Womankind, formerly known as the New York Asian Women's Centre (NYAWC), was founded in 1982 by a group of volunteers led by Pat Eng.

Womankind was initially a community awareness program designed to educate families about domestic violence in Chinatown, and then developed into a 24-hour multilingual hotline that now includes 18 different Asian languages and dialects.

Led by Founding Executive Director, Pat Eng, direct the first meeting to discuss the issues why Asian women are exposed to domestic violence in the community but rarely receive social attention and addressed.

In 1984, the first hotline has been launched on the East Coast with limited hours available, to address the problem from battered Asian women.

Womankind's service continued to evolve and the Children's Program was launched in 1995, which provides counseling, creative arts therapy, and parenting support.

[8] The celebration of the 15th anniversary in 1997 was held in the City Hall to commemorate the strength and courage of the battered Asian women.

[8][9] A year later, NYAWC received the End Domestic Violence Award which given by Governor George Pataki and added a third accommodation facility for battered women and children.

Moreover, the 20th anniversary of the Tribeca Rooftop held with the theme "Rise from the Ashes: Celebrating the Courage and Power of Women in 20 Years".

[11] Meanwhile, Womankind was preparing to expand its range of services to achieve self-sufficiency for women victims better by imparting financial knowledge and implementing a transitional housing program.

Further, they chose the identifiable "Phoenix" symbol as a perfect example of their new slogan, "Beyond Violence"; used yellow and orange on the font color to indicate "hope" and purple as the universal color for domestic violence; and, by visually separating the words "woman" and "kind", the dual meaning of the word "kind" was emphasized.

Hotline advocates can not only answer questions about domestic violence but also offer information about the organization's services and develop a plan to ensure safety.

Highly trained staff create a safe environment for women who are victims of domestic or sexual violence and their children.

[10] With a team of high-quality advocates who provide treatment support and prompt and professional services, they aim to promote the healing of wounds.

Advocates receive training to support their customers as they think, feel, and pay to help them achieve their goals in their native language.

The healing environment begins with the relationship between survivors and advocates, which helps restore trust in another person and increases the alliance that supports the recovery process.

[10] In September 2016, US Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) would provide $300,000 in funding for the New York Asian Women's Centre.