E. 45 Reardless of our background and culture, we are the same people

'Regardless of our culture, background, and experiences, we are essentially the same people. It is the ritual that differs and the way we express what is important to us'
- Oksana Kukurudza -


People move because they want to, many people do that out of necessity. So be kind. Many flee violence and terrible situations at home and they want to do well, contribute, and work hard in the new country' - Oksana Kukurudza -
 
' I never felt quite American and never felt Ukrainian. I always felt as if I had 2 feet in 2 different worlds. It took me a long time to reconcile that'  - Oksana Kukurudza -

Bio of Guest
Oksana Kukurudza is a Ukrainian American author, speaker, and management
consultant born in Rochester, NY and currently living in New York City. She is a first-generation American, born to Ukrainian immigrant parents and is the youngest of twelve siblings. Oksana attended Boston University and Emory’s Gozuieta Business School, earning both a Bachelor's and Master’s of Business Administration (MBA). Her specialty areas of both expertise and experience are in public accounting and management consulting.

Through her work, Oksana spent eighteen months in Ukraine and six months in
Italy in the 1990s. During her time in Ukraine, she lived and worked in Kyiv but also
worked in other cities across Ukraine such as L’viv, Kryvyi Rih, and Dnipro
(Dnipropetrovsk at the time) witnessing first-hand Ukraine’s difficult transition from
the communist Soviet Union to a fledgling capitalist democracy. Through her work and leisure,
she has traveled to over eighty countries, writing travel journals for her own personal
consumption, and collecting dear friends as well as words.

Connect with our Guest with the links shared below;
Download the first chapter of Sunflowers Bend but Rarely Break (sunflowersrarelybreak.com)

Oksana Kukurudza's Sunflowers Rarely Break – Medium

(1) Oksana Kukurudza | LinkedIn

Oksana Kukurudza (@okukurudza2) • Instagram photos and videos

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In a fragmented world, Immigrant Making An Impact is a global community of immigrants and a podcast set up in  December 2021 to support, educate, and equip people living in countries they were not born (immigrants) to pursue their dreams with resilience and not give up on achieving success.

We have had the opportunity to have conversations with immigrants around the world who share their journeys, stories, and the impact they are making in their communities through their work.

Our mission is to connect immigrants around the world to get support and be supported to make a significant positive impact around the world.

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