30 Years in America – Ep 144

On the 30th Anniversary of his family's arrival in the United States from Soviet Russia, Vitaliy reflects on his time here. After recounting the hard early days in a new country when he was "fresh off the boat", Vitaliy offers perspective on how...

On the 30th Anniversary of his family’s arrival in the United States from Soviet Russia, Vitaliy reflects on his time here. After recounting the hard early days in a new country when he was “fresh off the boat”, Vitaliy offers perspective on how America has changed since he arrived. What he sees now is, in some ways, more troubling than what he found all those years ago as a new immigrant.

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