Mei Chau and Ah La Ko-Oh: The Accidental Chefs
The second in our series of recorded conversations between immigrant women food entrepreneurs.
Tag: Immigrant women
Baking Fantasy Cakes, Celebrating Dominican Flavors
A photo essay that will satisfy your sweet tooth.
Feeding the Street: The Untold Story of Women Vendors in New York
NYC has about 25-thousand street vendors, nearly half are women.
Seniors Claim the Culinary Spotlight
Two New Web Series Highlight Immigrant Elders’ Home Cooking
Five Life Lessons from the Immigrant Table in Film
Moonstruck: Food soothes the angry beast In Moonstruck, Loretta (Cher) uses cappuccino and steak to make peace with her fiancé’s wild-eyed brother Ronny (played by Nicholas Cage) and convince him to come to her wedding. “We’ll make this one bloody,”…
Zarela Martinez and Kavitha Rathi: Redefining Regional Cuisine
What happens when you bring together women food entrepreneurs from different generations and different ethnic backgrounds to talk about food, business, and flavor? Feet in 2 Worlds wanted to find out, so we paired five veteran New York City restaurateurs…
Podcast: How To Wear Your Hair? A Potent Question For African & Caribbean Immigrant Women
Beauty, self-confidence and “fitting in” to American culture are factors for black women immigrants when they choose their hair style.
Indian Immigrants and the Delhi Gang Rape Case: Aswini Anburajan on PRI’s The World
Despite rapid economic development, Anburajan says India’s traditional attitudes about the role of women have not caught up.
The Face of the Immigrant Entrepreneur – No Longer Male
A new report shows that immigrant women are much more likely to be entrepreneurs than U.S.-born women, a trend especially visible over the last decade.
Immigrant Women Marching in Place
FI2W’s Valeria Fernandez acted as moderator for the Third Annual Bill Green Forum on low-income working women and economic inequality.