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Guyanese Immigrants Help to Rebuild Schenectady

November 16, 2008 – 11:38 am

Schenectady, N.Y. (Photo by Elephi Pelephi, via Flickr)
An article on reversing urban blight in the Cleveland Plain Dealer uncovered an interesting story in the once-dying city of Schenectady, N.Y. In a bid to save itself from a shrinking population and economic base after General Electric Co. moved out, Schenectady, near Albany, recruited immigrants from a [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Cleveland, Columbia, Guyanese, Hazleton, immigrants, Immigration, urban blight | Comments

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