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RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF MIGRATION IN THE AMERICAS

MIT Civic Data Design Lab: Exhibition, Data Analysis, and Storytelling:
Sarah Williams (Director), Ashley Louie (Project Manager), Niko McGlashan, Alberto Meouchi, Jariyaporn Prachasartta, Julia Camacho, Ziyi Tang, Jenny Chan, Namhi Kwun, Yuehan Wang

MTWTF: Graphic Design
Glen Cummings, Sarah Dunham

World Food Programme:
Rossella Bottone, Lola Castro, Jonathan Rivers, Maria Guimaraes, Espedito Nastro, Annette Castillo, Margarita Lovon, Marta Ortiz, Francesca Lotti, Chiara Micalizzi, Gianluca Sacco, Patrizia Boschini

Tapestry Production:
Thanks to Casa Tochan, a non-profit supporting Central American migrants in Mexico City, assisted with the production of the tapestry: Bryan, Carlos, Efrain, Freddy, Gabriela Hernandez, Gerson, Jeciel, Luis, Oscar, Oscar, Ramón, Roberto, Vicente, Yaciel. Thanks to Fundación MITZ for contribution to the tapestry development: Judy Achar, Monica Castillo, Lilia Contreras, Lina Holoschutz, Andrea Isnardo, Renee Lombardo, Silvia Maldonado, Mayra Mateo, Maribel Perez, Salvador Perez , Gerardo Reyes, Miriam Segundo.
Acknowledgments:
The design of this exhibition was built on the work of the report, Charting a New Regional Course of Action: The Complex Motivations and Costs of Central American Migration, co-authored by the UN World Food Programme, the Migration Policy Institute, and MIT Civic Data Design Lab. The report can be downloaded at migration.mit.edu and was authored by Ariel G. Ruiz Soto (MPI), Rossella Bottone (WFP), Jaret Waters (MPI), Sarah Williams (MIT), Ashley Louie (MIT), and Yuehan Wang (MIT). The following members of MIT Civic Data Design Lab also contributed to research related to the report: Octavie Berendschot, Victor Chau, Carlos Centeno, Alberto Meouchi, and Zoë Kuhlken.

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