Written by Mira Brock I sit across from Dia Rueda in Joe’s Coffee on 23rd Street. We drink Earl Grey tea and share a vegan scone. Rueda, at 38, is a confident, curly-haired beauty. She beams across the table at me, her smile accentuated by bright pink lipstick. Dia Rueda grew up in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. She describes her childhood as being stuck in a “golden cage.” Rueda’s parents did not allow her to play with other children...
Written by Manmeet Sahni Dhenig, a 34-year-old from São Paulo, Brazil, moved to the United States with her husband almost a year-and-a-half ago. One of the biggest challenges for Dhenig was overcoming the language barrier. She didn’t speak English before she came to the United States but converses in English now. This is her story, in her own words. “We came to New York because my husband’s company transferred him to New York. When I came here, I studied six...
Written by Khatia Mikadze “Dear younger me, Sometimes I wish I could have saved you from the horrors you have lived through. Most times I don’t. These experiences did not just make you stronger, but they made you me. Love, Older you” —Tammy Lopez in Rain for Under Watered Roses like You and I Tammy Lopez, a 23-year-old, Brooklyn-based, second generation immigrant woman, is making herself heard through poetry. In the preface of her debut book of poetry Rain for...
Linda’s photograph and story were curated as part of the photo and storytelling exhibit, “Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York.” “You do not realize how important a nine-digit number can be, until it stands in your way. Until it is a defining piece in your story of success. My parents brought me to the United States when I was only two years old, in search of a better future. “After years of studying, acing exams, and...
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