New Women New Yorkers

Author: ariellekandel

Portraits & interviews

The journey of Maria Goretti Mieites Alonso, from Galicia to a job at The Met

Communities thrive when everyone is equipped with the tools for success. New Women New Yorkers believes in the vast potential that every immigrant woman coming to New York has to contribute to our city, regardless of her national origin, cultural background, or educational level. Donate today to our campaign Support Immigrant Women to Enter the Workforce: https://support-immigrant-women.causevox.com Introduce yourself: What’s your name, where are you from, and how long have you been living in New York? My name is Maria Goretti...

Portraits & interviews

Meet Sandra Wilson, a social worker in NYC from Bogota, Colombia

  Communities thrive when everyone is equipped with the tools for success. New Women New Yorkers believes in the vast potential that every immigrant woman coming to New York has to contribute to our city, regardless of her national origin, cultural background, or educational level. Donate today to our campaign Support Immigrant Women to Enter the Workforce: https://support-immigrant-women.causevox.com   Tell us a little about yourself My name is Sandra Wilson, from Bogota, Colombia. I moved to New York less than two...

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Meet Montserrat Vargas, an artist and Real People. Real Lives. subject from Chile

  Communities thrive when everyone is equipped with the tools for success. New Women New Yorkers believes in the vast potential that every immigrant woman coming to New York has to contribute to our city, regardless of her national origin, cultural background, or educational level. Donate today to our campaign Support Immigrant Women to Enter the Workforce: https://support-immigrant-women.causevox.com   Tell us a little about yourself. Hi, my name is Montserrat and I’m from Temuco, Chile. I’ve been living in New York...

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Putting the city that never sleeps on mute

Written by Shelley McKay It is a beautiful summer’s day in the city; the apartment windows are wide open, there is a light breeze, and it is not too humid. It would be perfect were it not for the noise. Right now, I can hear a jack hammer, someone banging something, an electric drill, a horn honking, traffic, and a consistent buzzing from the air conditioning units. And all in the time it took me to write those few words....