We’re loosing it: Why immigrants’ children need Russian language
Let me make a reservation: “Russian language” is conditional for the purpose of this article. It might be replaced with Ukrainian, Armenian, Georgian, etc. Dear parents, I am speaking of your mother tongue which remained your natural language in immigration…
Russian-speaking immigrants missing in the U.S.: a story of a New York City disappearance
May through November 2017 I was filming a documentary in five countries — the U.S., Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Russia — about Russian-speaking immigrants who went missing in the United States. I am not a former cop or detective; I…
Rainbow over Brighton: Why LGBT still feel discriminated in the Russian neighborhood
Brighton Beach is a legendary neighborhood in New York City, a “little Odesa,” an old oasis of Russian immigration. It’s a place longed for by many Russian hearts; when they choose where to live in a foreign country, many natives…