Oct. 23 is host Rosemary's one year work anniversary. After 6 months of content pause, Rosemary is finally back with some life update. Is H1b the magic potion? Your might have a second thought after listening to this episode.

2024 marks the 10th year of Lan, a two-time international student (first in Belarus, then in the U.S.) and cultural psychologist, being in the United States. Lan shares with me her love-hate relationship with the roadblocks—the H1B visa and immigration status—that stand in her dream of becoming a professor. There were many times she felt like giving up on academia because the ride it's too rugged. The lack of freedom of choice makes her feel vulnerable. Nonetheless, she managed to turn her vision from 10 years ago into reality.

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Professor in HR and organizational behavior, mama of two boys, coffee shop owner and a new-coming Q-grade, Ning joins me today to talk about a path that she never planned. There are sparkles in Ning’s eyes whenever she talks about teaching or her students, she did not imagined to be a professor at first. Unlike many who are so stressed over H1b and the status in general, Ning did not know much about H1b yet got it as part of a teaching position. Life seems full of potential and U.S. could just be a testing field for Professor Hou.

Check out Ning’s Our Immi-great Life postcast, hosted jointly with Kelly.

https://open.spotify.com/show/4DcduYjn7vo8UmmpBEHlrs?si=jYHMAywMRKSTQhFFGsf-AA

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Product is not the only thing Ming designs. A marketer turned product designer, our guest of this episode also designs her own life and career path. Although she can plan and steer the ways, she has been through some challenging times to remove the roadblocks such as H1b, mindsets, and moving to LA under the 90 day unemployment clock. The international student label remains a key identity to us, yet it can sometimes be a chain limiting the possibilities one’s able to create. Let’s hear about Ming’s story and her suggestions for fellow international students and job seekers on being proactive.

Studied pharmacy in college to meet the parents’ expectation, music is what Zhuoer really wants to pursue. He then came to the states to study music business and entertainment industry management. Every star aligned for him on his dream career path—internship at a well known music agency, return offer, and getting the h1b lottery the first try.

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Yet, the luck is not always there. Moving from New York to sunshine California, Zhuoer took on a new opportunity and shifted to tech. Music, tech, and web 3 are all key words to his career. How could you balance your dream and the reality? Working in the U.S. in a particular competitive landscape, complexed by the work visa situation, Zhuoer shares some advice with fellow young professionals.

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In the second half of this episode, Paul shares with host Rosemary on his journey ahead of H1b—green card and the changes happened to his mindset. From first-generation/international student to first generation immigrant. If he could go back in time, there’s one thing he'd do differently. Do you want to take a guess? Paul also brings in three messages he’d like to the fellow international students to know about job search.

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🎙️You Are Not Alone | The H1b Talk Podcast is a place for us international students and general public alike, where we share our struggles and celebrate our wins in the job search, h1b process, career and daily life.