Diana Markosian's Santa Barbara explores the nature of the family and the American dream. Through a series of staged photographs and a narrative video, the artist revisits her family history from the point of view of her mother, for the first time treating her as a woman, not a parent, and resigning herself to enormous ...
I have been living in the USA for over 3 years now. I want to tell you how we can infuriate Americans, I have collected all the facts, personal experience and interesting stories. When I selected stories from my life for this article, I thought that there are three things for sure ...
Work and business in the USA: how to recognize a scam, writes the author of the blog “The Truth About Life in the USA” on the Yandex.Dzen portal Elena Korshunova, a blogger from Odessa, lives and works in the USA. She shares her observations on American life and gives practical advice ...
Although this US immigration agent has served the country for almost 25 years, he has been illegal all the time and can be deported just like the people he expelled for 18 years. NPR spoke to him. This real story sounds ...
According to The Washington Times, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is circulating a draft proposal that will severely restrict attempts to revoke citizenship of people naturalized on the basis of fraud. The Washington Times claims the editors saw a draft memo sent by DHS chief Alejandro Mallorcas to the leaders of three ...
I thought, why not tell about some things that for some reason I did not expect to see in the USA. Alcohol Americans drink more than Russians, and for some reason they only joke about Russians. Most of our American friends have at least one wine cabinet, ...
Drive to Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. What pictures pop up in your head? Luxurious houses, azure ocean and palm trees? Yes, that's right. But there is also something else. Suddenly, the usual huge American stores are replaced by small rooms with long-unwashed glass. I hear Russian ...
I know hundreds of people who dream of leaving their home country. At the same time, I myself have never dreamed of moving somewhere for permanent residence from my beloved Petersburg. But I have been living in California for a little over two years now. During this time…
Holders of US green cards residing in the country can petition certain family members in order to move them to permanent residence, according to the website of the US Immigration Service (USCIS). This rule applies to three categories: wife or husband; unmarried and unmarried ...
It is probably very difficult to meet a person who would say that immigration was an easy and painless process for him. However, the story of Mikhail Nikitin (name has been changed) stands out especially from others. Mikhail, a political refugee from Russia, and his wife Lydia applied for asylum ...