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Culture & events

A look at NWNY’s 2016 Winter Bash

Written by Anna Archibald   Three LEAD graduates enjoying the 2016 Winter Bash with another guest. On December 10, New Women New Yorkers hosted more than 100 guests at its second annual Winter Bash at the Starr Bar in Bushwick. The event not only celebrated an incredibly successful year for NWNY — the organization’s second year serving young immigrant women in NYC — but all the proceeds from the event went directly to the organization’s newest initiative, LEAD for New...

Portraits & interviews

Navigating the difficulties of immigration with Colombian immigrant Scarlett Freyre

  Written by Divya Ramesh Scarlett Freyre immigrated to North Carolina in 1992 from Bogotá, Colombia — she was 20. Colombia’s long tryst with political instability prompted her father’s decision to send his daughter to the US. The decision was a difficult one for many reasons, especially considering that Freyre had to drop out of Bogotá’s Los Andes University where she was studying Marketing and Merchandising Textiles, and put her education on hold. More than a decade after she arrived...

Portraits & interviews

Children of immigrants: Nadia Romhen on feeling connected to family and the Middle Eastern community

Written by Aneta Molenda New York City has served as the hub of the Syrian diaspora community for many decades. In the late 19th century, there was a strong and vibrant enclave known as Little Syria in Manhattan. Within a few short decades, Syrian-Americans created over 300 businesses and community organizations throughout New York City. Families who became financially stable started leaving Little Syria’s tenements and moving to Brooklyn neighborhoods, particularly around Atlantic Avenue. Similar to the fate of many...

Real People. Real Lives.

Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York: Sneha, 33, from India

Sneha’s photograph and story were curated as part of the photo and storytelling exhibit, “Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York.” I came to the US with my husband, leaving behind my family, friends, and a job I loved. It was overwhelming for a while to be all by myself in a foreign country. In India I was used to having people around me all the time. I also had my parents to help me with the care of...