We're back with Sergio Jalil for Episode 156 of The Beirut Banyan.

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We discuss Lebanese descendants in Latin America today, their initial waves of emigration dating back to the mid-late 19th century, and how they came to represent Lebanon's largest diaspora community.

Sergio is the founder and Director of CELIBAL – Latin American Center for Lebanese Studies. From 1990 until 2005 he was Senior Vice President for International Business Development at Interaudi Bank in New York .

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