By Allie Ginwala Please tell us your name, where you are from, and how long you have been living in New York City.My name is Sophia Ching, and I was born and raised in China. I’ve been in New York for three years. What brought you to New York City? My boyfriend found a job here. So that was a good reason for me to change scenery. Tell me about your early days in New York. What was it like trying...
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Real People. Real Lives, a NWNY photo exhibit on immigrant women, we are looking back to some of the participants’ stories. The exhibit featured photographs of 16 women in iconic NYC spots and neighborhoods by Dru Blumensheid. The portraits, along with audio recorded interviews, show a nuanced and multi-layered picture of the immigrant women who make NYC their home, the barriers and isolation they experience, as well the hopes, dreams and talents they bring with...
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America supports New Women New Yorkers’ LEAD workforce development program and capacity building, volunteer initiatives, and two events in 2019. Read an interview by Guardian Life of Arielle Kandel, New Women New Yorkers’ founder and Chief Executive Officer. Repost from original article, available here: https://www.guardianlife.com/helping-immigrant-women-in-the-workplace Helping immigrant women in the workplace A third of immigrant women are out of the workforce. This organization plans to change that. Growing up, Arielle Kandel was surrounded by...
Here are the books our team loves or is excited to read this season Summer is officially here. It’s time to go outdoors – preferably with a pile of books (or a tablet). We asked our staff and our team of volunteers for summer reading suggestions about the immigrant experience. Our selection is as diverse as our community and includes just released titles and a couple of older favorites. The list has fiction and nonfiction — novels, memoirs, poetry, cookbooks,...
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