"In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!" That was tweeted by President Trump, shortly after 10pm Monday, last night.

Amin Hasani is an NYC based designer and Iranian entrepreneur. Through www.TheCurvd.com and www.Bluehearthero.com his team provides custom prosthetics for the disabled and more recently is producing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for hospitals during Covid-19.

We discuss:

• His humble beginnings migrating to America
• Becoming an entrepreneur in a new country, highlighting the unique trials and lessons that followed
• The principles that drives his need to provide to those in need
• How Covid-19 has shaped his business, and fostered new business relationships
• The treatment he has received as an Iranian immigrant in America

Today we discuss the role of foreign-born health care professionals during the pandemic. Joining from Milwaukee, Wisconsin is Chijioke Ikonte, who is a med student at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

We discuss:

The impact of J-1 visas and Conrad Waiver programs for foreign born medical professionals

Operational shifts of Hospitals' and med schools' during covid

Tele-medicine 

Health disparities in underserved communities

4th year med students called upon early to fight the outbreak

Today I interview Kimberly Wong, the Fashion Designer behind the brand Cukimber (Www.cukimber.com). Kimberly originally hails from New Jersey but has resided in Shanghai for the last decade.

Her daily Covid-19 journal installments have captured what everyday life looks like as a Chinese resident since the outbreak. Her on the ground reports have captured many readers and major publications online wanting to know the typical life and experience currently in China. In this episode, I sat with her to discuss the novel journey back to Shanghai during the COVID era.

(Working with Zoom sound quality, apologies for any feedback noticed in episode).

What does the future look like for international students in an uncertain world?

Policy updates this week from US immigration services.

USCIS announced that immigrants who undergo medical testing for Covid-19 or receive treatment for it, will not be penalized when applying for green cards and visas under the newly enacted public charge rule.

Richard Christensen, and Krystal Kryst join the podcast.

A brief list of the travel restriction status of major countries in the Americas and Asia.

Argentina - 0:55

Brazil - 1:14

Canada - 1:20

Colombia- 1:40

Dominican Republic - 1:55

Ecuador - 2:08

El Salvador - 2:18

Guatemala - 2:27

Mexico - 2:38

Peru - 2:51

Uruguay - 3:01

Venezuela - 3:15

India - 3:24

Myanmar - 3:52

Singapore - 4:28

Thailand - 4:52

Nepal - 5:19

Vietnam - 5:55

A brief list of the travel restriction status of major countries in Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Kenya - 0:54

Ghana - 1:17

Morocco - 1:29

Namibia - 1:59

South Africa - 2:09

Australia - 2:26

New Zealand - 2:48

A brief list of the travel restriction status of major countries in Middle East and Europe.

Israel - 1:06

Jordan - 1:36

Lebanon - 2:08

Saudi Arabia- 2:16

Austria - 2:26

Croatia - 2:41

Czech Republic - 3:11

Denmark - 3:24