New Women New Yorkers

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Culture & events

Storytelling Program ends on a high note

After a series of four intensive workshops, participants shared their real life stories – a  celebration of self-reliance and perseverance This Fall, New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) welcomed 13 immigrant women from Belarus, Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa, and Ukraine to our 2020 Immigrant Women Storytelling Program with The Moth. The series of four intensive workshops was facilitated by the experienced storyteller-artists from The Moth Community Program, Melissa Brown, Hannah Campbell and Delia Bloom....

Portraits & interviews

Application for Real People. Real Lives. 2020 is now open

New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) is excited to launch the third edition of its storytelling project Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York. The project will feature the stories of immigrant women who have made New York City their home.  Each woman participating in the project will be asked to share her unique immigrant experience and answer questions about other topics during one or more interviews conducted via phone or video call with a NWNY staff or volunteer. Recordings,...

Portraits & interviews

An exhibit displays the striking faces of immigrants beyond the impersonal crowds of strangers

Written by Irene Archos Carol Crawford’s “Dreamscapes,” on view at Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City, is riveting for the viewer. Upon entering the exhibit space, one is briefly disoriented by the mirror fence. Faced with one’s reflection between bars, the viewer does a double take: am I on the inside or the outside of the wall, the cage, the threshold? The exhibit starts with a disorienting experience to evoke the liminal space of ambiguity that many immigrants, refugees and...

Portraits & interviews

Kicking off 2020: NWNY’s goals for the new year

Our January schedule offers a sneak peak of the events we are planning to continue making a difference in the lives of hundreds of immigrant women  2019 was a year of incredible growth for New Women New Yorkers (NWNY). By expanding the reach and scope of our programs, we’ve made a difference in the lives of hundreds of immigrant women. Over two-thirds of graduates of LEAD, NWNY’s main workforce development program, secure a meaningful job within six months of graduation....