Ivan came to America at the age of 15 from St. Petersburg, Russia. He is now 47, has a family, and works as a freelance computer programmer. When asked if life in America was difficult for a new immigrant he replied (translation from Russian):
No… life was difficult in Russia, where I had to go to school everyday and try not to get beat up. Where I had problems with anti-Semitic teachers. Here life was not difficult. Just took some work.”
