{"id":2639,"date":"2018-11-30T15:19:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T15:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/?page_id=2639"},"modified":"2018-11-30T21:30:28","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T21:30:28","slug":"movers-and-shakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/movers-and-shakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Movers and Shakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e155a7b6d0d{font-size:36px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl vc_custom_1543591414007 vcex_69e155a7b6d0d\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Movers and Shakers<\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1543613417894{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]Immigrants have shaped American life in innumerable ways, contributing to the economy, politics, science, technology, arts and culture.\u00a0 Those who came to Boston were no exception. In fact, the city&#8217;s many universities, industries, and cultural institutions have long been magnets for people across the world seeking opportunities and outlets for their ambition and talents. But not all immigrant movers and shakers came through these channels; some arrived with very little and forged their own futures as business and political figures, artists, writers and activists. And some of their children became important leaders in protecting and aiding immigrant communities.\u00a0 Here are a few of their stories in Greater Boston:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69e155a7b7539 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1543607901538 vcex_69e155a7b7539\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20 wpex-text-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"180\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MaryAntinCROP.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Mary Antin, 1881-1949<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Born in Polotsk, in the Belarus region Russia, Mary Antin was a writer and advocate for immigrants. (Click to read more).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69e155a7b7d0b .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1543610293583 vcex_69e155a7b7d0b\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20 wpex-text-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"479\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bogogian-pic.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bogogian-pic.jpg 479w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bogogian-pic-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Hagop Bogigian, 1856-1931<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Born in 1856, Hagop Bogigian was an Armenian rug merchant and philanthropist in Boston. (Click to read more)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69e155a7b840f .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1543610705057 vcex_69e155a7b840f\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20 wpex-text-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"494\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Andrew_Carney-crop.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Andrew_Carney-crop.jpg 494w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Andrew_Carney-crop-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Andrew Carney, 1794-1864<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Andrew Carney was an Irish businessman and philanthropist who founded Carney Hospital, the first Catholic hospital in New England. (Click to read more)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69e155a7b8b6f .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1543611607986 vcex_69e155a7b8b6f\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"598\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chang-pic.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chang-pic.jpg 598w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chang-pic-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Caroline Chang, 1940-2018<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Caroline Wong Chang spent much of her personal and professional life working for the Asian-American community. (Click to read more).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69e155a7b92b5 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1543612253127 vcex_69e155a7b92b5\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20 wpex-text-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Solomon_Carter_Fuller.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Solomon_Carter_Fuller.jpg 320w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Solomon_Carter_Fuller-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Solomon Carter Fuller, 1872-1953<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Solomon Carter Fuller was the first black psychiatrist in America, who engaged in groundbreaking Alzheimer\u2019s research. (Click to read more)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69e155a7b99cf .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1543613332144 vcex_69e155a7b99cf\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"400\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Gibran-pic-e1543613232387.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Kahlil Gibran, 1883-1931<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>A Syrian immigrant who spent his early years in Boston, Kahlil Gibran was an artist and poet who authored works in both Arabic and English. 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