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African Immigrant Enterprise in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.: A Photo Essay

Starting a new business requires innovation, risk taking, hard work, and a lot of discipline. For African immigrants, who have settled in the Washington, D.C. area at least 7,000 miles from home, even more is involved. African immigrants must learn American business practices, laws, and success strategies.

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