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With typical bank loans not a viable option, Yunus redefined the terms of financing for these women, substituting honor and reputation for credit and collateral. He gave out small loans—just the equivalent of $10 to start—and soon found that the women were not very different from the best customers of the biggest banks in the largest cities in the world. Their greatest assets were their reputation; they valued their pride; they sought opportunity. He grouped his clients into teams and held them commonly responsible for their collective debt each week. Freed from the predatory...
...FIDDLER IN THE SQUAREIn 1996, Zhou immigrated to the United States to join his mother and uncle, who were already living in the Boston area. Zhou soon started work at a Chinese restaurant, washing dishes, cutting up vegetables, and unloading trucks. With limited English, this was his only employment option, Zhou says.After work, Zhou would practice the jinghu in his apartment, just as he had done in China. However, Zhou’s new neighbors threatened to call the police. The embattled artist took to practicing outdoors, atop a hill in Boston Common.Three years ago, a fellow Chinese musician suggested...
...Make a Deal... We can't invade. Sanctions won't work. The only option left is to talk
...added, however, that professors would have the option of adding extra questions that would only be asked of the graduate students evaluating their classes...
...Make a Deal... We can't invade. Sanctions won't work. The only option left is to talk