New Women New Yorkers

Tagged: immigrant women

Portraits & interviews

Meet Sandra Wilson, a social worker in NYC from Bogota, Colombia

  Communities thrive when everyone is equipped with the tools for success. New Women New Yorkers believes in the vast potential that every immigrant woman coming to New York has to contribute to our city, regardless of her national origin, cultural background, or educational level. Donate today to our campaign Support Immigrant Women to Enter the Workforce: https://support-immigrant-women.causevox.com   Tell us a little about yourself My name is Sandra Wilson, from Bogota, Colombia. I moved to New York less than two...

Portraits & interviews

Meet Montserrat Vargas, an artist and Real People. Real Lives. subject from Chile

  Communities thrive when everyone is equipped with the tools for success. New Women New Yorkers believes in the vast potential that every immigrant woman coming to New York has to contribute to our city, regardless of her national origin, cultural background, or educational level. Donate today to our campaign Support Immigrant Women to Enter the Workforce: https://support-immigrant-women.causevox.com   Tell us a little about yourself. Hi, my name is Montserrat and I’m from Temuco, Chile. I’ve been living in New York...

Portraits & interviews

Putting the city that never sleeps on mute

Written by Shelley McKay It is a beautiful summer’s day in the city; the apartment windows are wide open, there is a light breeze, and it is not too humid. It would be perfect were it not for the noise. Right now, I can hear a jack hammer, someone banging something, an electric drill, a horn honking, traffic, and a consistent buzzing from the air conditioning units. And all in the time it took me to write those few words....

Culture & events

Storytelling on the Roof: Empowering ourselves and others by sharing true stories

Story and photos by Constanza Prieto   Attend Stories That Move Us on October 15! More information & tickets here: https://storiesthatmoveus.eventbrite.com   On Saturday, September 29, New Women New Yorkers invited us to the pre-release of their successful storytelling program for immigrant women in partnership with The Moth. In Brooklyn, we were received by a beautiful fall sunset, on a terrace with a scenic view of Manhattan, which served as a backdrop for eight incredible women of different nationalities, ages, and...