Category: Portraits & interviews
The networking skills learned at NWNY workforce development sessions came in handy to secure a meaningful job in her field By Allie Ginwala Thais Katagiri was working toward a master’s in Economics at Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil, when her husband’s job was transferred to New York City. They moved in August 2019 and she had to figure out a way to balance studying for her degree with adjusting to her new life in New York. Her first...
After months of an at-home, digital art fix, New Yorkers are finally able to visit art institutions again. Elizabeth Dickson rounds up what you need to know before your next gallery outing When the world went into lockdown, and the museums and galleries shut their doors, artists and curators were forced to find a different, adaptive way, in which to present their art to the world; one that abided by the restrictions surrounding the coronavirus. There has been plenty of...
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,...
A special closing session celebrated an engaged group of immigrant women and their achievements during the program On June 23rd, New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) held the final session of the We Speak We LEAD, a free workforce development and professional English learning program for immigrant women offered in collaboration with We Speak NYC at the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA). Over a series of 10 interactive job readiness workshops, participants were prepared for entry into the New York...
