This gem of a link comes from Sandra Yu, program manager at Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice. An MIT grad who chose to return to Detroit (and couldn't be happier about the decision), Yu authored eight reasons why the Korean population of Michigan should embrace Detroit, and then turned to some of her friends for their say. The article's printed in Korean, but scroll down to read what Yu, Sean Mann, Sheu-Jane Gallagher, Leor Barak, and other city dwellers have to say about what this town's given back to them.
Excerpt:
Detroit is the ideal city for the immigrant spirit. A century ago,
Detroit was 33% foreign-born, mostly immigrants from Europe and the
Middle East. During the Great Migration that spanned 55 years from 1915
to 1970, 6 million African Americans fleeing brutal conditions in the
South migrated to Northern cities like Detroit searching for a better
life and a fair chance for themselves and their children. Now,
immigrants from Latin America make up the only growing demographic in
the City of Detroit, and have created one of the densest, most vibrant
districts in the city. Detroit is not a city that is kind to the lazy,
the selfish, or those who feel entitled. It is a city for the
entrepreneurial, the creative, the hardworking, the determined. If you
are adventurous, engaged and committed, there is a community in Detroit
that will embrace you, make you one of their own and give you a say,
whether you are an artist, an activist, a farmer, an inventor, or an
entrepreneur.
Read this collection of quotes and thoughts on choosing Detroit
here.
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