Affiliation:
1. Purdue University, Fort Wayne, USA (Emerita)
Abstract
The US refugee population has grown exponentially. More migrants than native-born US residents decide to become entrepreneurs. More than one-third US entrepreneurs are women, yet the scholarship on women entrepreneurs is scarce. This chapter explores the pre- and post-migration experiences and perspectives of a Southeast Asian female refugee entrepreneur residing in the Midwestern United States. The interviewee owns and manages a hair salon. Collected data include recorded oral history interview and transcript, participant observation at the entrepreneur's business, field notes, and a variety of social media sources. Data analysis yielded four emergent themes: memories of growing up/ethnic culture, importance of family and family support, learning the business, and resiliency.
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