In this episode, Sandhya and Allison talk about immigrant history, small business and the pandemic, and the economy! If you are able to, the Universal Grain highly encourages you to shop at small business, especially during the pandemic. 

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Research we used: 

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/immigrants-play-an-outsize-role-in-small-business.html

https://www.pnas.org/content/117/30/17656

https://www.fastcompany.com/90514082/small-businesses-owned-by-women-people-of-color-and-immigrants-are-harder-hit-by-covid-19

https://delaroq.com/pages/about

https://wedreamincolour.com/about.html

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/covid-19s-effect-on-minority-owned-small-businesses-in-the-united-states#

https://www.shelbizleee.com/post/sustainable-black-owned-businesses

https://www.valuewalk.com/2018/11/non-citizens-usa/

https://www.self.inc/blog/starting-a-business-as-an-immigrant-to-the-u-s