“[When I first came to New York] I couldn’t get a job, it was really difficult for me. But after finishing the program at Hot Bread Kitchen, I really just went out and the next week I started working.”

Read more about Eskarli, an asylum seeker from Venezuela, who came to New York looking for economic opportunity and a new life for her family.

“This is a dream come true. I love cooking and want to share my cooking with the world.”