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Nine Yalies win Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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• M2 Presswire, 2015

Ort / Verlag

Coventry: Normans Media Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

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• [Evgeniya Kim]'s heritage lies in four generations of border crossings. Born in what is now North Korea, Evgeniya's ancestors moved to Russia's Far East in search of a better life. Falling victim to Stalin's repression, they were exiled to Central Asia and settled in Uzbekistan, where they faced marginalization. Evgeniya, 14 at the time, and her family fled Uzbekistan for the United States in 2002, where they fell victim to a visa scam and were forced to spend eight months in a family shelter in Leesport, Pennsylvania before receiving asylum. [Stephanie Speirs] went on to receive a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a master's degree in public affairs with a focus on international development from Princeton University. Stephanie's education and professional experiences have been guided by a belief in social progress. She managed field operations in seven states for President Barack Obama's campaign and developed Middle East policy as the youngest-ever director at the White House National Security Council. Born in Togliatti, an industrial city on the Volga River in Russia, Polina was surrounded by music growing up. Polina's mother often recalls when, at just two years old, Polina reached for the piano and played a small segment from the final scene of Glinka's "Life for the Tsar," which Polina had heard her siblings practicing, but had never been taught.