: About Me

Write viewpoints, educational and personal experince stories.

My passion is ...

intercultural relations, education, politics, networking, business, managment, and anything that gets my attention

I know too much about ...

acculturation and adoptation

My parents always told me ...

"Do your homework, respect people, and be yourself"

My childhood ambition ...

discovering places and faces

My favorite memory ...

is confidential

Why I write ...

to express myself and free my mind

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Cultures and anything that catches my attention

My first job ...

was when I began to walk and talk. Don't remember what came first.

My best moment ...

gave birth to my sons

My inspiration ...

is motivation to learning

Politics, News & Issues > US Elections How important is a candidate's stand on open government in deciding whether to elect that person?

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FREE DEMOCRATIC ELECTION IS A THRILL FOR NEW CITIZEN by Zanna Vaida Deciding to join a political party isn't an easy decision for a new citizen. I've lived in the United States since coming from the Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union in 1991. And even though I paid taxes here, I could not participate in the political process. I felt like an outsider in the land I chose to make my new home.  In 2004, I became a U.S. citizen and had a chance to experience the democratic process as a participant. But deciding whether I was a Democrat or Republican wasn't easy. The election in the for...

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