New Women New Yorkers

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Culture & events

Celebrating International Women’s Day: #ToImmigrantsWithLove

At New Women New Yorkers, we reject the generalizations, negativity, and hateful rhetoric used to disenfranchise immigrants. Instead, we choose empowerment: We combat stereotypes and generalizations with education and inclusivity. We bring people together to learn, to share, and above all else, to love and respect. NWNY knows that people are strongest when they come together in support of one another, and we have worked hard over the last few years to create a diverse cross-community organization that works for...

Culture & events / Portraits & interviews

Send us your #ToImmigrantsWithLove messages

  Join New Women New Yorkers in showing NYC immigrants that we stand with them. Send us your #ToImmigrantsWithLove notes and photos to combat negative and divisive rhetoric with messages of love and support! On International Women’s Day (March 8), we will share them with the young immigrant women participating in our programs and our online communities. Launch of LEAD Spring series This week we’re launching the first 2017 series of our LEAD workforce development program at the NYPL Mid-Manhattan Library, with 19 young immigrant women from 10...

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...

Volunteer profiles

NWNY Volunteer Profiles: Ludmila Leiva, 26, Blog Editor

  New Women New Yorkers is run by a staff of volunteers. Some work on outreach initiatives to spread the word about the organization’s mission, while others work on the blog team or facilitate events and workshops — among a variety of other jobs. We want to introduce you to each of our fantastic volunteers, one by one. Ludmila Leiva, a 26-year-old writer, editor, and illustrator based in Brooklyn, has been volunteering with NWNY since the end of 2015. She...