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Memoir piece

My First Path to Freedom

Ana Reza was born in Mexico City. She came to New York looking for new challenges to improve her personal and professional life. From an early age, she enjoyed writing and illustrating short stories and books. She studied journalism, and her constant need to communicate her ideas, thoughts, and concerns in the English language has led her to take several English writing courses. Thanks to New Women New Yorkers she has discovered that her voice has no limits, no matter...

Memoir piece

Dear Younger Self

Fernanda Mamani is a Peruvian marketing professional who has worked in the financial services, news media, and entertainment industries. Her passion for performing arts, and her endless curiosity for new cultures motivated her to learn English at 12 years old without knowing that this would open doors to new opportunities and adventures in NYC and the world. Dear younger self, You need to relax. Your muscles are too tight for a fourteen year old kid. To be totally candid, your...

Portraits & interviews

Meet Kamonwan Chen, a gemologist from Thailand

The story of how an immigrant woman from Thailand learned her way around NYC Written by Allie Ginwala   Tell us a little about yourselfI’m Kamonwan Chen, from Thailand. I just moved here in January 2018. Before I moved, I came here on business trips four or five times. So it’s not all brand new, but visiting on business and living here is totally different. What brought you to New York City?I got married. We met on a business trip...

Portraits & interviews

From France to England to New York: A passionate actress’ journey to success

By Divya Ramesh   As a child growing up in Strasbourg, France, Elizabeth Maille watched a lot of films. She would memorize her favorite lines and scenes, and often scrunch up her face and say to herself, “I wouldn’t do this scene like this.” Then, the extremely shy girl would run to her room, make sure she was alone, and gleefully act out the same scene to her satisfaction. That is how it all began. Now, that little girl has...