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Portraits & interviews / Volunteer profiles

NWNY Volunteer Profile: Jan Kliger, Workshop Facilitator & Career Counselor

Meet Jan, a devoted NWNY volunteer workshop facilitator and career counselor passionate about diversity and community. When Jan Kliger and I sat down to chat over a virtual call on a chilly December afternoon, I was immediately struck by her warmth, kindness, and openness.  Jan’s passion for diversity is evident to anyone who talks with her. On the day we met, she had just attended her first Kwanzaa celebration online, which she enthusiastically described as “brilliant.”  Jan has a degree...

Portraits & interviews

4 takeaways from the session Intimate Partner Violence in the Community: What Can I Do?

On November 4, New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) and the Mayor’ Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) partnered to organize the workshop Intimate Partner Violence in the Community: What Can I Do?. The session was led by Training Programs and Initiatives Advisor of the ENDGBV Ermira Uldedaj, a fellow immigrant woman with 13 years of experience working with survivors of gender-based violence. A group of engaged community members and NWNY staff gathered to learn how we can respond to...

Features & analyses

An Immigrant Woman’s Opinion: My Native Tongue Does Not Define My Immigrant Identity After All

What it feels like to lose a language – and why I’m not too worried about it. Walk around New York any given day and you’ll be bombarded by advertisements on billboards to buses and everything in between. Given the marketing overload, I don’t often pay attention to these messages. But as I started thinking about what I wanted to write about this past Immigrant Heritage Month (proclaimed a national event by President Biden), a poster I thought I’d only...

Culture & events

5th Annual World Refugee Day Music Festival (organized by Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and Catholic Charities)

In partnership with several organizations serving immigrants and refugees, NWNY proudly participated in the 5th Annual World Refugee Day Music Festival, hosted by the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. The NWNY Community was well-represented for both the virtual and in-person iterations of this event, celebrating refugees and their resilience through music, dance, and art. Virtually, Potri Ranka Manis shared her passion for promoting indigenous rights and traditions through a poignant Maranao dance performance.  Sharing a table with Ruth’s Refuge, NWNY staff...