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Portraits & interviews

A Filipino immigrant on being a new mom in the US

Written by Anna Archibald Being a mother is never an easy job. Being an immigrant mother, however, can be especially tough. Whether navigating a language barrier, being separated from family or trying to assimilate into American culture, there are a number of challenges made immensely more difficult and trying while raising a child. Edil Cuepo, a Filipino immigrant who came to the US with her family in 2008, is just discovering how rewarding — and challenging — life as a...

Features & analyses / Portraits & interviews

6 can’t-miss NWNY blog posts from 2016

Written by Anna Archibald   Though 2016 — a humdinger of a year for many people — is now happily in the past, New Women New Yorkers can’t help but take a look back at the many successes of the past 12 months. The organization saw 45 young immigrant women graduate from its LEAD program and hosted its first ever photo exhibit, Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York, in which young women immigrants shared their experiences as...

Culture & events

A look at NWNY’s 2016 Winter Bash

Written by Anna Archibald   Three LEAD graduates enjoying the 2016 Winter Bash with another guest. On December 10, New Women New Yorkers hosted more than 100 guests at its second annual Winter Bash at the Starr Bar in Bushwick. The event not only celebrated an incredibly successful year for NWNY — the organization’s second year serving young immigrant women in NYC — but all the proceeds from the event went directly to the organization’s newest initiative, LEAD for New...

Culture & events / Real People. Real Lives.

Exhibit recap: Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York

Written by Anna Archibald   On Thursday, March 24, more than 200 people gathered at the Centre for Social Innovation to experience New Women New Yorkers’ very first immigrant-inspired art exhibit in honor of Women’s History Month. The exhibit was a collaboration between NWNY, photographer Sasha Nialla, and a group of five graduates of NWNY’s LEAD Program, a free professional development program for young women immigrants, which combines skills training, teamwork, and leadership development. As part of the final project...