Innovators Are Transforming America's Communities Open "Community Innovation, The Book: How Social Innovators Are Transforming America's Communities" in New Window
Pete Plastrik and Theodore Staton are coauthoring a new book--released exclusively on the nuPOLIS site--about scalable innovations for communities, and the discipline it takes to create them.
Created 14 months ago by Greg Berry
Updated 4 months ago by Greg Berry
Tag immigration
Open Item "January 2009: nuPOLIS Projects Update".January 2009: nuPOLIS Projects Update Open "January 2009: nuPOLIS Projects Update" in New Window
Track developments in social innovation projects you're interested in.
Created 14 months ago by Pete Plastrik
Updated 5 months ago
Tag transnational immigration
Open Item "Transnational Immigration Overview".Transnational Immigration Overview Open "Transnational Immigration Overview" in New Window
Millions of immigrants live transnational lives--in both the U.S. and their home countries. This phenomenon is changing the economic, social and political global landscape--and the way we should think about immigration.
Created 15 months ago in nuPOLIS Document Library Open "nuPOLIS Document Library" in New Window
Updated 4 weeks ago
Tag immigration
Open Item "Digaai.com".Digaai.com Open "Digaai.com" in New Window
Network of expatriate Brazilians.
Created 15 months ago by Greg Berry
Updated 5 months ago
Tag transnational immigration
Open Item "Transnational Immigration".Transnational Immigration Open "Transnational Immigration" in New Window
Research and innovations developed by Alvaro Lima, Director of Research for the City of Boston, focusing on the growing number of immigrants in the US who live and work transnationally--here and back in their home countries.
Created 16 months ago by Greg Berry
Updated 10 months ago by Greg Berry
Tag immigration, transnational immigration
Open Item "Leveraging Remittances for Development".Leveraging Remittances for Development Open "Leveraging Remittances for Development" in New Window
Immigrants in the US can use the flow of remittance funds to back-home families to boost the development of immigrant communities in the US.
Created 26 months ago in nuPOLIS Document Library Open "nuPOLIS Document Library" in New Window
Updated 4 weeks ago
Tag immigration