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Culture & events

An evening with New Women New Yorkers

Written by Jahaida Hernández Jesurum On Thursday, November 12, New Women New Yorkers held its first official Meetup for young women immigrants at a space in Hell’s Kitchen. The guests, women immigrants ages 16 to 35, came from all corners of the world and had varied academic backgrounds. The one thing everyone had in common? They were present for a night of fun and networking, and to receive information on training, leadership, and educational resources and opportunities. Some of them...

Portraits & interviews

Iraqi author Nadia Al Sultani talks about her path to self discovery

Written by Jahaida Hernández Jesurum Most of the time, children have no say over choices that are made for them — and immigrant children are not exempt from this. Kids must rely on the fact that their parents are making the best decisions for them based on their best judgement. And in most cases they do. This was the case of author Nadia Al Sultani’s mother, who decided to leave a prewar Iraq in 1980, when Al Sultani was 10...

Portraits & interviews

From India to New York: Darshana Manji Dadhania’s journey

Written by Jahaida Hernández Jesurum   As the autumn welcomes New Women New Yorkers’ third and fourth LEAD workshop series of the year (don’t wait to sign-up!), I felt inspired to showcase not only a strong woman immigrant, but also a woman immigrant who is a mother and serves as a role model by having done a remarkable job accomplishing her career goals and dreams. That’s what most women dream of today: the full package. Darshana Manji Dadhania, M.D., was born in the...

NYC neighborhoods

Rosedale, Queens: an unsung neighborhood

Written by Jahaida Hernandez Jesurum       Within just two square miles in the southeastern portion of Queens, lies Rosedale, home to a population of a little more than 30,000 residents. I first drove to Rosedale on a sunny Saturday afternoon in August. The first thing I saw was Brookville Park, with its welcoming and overwhelming greenery scattered with family picnics, basketball players, and bicycle riders.  Driving south on Brookville Boulevard I glanced at beautiful homes of pristine white painted...