New Women New Yorkers

Author: ariellekandel

Portraits & interviews

Young women immigrants in NYC face many challenges and vulnerabilities – help us empower them!

Did you know that about a third of women immigrants in the US have not completed high school, according to the findings of a poll conducted by the New America Media (2009)? The same poll points out that a majority of women immigrants have very limited English proficiency. Women immigrants also often lack familiarity and proficiency in using computers, the Internet, and other electronic resources and media, when these technologies could help open the door to greater opportunities for them....

Portraits & interviews

“Baking up” your success: the story of Ms. Mzia, a Georgian immigrant entrepreneur in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn

Written by Khatia Mikadze   “New York City is a place where you can find your own formula of success,” says Ms. Mzia, while serving her pastries to waiting customers standing in line. The owner of a tiny traditional Georgian bakery located on a street corner of Little Odessa, in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach neighborhood, she attracts locals from different ethnic groups with her exceptional cooking and baking skills. The bakery serves Georgian food such as “Khachapuri” (cheesy bread), “Shoti” (oven-baked...

Portraits & interviews

October 2014 Immigration News At a Glance

Written by Kara DeDonato   The October News Digest examines new developments regarding US refugee status, particularly for individuals applying from Syria and Central America. It also looks at the unfortunate affects of the Ebola epidemic on African immigrant communities; federal politics and the Latino vote; and new policies enacted or proposed by New York State and New York City.   Mixed news on refugee status in the United States During the month of October, the Obama administration moved to...

Culture & events

Immigration & Women Events Calendar, November 2014

Written by Khatia Mikadze   Sunday, November 2 – 4pm-6pm Talk – music & dance: Lecture Demonstration on Traditional Georgian Dance and Music In Brooklyn: Actors Fund Arts Center, 160 Schermerhorn Street Description: Georgian traditional singing and dancing are often enjoyed among friends and family, or in performance settings. This intimate program, presented by the Dancing Crane Georgian Cultural Center, brings you inside these arts to understand more of what you hear and see. Suggested donation $15, click here for tickets...