In May 2009, composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda was invited to the White House for An Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word, an event designed to celebrate a new generation of poets, playwrights, and musicians. He was expected to perform a number from...
From the birth of the United States, immigrants have journeyed to our shores to chase their dreams and build a better life. The struggles and triumphs of these individuals and their families, generation after generation, are an integral part of our nation's history and identity....
Amidst the controversy over immigration reform generated by the current election cycle, a new report finds that more than half of our nation's billion-dollar startups were founded by immigrants. The report was published earlier this month by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), a...
Earlier this month, two Murthy Law Firm attorneys, Aron Finkelstein and Alissa Klein, spoke at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Bangkok District Chapter 4th Annual Consular Processing Conference. The conference, which was held at the Marriott Renaissance Riverside Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City,...
Beginning in the 19th century, over 300,000 Chinese immigrants, most of them men, came to the United States in search of work to support their families back home. They toiled in mines, factories, and on farms, enduring backbreaking labor and dangerous conditions. Many of them...
The United States has long benefited from foreign national entrepreneurs who start businesses in this country that create jobs for U.S. workers, not to mention tax revenues for the government. But, obtaining work authorization as an entrepreneur in the U.S. can be quite a challenge....
The list of Academy Award nominees this year generated a great deal of controversy for what many consider a patent lack of diversity. One contender for the year's Best Animated Short film, "Sanjay's Super Team," and the ethnically diverse team that created it, represent a...
As leader of one of the preeminent firms in the world of immigration law, Murthy Law Firm founder and President Sheela Murthy has a whirlwind daily schedule filled with meetings, consultations, community and social functions. About twice a year, however, Sheela makes time to visit...
Attending to patients amidst a busy hospital and crafting award-winning poetry may seem like two disparate occupations. But for Amit Majmudar of Columbus, Ohio, combining a passion for writing with his hectic schedule as a doctor comes naturally. The son of immigrants from India, Dr....
At the dawn of the 20th century, America began to welcome a new demographic of immigrants - working class men from Punjab, the region between the disputed border between India and Pakistan. These immigrants settled into Southern California to farm the land and build new...
