What Do I Do at One-Forty? One of the most common questions I get in Taiwan is, “What do you do?” This post is my attempt to explain what exactly it is that I do here. Hopefully, it will not only help others understand but also help me clarify my own thoughts about what I aim to accomplish at One-Forty — all in alignment with the organization’s mission to make “every migrant’s journey worthy and inspiring.” Who Are Our Target Populations? This is a harder question to answer than I expected. On paper, my job is to nurture One-Forty’s Indonesian…
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Reflections on One-Forty’s Migrant for Migrant Workshop: Balancing Money, Identity, and Ideals Attending the latest One-Forty workshop left me reflecting on how identity, economics, and community shape the migrant experience. As I set aside my PhD applications for the day, I thought I’d write down my thoughts on the event and the questions it evoked in me. Setting the Scene The “Migrant for Migrant” (M4M) program is a new initiative by One-Forty aimed at empowering migrant leaders and giving them space to organize their own activities. Yesterday’s workshop, led by an Indonesian migrant entrepreneur, drew forty women who were eager…