Tagged: New York City

Portraits & interviews

October News: Mock interview @ Rockefeller Foundation, storytelling with The Moth, NYCETC 2018 Conference

We were busy this September with enrollment for our LEAD and LEAD for New Moms fall programs, a mock interview session at the Rockefeller Foundation, and our storytelling program with The Moth followed by a final share and our community gathering Storytelling on the roof – Scroll down for more details.  I hope you’ll be able to join us for Stories That Move Us on October 15, the one-and-only public performance of our storytellers, a night to honor and celebrate the stories...

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Recap of latest programs for immigrant women, Early Bird tickets for June 7 Summer Art Fest

The past month has been packed with great events for our NWNY community – a mock interview session at the UN Foundation, a panel discussion on US employment rights and benefits with senior HR experts and attorneys, and our ongoing LEAD and LEAD for New Moms programs at four locations this Spring in the Bronx and Manhattan.  Next month we will be celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month with our Summer Art Fest. Don’t miss out on the fun – buy an Early Bird ticket today! Hope...

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Our latest news: New venue for Real People. Real Lives., LEAD launches, and more

Our exhibit Real People. Real Lives. closed at the Queens Museum, it will travel next to the Centre for Social Innovation in June! After showing for four weeks, our exhibit Real People. Real Lives. closed at the Queens Museum – Thank you to all among you who attended and contributed to our living mural! If you missed Real People. Real Lives. or would like to see it again, save the evening of June 7: The exhibit will open in honor of Immigrant Heritage Month...

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My first steps in NYC

Written by Daria Kurdyukova-Pillot I’ve been already living in NYC for two years. I remember my first days with my husband here. We arrived in January 2016. It was cold (a snowstorm came right after our arrival) and our neighborhood was not as cute as I had expected. My husband had a job and he started it the next day, and I had to manage what to do during these long days. I didn’t have any friends, and moreover it...