Immigrant Squared

Anna has covered immigration and refugee stories extensively as a journalist. Throughout her travels, she was struck by the idea of how the papers you hold affect the way that you move through the world. When she moved to Turkey, she fell in love with a Syrian journalist who is now her husband. Together they had to move to Iraq due to immigration issues, and eventually, he was able to get asylum in the UK.

Anna is the author of "Love Across Border," and she gave us a sneak peek into one of the love stories in her book. She documents love stories that have been affected by freedom of movement. You can buy her book anywhere you buy books and follow her on social media.

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Amina and Ekaterina shared their respective stories of statelessness. The struggles stateless individuals face, recent developments in policy in the US, and a glimpse of hope for the future with the Stateless Protection Act and the USCIS announcement.

Amina was born and raised in the US. She shared how gender discrimination in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia led him to struggle with being stateless. Ekaterina is part of an ethnic minority in the former Soviet Union and has struggled with statelessness for over 20 years.

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Danya is a child of immigrants from Syria and currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. Danya's parents came to the US to seek a better life, but Danya and her siblings faced bullying. Today, Danya has her own law firm and continues to learn how to own her identity and use it to her advantage. Danya wishes that people were more empathetic toward children of immigrants.

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Mark is a grandchild of Albanian immigrants, and always had a strong connection to his Albanian heritage. He is very proud of his heritage and works to help Albanian both in the US and Albania. Mark founded the

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Maryna was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and immigrated to the US with only 300$ in her pocket. Despite fulfilling her American dream, she still misses her home country, Ukraine.

Maryna is the President of United Help Ukraine, a non-profit organization that was founded in March 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea and the war began.

Over a year after the full-fledged attack on Ukraine started in February 2022, the organization continues to work tirelessly to provide supplies and services to the people of Ukraine.

Please checkout their website and consider donating to their cause, or volunteering with them. www.unitedhelpukraine.org

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Vanda left Croatia in 1991 during the war and sought refuge in Germany. After she integrated into German society, Vanda joined a political party and became a spokesperson for immigration policy. Helping immigrants and refugees has been top of mind for Vanda, and through networking in Washington DC she met Wendy who has similar goals. Together Vanda and Wendy founded One Journey Festival which is hosted annually on the grounds of the National Cathedral. The festival is a celebration of refugees, its family-friendly, and connects individuals through the common languages of humanity: food, technology, music, arts, and sports.

Join the festival this year on Saturday, June 24th, 11am-6pm. Get your tickets here.

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Communism and instability in Albania led Denida's father to move the family to Greece. Denida shared what kinds of candies she tasted for the first time in Greece, and what brought her to the US. She believes that immigrants should not forget where they came from, and her advice is to integrate the best parts of both cultures.

"If an immigrant girl from a small country like Albania made it to have a company in the US, then you can achieve everything" - Denida Grow

Veronica came from Peru to the US as a teenager to get a better education. She ended up re-learning English because in Peru she studied British English. Veronica shared why she had to follow her parents' rules in the US even when they were living in Peru, and how she was criticized in the US by people from her own culture.

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A fellow two time immigrant, Yelena, shares her journey from Moldova to Israel and then to Australia. Why she has a gap in her memory between the ages of 9-11, and how classic Russian movies helped her.

Yelena's experiences with bullying and suicidal ideation led her to write the book "What's Normal Anyway? The Keys to Unlocking Your Mental Well-Being". The book provides tools to seek professional help and tools to become your own psychologist. We discussed bullying and the stigma that some immigrant communities have around seeking mental help. I also shared my personal bullying story as an immigrant, and how it impacted my life.

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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, text or call 988 for help in the US. In Australia call 131114 or text 0477131114. You are not alone, reach out for help.

Sophia Tupolev-Luz and Ariella Raviv are the Co-founders of The Reboot Startup Nation- A nonprofit organization in Israel helping welcome war-displaced professionals and immigrants into the High-Tech industry.

Ariella grew up in Detroit, Michigan where her American mother and Israeli father lived after they met at a Kibutz in Israel. Ariella met her Israeli husband in the US, and together they moved to Israel for a year and stayed.

Sophia is a three-time immigrant, born in Russia, Immigrated to the US, spent her twenties in Russia, and then immigrated to Israel. Sophia is also helping the new immigrants fleeing Russia and Ukraine to have access to information about financial services and avoid the bumps on the road related to sanctions placed on financial institutions in Ukraine and Russia.

In the wake of the war in Ukraine in 2022 and taking the lessons learned from the 1990 over million immigrants from former Soviet Union, they founded The Reboot Startup Nation. The organization helps Ukrainian refugees and those who fled Russia to become part of the vast high-tech ecosystem in Israel by turning brain drain into brain gain. The platform they created allows anyone in Israeli society to contribute and help displaced professionals, whether it is by setting up Hebrew conversation clubs, establishing a network of mentors, help the high-tech community find the talent, and for the talent to  upscale their experience,  and translate their resume so it is relevant to Israel etc.

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