New Women New Yorkers

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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....

Culture & events

Thank You ThankView!

In our first-time collaboration with ThankView, NWNY participants receive tailored information and advice from individuals who work in their field of interest Interviewing for jobs is already nerve-wracking as is, let alone doing so in a second language. NWNY’s first-time collaboration with ThankView, a start-up for donor-outreach video sharing, was a welcoming environment for mock-interview practice. In a virtual environment, connecting with professionals can be increasingly difficult. For the February 26 Job Search session, ThankView volunteers and NWNY participants successfully...