Over the past few months, New Women New Yorkers has kept busy with outreach events, LEAD Program workshops, field trips around New York City, picnics, and even a fashion show. The volunteers who work with NWNY are dedicated to helping young women immigrants integrate into city life and follow their dreams. Here a few photos of participants and volunteers spreading the word about NWNY throughout Summer 2016.
Anna’s photograph and story were curated as part of the photo and storytelling exhibit, “Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York.” Growing up in a liberal family, I was acutely aware of the human rights limitations in Russia. At seventeen, I took the leap of moving to the US in search of freedom of thought and choice. My first job was at a restaurant in New York City. I was navigating a new country while learning to live...
Written by Emily Barnard Each installment of the series “Home Away from Home” will feature a young woman immigrant and the place in New York City that reminds her most of her home country, providing comfort and easing the stresses of starting life in a new country. Steps from the 36 Avenue N-Train station in Astoria, Queens, there is a Brazilian market that Santos (São Paulo state) native Nara Roberta calls her home away from home. Rio Market sells the...
Written by Edil Cuepo Any block you turn onto or bar you enter in New York City, chances are good you’ll encounter people speaking a language other than English. The variety of languages spoken by residents of NYC is estimated to be as many as 800 — 176 of which are spoken in the city’s public schools. We live in a vibrant city full of tourists and foreign-born residents; a melting pot of different cultures and languages. According to Census...