When Losing Your Job Is a Blessing
How Tim Chen, the founder of NerdWallet, worked up the nerve to start a
company after getting laid off during a recession
Human Capital
How technology and globalization are changing what it means to work
Lessons From a Failing Company
Leigh Radford is now a vice president at Procter & Gamble, but she started her
career at companies in turmoil.
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The host of public radio’s 1A on how support from his West Palm Beach community cannonballed him into media -
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Why Young Pakistanis Are Learning Chinese
By investing billions of dollars in Pakistan and dozens of other countries, China is gaining cultural cachet worldwide.
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The Backlash Against Screen Time at School
Combining education and technology is great—until it's not.
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LeVar Burton on Pursuing the Priesthood Before Acting
Before Roots, Star Trek, and Reading Rainbow, the actor had chosen to devote his life to the Catholic Church.
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The Blackfeet Brain Drain
Some Native kids who leave to pursue education find themselves stuck between a longing to help their community and the lack of viable employment back home.
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Kehinde Wiley on Self-Doubt and How He Made It as a Painter
The artist behind Barack Obama’s presidential portrait talks about developing his skills at a junk store.
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The Haunting Possibility of Alternative Lives
The author Elizabeth Kolbert on why she went into journalism and the myriad futures she imagined for herself
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Insecure’s Natasha Rothwell on Finding Her Path to Hollywood
The actress talks about first jobs, switching schools, and finally telling her parents about her dream of acting
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Taking Over the Family Business in Chinatown
As the neighborhood continues to gentrify, the children of immigrant shop owners must decide how, and if, they will keep stores running.
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Using Technology to Preserve the Culture of a Chinatown Shop
Alice Liu, a 24-year-old community advocate, on how she’s helped modernize her parents’ small shop
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The Burden of Being the Oldest Son of Immigrants
Jason Luo, a 24-year-old entrepreneur, on a son’s responsibility and embracing his family’s laundromat business
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Her Parents Wanted Her to Land a Cushy Job. She Wanted to Build Their Legacy
Olympia Moy, a 35-year-old activist, on trying to turn her parents’ music school into more of a community gathering place
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Finding a Place in the Family Business
Cynthia Koo, a 30-year-old designer, on managing the online presence of her parents’ restaurant
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How a Struggling Business United a Family
Kevin Huang, a 22-year-old college student, on getting reacquainted with his family’s bakery
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When Being the Boss’s Son Isn’t Enough
Ken Ma, a 32-year-old M.B.A., on expanding his parents’ optical-shop empire.
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The Employer-Surveillance State
The more bosses try to keep track of their workers, the more precious time employees waste trying to evade them.
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The Cow-Milking Robots Keeping Small Farms in Business
Around the country, dairy farms are struggling to stay open, embracing technology may be one way to make them more efficient.
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