Tagged: Brazilian immigrant
Elena Olazabal hails from Peru where she worked as a teacher. Now residing in Queens, she is an avid reader with a penchant for novels and the poetry of Gustavo Adolfo Becker. Elena also pens heartfelt poetry, often drawing inspiration from the love-filled landscape of her soul. Central to her world are her cherished pets: her dog, Kenyi, and her cats, Trueno (meaning “Thunder”) and Luna (meaning “Moon”). They illuminate her life and inspire her writings. She expressed her gratitude...
Born in Brazil in 1982, during the tentative transition from military dictatorship to democracy, Clarissa is the youngest of four sisters. She grew up surrounded by transformative art, spirituality, and political activism, influences that shaped her into the graphic designer and illustrator she is today. For nearly a decade, Clarissa has called New York home, though she frequently returns to her childhood house in a quaint town in Rio de Janeiro. There, she continues her quest for ripe mangoes and...
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America supports New Women New Yorkers’ LEAD workforce development program and capacity building, volunteer initiatives, and two events in 2019. Read an interview by Guardian Life of Laila Garroni, one of New Women New Yorkers’ recent storytelling graduates. Repost from original article, available here: https://www.guardianlife.com/brazil-big-apple From Brazil to the Big Apple How one woman reinvented herself fearlessly. From the outside looking in, it appeared that Laila Garroni had it all—the best apartment, the best...
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America supports New Women New Yorkers’ LEAD workforce development program and capacity building, volunteer initiatives, and two events in 2019. Read an interview by Guardian Life of Juliana Almeida, one of New Women New Yorkers’ recent LEAD and storytelling graduates. Repost from original article, available here: https://www.guardianlife.com/around-world-and-back-again Around the world and back again New York City’s diverse culture is its strength, but finding a job there can still be difficult. “Back home in Brazil,...
