Russian American
Immigrant from Moscow
A Russian American is a person of Russian ancestry living in the United States, or an American who emigrated from Russia.
The term covers both recent immigrants and descendants of earlier waves—from Jews fleeing pogroms to refugees from the Soviet era: My grandfather was a Russian American who came through Ellis Island in 1912.
As an adjective, it describes cultural blends: Russian American cuisine, Russian American communities in Brooklyn.
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- babushkaTriangular cloth head covering
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- migrationMovement to new territory
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
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Russian AmericanUkrainian American
Dual heritage identity
Chinese American · Mexican American · Japanese American · African American · Irish American
Russian Americannaturalized citizen
Foreign-born person granted membership
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