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Tagged: immigrant women

Portraits & interviews

Sara Pizzi’s Journey: How She Found Home Through Dance

A graduate from LEAD, NWNY’s free workforce development program, told NWNY about her professional and personal growth as an immigrant woman, in which New York City played a fundamental role. “I was not that scared, this was the point! This is why I felt it was the right decision,” she said about the time she decided to come to New York City. Sara Pizzi is an Italian immigrant woman who moved to NYC when she was 18-years-old and participated in...

Portraits & interviews

How I Have Built My Community in New York City

A personal experience in building a community in New York City, written by a Russian immigrant. October 8, 2017. My plane landed at JFK airport. It was a hot fall evening. The only thing I had was a touristic backpack with all my dreams about a new life in it. My husband had his too. The first place we had in the new city was a living room in a one-bedroom apartment in South Brooklyn. On the first morning, we...

Culture & events / Real People. Real Lives.

Inspiring Conversation: Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of NYC

Our podcast series of interviews with a diverse group of immigrant women living in NYC has come to an end. A month ago, we came together to discuss some of the common themes and topics that came up. On Sunday, March 7, New Women New Yorkers held an online conversation with the women featured in our podcast series titled Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York. The series introduces a diverse group of immigrant women living in NYC....

Financial empowerment

Financial Empowerment Sessions: Building Credit and Budgeting Basics

In celebration of Financial Literacy Month, we are collaborating with Guardian Life to offer our community four financial literacy sessions. The sessions allow participants to get more familiar with financial concepts, share their cultural experiences and financial know-how, and receive advice and practical tips regarding the U.S. financial system. We held the first two sessions in March and our next two sessions on Retirement Planning and Investing Basics will take place on April 20 and 22. Digna Figueroa, Guardian Life’s...