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Interview with Korean-born artist Jiwon Rhie about her immigrant experience, how it influences her sculptures, and broader artistic practice in New York.

Jiwon Rhie is a multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Her work deals with ideas around boundaries, human relationships, cultural identities, and communication across installations, sculptures, and video. Exploring ideas through research and a project-based process, she visualizes personal and social experiences into art forms by capturing her sensitivity and a feeling of adaptation.

Features & analyses

Overcoming Crises in Immigrant Communities Through Collective Effort

Recent years and the global pandemic have highlighted the vulnerability of immigrant populations in New York to major health and economic crises, particularly in the metropolitan area. Unfortunately, these communities have been facing barriers to healthcare for a long time, with limited access to fedral and state social welfare programs. There is hope, however. In 2020, thanks to the collective effort of donors and organizations, millions of dollars were distributed to immigrant New Yorkers left out of federal stimulus funding....

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NWNY’s first Community Mixer of 2023 and maintaining motivation to pursue our goals

Last month, I attended New Women New Yorkers’ first Community Mixer of 2023 at Studio Exhibit, a photography studio in the Lower East Side. It was the first in-person NWNY event I had attended since I started volunteering with the organization in February 2020, right before the world swiftly shut down. I had been looking forward to that moment for a while. Typically, I would have felt hesitant to attend an event on my own where I had not met...

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Food insecurity continues to increase in NYC – An interview with Aaliyah, a Manager at Food Bank for New York City

I first volunteered with Food Bank for New York City in July of this year, in the Community Kitchen and Pantry in Harlem, as part of the Grab-and-Go Pantry Distribution program. I had been looking for an opportunity to spend part of my weekends in a fruitful way, and support an organization whose mission I believed in. Through this experience, I have had the chance to register and greet members of the community, distribute fresh produce and pantry items, and meet and work with other volunteers who bring different backgrounds and stories but share similar motivations.
Last week, I sat down with Aaliyah, a Food Bank employee, to find out more about the organization and her experience working there.