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Meet the Tapestry 2022 Awardees
As Global Detroit puts final preparations in place for celebrating 12 years of building a vibrant, inclusive Detroit and Southeast Michigan, we are proud to introduce the 2022 awardees of Tapestry, our annual awards gala which takes place Thursday, October 13 from 5 -...
Global Detroit Advocacy Results in Inclusive Statewide Housing Plan
Global Detroit’s core belief is that inclusive strategies result in increased economic opportunity and prosperity for all residents. Over the years, we have learned that immigrant inclusion is most impactful when policymakers, public sector actors and private sector...
Global Detroit Leadership Update
In February, we announced a new chapter for Global Detroit: our founding executive director, Steve Tobocman, would be assuming a new role and we would be bringing on a new leader for the organization. Today we are very excited to...
Discovering What Is Possible: Helping Marabou International Launch in Michigan
Carline Dugue first came to the United States in 2009 to pursue her undergraduate degree in chemistry at Kalamazoo College. In 2013, she returned to her native Haiti to participate in a peace project. But she wanted to do more to improve economic conditions in her...
Rezaul Chowdhury: A Day in the Life of a Trusted Connector
Rezaul Chowdhury As Global Detroit’s community engagement specialist in Banglatown, Rezaul Chowdhury is a liaison and a problem solver — or what we call a “trusted connector.” What does that mean? That means every day, he is out in the community helping small business...
Aynaa Events + Decor: From Seeking Connection to Starting a Business
When Fardusee Jaigirdar, Tahira Lasker and Farjana Dalia joined Global Detroit’s Common Bond program, they were hoping to connect with other women and claim some time for themselves outside their busy families. They did these things, but they also did something they...
Threading Together Skills, Confidence and Connection
In Senegal, Mariama Keita designed and sewed clothing for a living–a career she had studied for in school. So when she had an opportunity to join Global Detroit’s Common Bond program, which brings immigrant and non-immigrant women together around textile arts, she not...
A New Chapter for Global Detroit
Thirteen years ago, I had the amazingly good fortune to be asked to lead a research study and strategy planning effort to better understand immigration and the regional economy, funded by the New Economy Initiative, Detroit Regional Chamber and Skillman Foundation. We...
Prof. Stephen Yale-Loehr: Breaking Down the Build Back Better Act
Stephen Yale-Loehr is Professor of Immigration Law Practice at Cornell Law School. He also is co-author of Immigration Law and Procedure, the leading 21-volume immigration law treatise, published by LexisNexis. He also practices immigration law at Miller Mayer in...
Metzger: Census Shows Michigan Needs Immigration
Kurt Metzger is one of metro Detroit’s leading data analysts and demographers. He is director emeritus at Data Driven Detroit and previously spent 15 years with the U.S. Census Bureau in the Detroit Regional Office. He also served as a senior research analyst with the...