Inspirational Bukharian Women

Read stories about the inspiring Bukharian Jewish women in our community

Ima Aviva – Abdurakhmanova

Ima Aviva – Abdurakhmanova

In this story, I will take you on a personal journey through my experience as a competitive swimmer, highlighting the crucial role my mom, as a single parent, has played in my success and how I overcame an eating disorder. Together, we will explore my goals and...

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Marina Abayeva – Her Story

Marina Abayeva – Her Story

  Early years  My name is Marina Abayeva in 1993 my family and I immigrated from the Soviet Union to the United States. I came here as a teenager and was full of ambition. I faced new challenges in this country, for the first three years I struggled with speaking...

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Victoria Borukhova -Her story

Victoria Borukhova -Her story

I was 23 when my family and I came to New York, feeling ambitious and young. I studied at Queens College, while being a wife and a mother, busy with three children. With God’s help, I made it to the end. How did I become a financial professional? Honestly, it wasn’t...

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Yelena Davydova – HER STORY

Yelena Davydova – HER STORY

Hi, my name is Dr. Yelena Davydova. I have been practicing medicine for about a decade now. It wasn’t easy getting here and many tried to discourage me, but here I am writing my bio for a Facebook page with other beautiful strong women who made it, to help encourage...

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Diana Rubinov – Her Story

Diana Rubinov – Her Story

“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” President Theodore Roosevelt. This is my story..... My name is Diana Yakubova. I came to America with my family in the early 1990s from the former Soviet Union. I was born in Uzbekistan, a modern...

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Rachel Davidov – Her story

Rachel Davidov – Her story

I was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. My family immigrated from former Soviet Union in 1993. Moving to USA was rough being a teenager. Went to high school, made good friends; with many of them still in contact. My sister and I had to work to help our parents with the...

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Olga Zakinova – Her Story

Olga Zakinova – Her Story

Presently a Platinum Award Winning Associate Real Estate Broker at Douglas Elliman in Queens and Long Island my journey began in Russia, in the most loving and giving home of a family living in Tashkent.  I was the first child and my parents loved me unconditionally....

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Asnat Yuabov – Our Future

Asnat Yuabov – Our Future

My name is Asnat Yuabov, and I am an OMS-II at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. I am a first-generation American and an Orthodox Bukharian Jew. I’ll be talking about my journey to medical school! While at Queens College, I did...

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Ilana Rachnaev – her story

Ilana Rachnaev – her story

Being a first generation American born to traditional Bukharian family came with many beautiful yet challenging experiences. As a child I grew up having pride in my identity and empowered by my grandparents and parents to overcome hurdles along the journey of...

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Linda Mashkabova – her story

Linda Mashkabova – her story

Originally from Tashkent City in Uzbekistan, my story begins like most others in my community. My family immigrated from the Soviet Union when I was only 7 years old. Having just started first grade in a school in Russia, we had to leave everything behind in October...

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