Category: Features & analyses
Written by Arielle Kandel Today, December 18, is International Migrants Day — and there’s no better time to extend a welcoming hand to newcomers from all around the world. As a nation of immigrants, most of us have ancestors who came from distant lands and struggled to rebuild their lives here. It’s important to remember that, and to honor our immigrant heritage by helping those who are struggling today, those coming to the United States to seek new opportunities...
Written by Sabrina Axster This is the first installment of our History of German Immigrants series. Recently, I convinced a Spanish friend of mine to try German food with me. Together we ventured to Zum Schneider in Alphabet City, one of the many German restaurants and beer gardens dotted across the city. While trying to explain to my friend that Zum Schneider really serves Bavarian food and that the dishes from my own region, the Rhineland, are very different (Germany...
Written by Khatia Mikadze “Homesickness is like any sickness, it will pass.” Or so says a pastor to a young immigrant woman from Ireland in Brooklyn, a newly released romantic drama based on Colm Tóibín’s novel that’s directed by John Crowley. It tells the story of a young girl who immigrates from a small Irish town to New York City in the 1950s and settles in Brooklyn, a hub for Irish immigrants at the time. The main character, Eilis Lacey,...
Written by Khatia Mikadze At New Women New Yorkers, we not only write about success stories of immigrant women in New York City, but we also raise awareness about challenges and important issues these women face. Those of you who read our blog would likely agree that gender is what makes this group “marginalized within marginalized,” as we often call it. But in this post, we touch on a group that’s marginalized even further: transgender immigrants who identify themselves as...
