New Women New Yorkers

Tagged: storytelling

Portraits & interviews

Meet Sara, from Ecuador. After traumatic experiences, she wants to share her story and support other women

Her journey of healing and self-discovery was one of the highlights at Finding a Job in America – A Night of Comedy and Horror, a year-end NWNY event that featured stories about the experiences and cultural missteps of immigrant women in their journey to find meaningful employment in New York City Written by Maria Pyaterneva It’s been almost a month since New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) celebrated its year-end event but we still feel deeply moved and uplifted by the...

Culture & events

Finding a Job in America: the shared stories, humor and surprise of NYC

Written by Hannah Wood On December 4, New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) sat together with 120 of its closest friends for an occasion of storytelling and reflection. Finding a Job in America — A Night of Comedy and Horror, presented by Immigrant Women was a momentous event celebrating the achievements of the creative, entrepreneurial, and diverse NWNY community.  To open the evening, Founder and CEO Arielle Kandel reflected upon the achievements of the NWNY team over the last five years....

Portraits & interviews

Meet Anastassiya, an admissions counselor at CUNY with a vein for storytelling

She is one of the performers in Finding a Job in America – A Night of Comedy and Horror, an event on December 4th that will feature stories about the funny, challenging, and insightful experiences of immigrant women in their journey to find meaningful employment in New York City Written by Maria Pyaterneva Lower Manhattan, on a dark and cold November evening. Business people leave their offices in a rush. Anastassiya, a facilitator for LEAD, New Women New Yorkers (NWNY)...

Portraits & interviews / Real People. Real Lives.

Real People. Real Lives: Meet Anna, from Russia

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Real People. Real Lives, a NWNY photo exhibit on immigrant women, we are looking back to some of the participants’ stories. The exhibit featured photographs of 16 women in iconic NYC spots and neighborhoods by Dru Blumensheid. The portraits, along with audio recorded interviews, show a nuanced and multi-layered picture of the immigrant women who make NYC their home, the barriers and isolation they experience, as well the hopes, dreams and talents they bring with them....