New Women New Yorkers

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Features & analyses

A look at international migration in the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda 2030

Written by Sabrina Axster   Most people in New York have, at some point in late September, run into a roadblock. Parts of Midtown were on complete lock-down for several days. Why? Like every year, hundreds of world leaders — including Barack Obama and presidents, prime ministers, and majesties from countries all over the world — came to take part in the General Debate of the UN General Assembly. Many of them joined  the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit which...

Portraits & interviews

September 2015 immigration news at a glance

Written by Kara DeDonato   This month’s news digest takes a look at the US Border Patrol and at new developments in the number of refugees, Syrians in particular, that will be resettled in the United States. We’ll also discuss some of the obstacles facing women immigrants before turning to Pope Francis’ visit to New York and other New York immigration news.   US Border Patrol In the final days of September, US Border Patrol agent Lonnie Schwartz was indicted...

Portraits & interviews

From India to New York: Darshana Manji Dadhania’s journey

Written by Jahaida Hernández Jesurum   As the autumn welcomes New Women New Yorkers’ third and fourth LEAD workshop series of the year (don’t wait to sign-up!), I felt inspired to showcase not only a strong woman immigrant, but also a woman immigrant who is a mother and serves as a role model by having done a remarkable job accomplishing her career goals and dreams. That’s what most women dream of today: the full package. Darshana Manji Dadhania, M.D., was born in the...

NYC neighborhoods

Astoria, Queens: everybody’s neighborhood

Written by Abbey Kurtz Astoria reminds me of my third grade class geography project — 20 students studying 20 different countries and putting together a visual presentation to share with the other kids and their families for world culture day. We had rows of desks filled with food, artifacts, clothing, posters, and dictionaries lining our small, cozy classroom. Making your way around the room, you accumulated delicious food, colorful jewelry, new ways to say “hello,” and the excitement of feeling...