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Portraits & interviews / Real People. Real Lives.

Real People. Real Lives: Meet Ximena, from Colombia

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...

Portraits & interviews

April 2019 News from New Women New Yorkers

Latest news Professional development programs This month we visited the NYC offices of the global consulting company ZS in the Empire State Building. Our group of participants learned about salary and job offer negotiation in the US, and received practical knowledge and insight from the company’s employees. Special thanks to our partner Working for Women for making this session possible. Last month we also held a lunch-discussion at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America with several of NWNY’s volunteers and program graduates and...

Portraits & interviews

Tianrui Ding’s journey from Asia to NYC – and within herself

How a young Chinese woman unleashed her inner potential and became more confident than ever living in New York City Written by Arzoo Bhattarai I got to meet Tianrui Ding on a cold, rainy evening in a coffee shop in Queens. Our busy schedules and the inclement winter weather made me wish to end the interview as soon as possible to head back home to relax. But the initial awkward silence and uncomfortable long pauses that are somewhat common in...

Frida Kahlo in NYC

Culture & events

¡Que Viva Frida!

An exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum traces how and why the Mexican artist crafted her own image and artistic practice in ways that challenged long-held assumptions on gender, sexuality, and identity. Written by Bruna Shapira Sixty-five years after her passing, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is everywhere. From tattoos, Barbie dolls, Carnival and Halloween customs to an Instagram account with nearly a million subscribers, she has became a pop culture icon. Just to use a word recently incorporated to our vernacular,...