Immigrant Bazaar

Welcome to Immigrant Bazaar - a channel for immigrants by immigrants. In this episode, we meet with Nadeera Mamadieva, social activist, small business owner and the mother of three children. Our discussion covers various aspects of running home based businesses for moms, including generating ideas, the resources for skills development, time commitment, financial rewards, social media presence, etc. Nadeera also shares a few words about her activist role in the development of the social network that helps young Tajik females to communicate, collaborate and succeed.

Welcome to Immigrant Bazaar - a channel for immigrants by immigrants. In this episode, we welcome Beknazar, an experienced software development professional to the show. Beknazar is a co-founder and instructor at Tech Lead Academy, which offers Test Automation Engineer and Full Stack Developer programs (link provided below). We discuss various aspects such as choosing the right bootcamp, typical bootcamp durations, costs, prerequisites, curricula, schedules, as well as mode of instruction (online vs in-person).

Welcome to Immigrant Bazaar - a channel for immigrants by immigrants. In this episode, we meet with Bekzot Azimov, an experienced IT professional. Bekzot shares valuable information on how to get kids into the world of the computer coding. We learn about few different programming languages that kids should be introduced at various ages. He provides his views on why coding is an important skill for every child, regardless of their future professions.

Helpful resources discussed during the episode:

For early ages: code.org, hourofcode.com

For 8-10 years: Scratch - https://scratch.mit.edu/users/kids-code/,

Tynker - https://www.tynker.com/

For 10 and above: Python, Java script

Welcome to Immigrant Bazaar - a channel for immigrants by immigrants. In this episode we meet with Dr. Natalia Zotova, an acclaimed anthropologist, who has extensively studied immigrants of Central Asian origin in the United States and Russia. She provides an overview of why people immigrate to the USA, what types of challenges they face, how they should prepare prior to relocating, and what are the implications on the mental health of immigrants. These topics are addressed through an unbiased and balanced scientific approach. Podcast links: Apple: Spotify:

Welcome to Immigrant Bazaar - a channel for immigrants by immigrants. In this episode we meet with Ferhat Ozturk, Ph.D., teacher of Science and Volunteer Research Scientist in the field of biomedical science in the University of Texas at San Antonio. We discuss steps getting into Master's and Ph.D. programs in the U.S. universities. Dr Ozturk shares his thoughts and tips in finding the right academic pathways for pursuing higher degrees. He also provides advise to parents whose children have passion in the difference science and technologies as a career in the future.

Afterthought on Episode 8 - How to Improve Daily and Professional English?

Welcome to Immigrant Bazaar - a channel for immigrants by immigrants. In this episode we meet with Ulughbek Nurmukhamedov, assistant professor of TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language). He provides useful information for new immigrants on how and where to learn and improve their English skills using free available public resources. He also shares some tips to strengthen the English for immigrants who are already moving along their professional careers.

Afterthought on Episode 7 - Nailing a Corporate Job Interview

Welcome to Immigrant Bazaar - a channel for immigrants by immigrants. In this episode, we meet with Dr. Ibrahim El-Hedok, an experienced chemical engineering professional with a wealth of knowledge in corporate world and interviewing practices. We discuss some of the key elements of a successful job interview for a typical corporate job in the U.S. and what immigrant candidates should pay attention to in particular.

Afterthought on Episode 6 - Making Money as a Truck Driver