Doroshuk: From Ukraine to the United States

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Doroshuk: When I start driving and I see big buildings, big trucks, big people and like "woooahh!" I'd never seen such big things at all.

Interviewer: This is the voice of Aleksey Doroshuk.

Interviewer: He immigrated to the United States from Ukraine 23 years ago. His experiences were not unlike other immigrants. Learning English was difficult, but as he put it, most US citizens were very helpful in his quest to learn a new language.

Interviewer: He recounts an encounter at home depot in the early days of his time in the US, where the employee was open to learning about him.

Doroshuk: But he is also curious. He starts slowly, patiently, just asking where I'm from. And I was so-- accepted. I feel accepted.

Interviewer: Doroshuk spoke about how difficult life in Ukraine was after the fall of the USSR, and how he is thankful to be in the United States.

Doroshuk: But I see a lot of anger in  Ukrainian society. A lot of anger in Russian society because the war. It's the main reason why I left church. Because I can't accept what's going on.

Doroshuk: So definitely when I had the chance to choose to move [to] America and use my skills and use my honesty here and I'm more than happy.

Interviewer: Now, Doroshuk is a maintenance supervisor in Washington. He wants peace for Ukraine and supports the United States’ role in Ukraine’s defense against Russia.

Doroshuk: So, so far I agree with what America is doing because they try to give opportunity for Ukrainians to protect their life style.

Interviewer: He wants to see the war come to an end and see peace come to the Slavic countries.

Doroshuk: So I try to prove that human life is a precious thing. And nobody has the right to take it.