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Briefing Book - Demographic Profile

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Age, Foreign-born, Race

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Document Date:
03/01/2010
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The BRA's Research Division provided data and analysis for the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians (MONB) first New Bostonians Summit held on March 31, 2010. The Demographic Profile of the Foreign-Born in Boston is a Summit briefing book about the demographic characteristics of Boston's foreign-born population over time.

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Briefing Book - Education

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Education, Foreign-born, Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Language, Race

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Document Date:
03/01/2010
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The BRA's Research Division provided data and analysis for the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians (MONB) first New Bostonians Summit held on March 31, 2010. The Education and the Foreign-Born in Boston is a Summit briefing book about the differences in the educational attainment between Boston's native-born and foreign-born population.

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Briefing Book - ESOL

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Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Language, Race

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03/01/2010
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The BRA's Research Division provided data and analysis for the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians (MONB) first New Bostonians Summit held on March 31, 2010. The English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Programs in Boston is a Summit briefing book focusing on ESOL students in Boston and how well they are performing in Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE) funded language-learning courses.

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Briefing Book - Labor Market Trends

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Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Income & Poverty, Labor Market, Race

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03/01/2010
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The BRA's Research Division provided data and analysis for the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians (MONB) first New Bostonians Summit held on March 31, 2010. The Labor Market Trends is a Summit briefing book that looks at Metro Boston's current labor market and workforce, highlighting the importance of education and language skills both currently and in the future.

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New Bostonians 2009

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Age, Education, Foreign-born, Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Language, Race

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Document Date:
09/28/2009
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New Bostonians 2009 is an update to the New Bostonians 2005, a demographic and economic snapshot of Boston's foreign-born population, prepared for the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians by the BRA Research Division. This recent update contains new data and calculations using the most recent American Community Survey, a yearly survey by the U.S. Census Bureau to allow communities to see how they are changing in the years between decennial censuses.

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Imagine all the People - Hispanic

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Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Race

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06/01/2009
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Produced by the Boston Redevelopment Authority's Research Division for the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians this is a profile of the Hispanic population in Boston. The "imagine all the people" series highlights immigrant communities and their economic contributions to Boston's social, cultural, and economic life. This profile includes all Hispanics living in Boston, both native-born and foreign-born.

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Imagine all the People - Hispanic (Spanish)

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Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Race

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06/01/2009
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Produced by the Boston Redevelopment Authority's Research Division for the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians this is a profile of the Hispanic population in Boston translated in Spanish. The "imagine all the people" series highlights immigrant communities and their economic contributions to Boston's social, cultural, and economic life. This profile includes all Hispanics living in Boston, both native-born and foreign-born.

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Boston Maps 2000 - Thematic Maps

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Age, Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Race

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Document Date:
09/24/2007
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A collection of thematic maps showing some of the important demographic, housing and socio-economic characteristics of Boston neighborhoods based on Census 2000 and other sources.

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Census 2000 Profile of Boston's Electoral District #1

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Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Race

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05/15/2005
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Selected demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of Boston's electoral district compiled from Census 2000 data (Summary File 3).

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Census 2000 Profile of Boston's Electoral District #2

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Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Households & Families, Language, Race

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Document Date:
05/15/2005
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Selected demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of Boston's electoral district compiled from Census 2000 data (Summary File 3).

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