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Vitaliy’s Experience

• Ukraine to the United States• Orem to Salt Lake

+Introducing Vitaliy Mahidov

Born 1982, Chernovsty Ukraine

BA in Computer Engineering from Utah Valley University

Immigrated to the US in 2009

Born into an Eastern Orthodox Christian Family

Speaks Ukrainian, Russian, English and Spanish

Lives in Orem, Utah

Works in Computer Networking

+Ukraine Beneath the Surface

Part of USSR until 1991

Largest Country by land mass in Europe

Decimated by World War II

Now a semi-presidential democracy

Middle – Income Economy

Suffered Devastating Economic Downturn in 2008

Ultra Conservative values

+Pull Factors

Education

Jobs

Personal Liberty

Religious Freedom

+Push Factors

Inability to practice faith

Unmarketable Education

Loss of Job

Cultural and Familial Rejection

+Push Factors

Inability to practice faith

Unmarketable Education

Loss of Job

Cultural and Familial Rejection

Rejected by adopted culture

Re-immigrating to Salt Lake from Orem

+Moving Forward

New Job

New Friends

New Culture

Exploring Himself

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+Works Cited & Background Research

1. Ottosson, Daniel (May 2008). "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults". International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). p. Page 45. Retrieved 5 May 2009.

2. "New Ukraine, Old Homophobia". Thegully.com. Retrieved 20 January 2011.

3. Encyclopedia of Ukraine (University of Toronto Press, 1984–93) 5 vol; partial online version, from Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies

4. "Population by ethnic nationality, 1 January, year". ukrcensus.gov.ua. Ukrainian Office of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2010-04-17.

5. Ukrainian US Embassy English Website, http://www.mfa.gov.ua/usa/en/

6. www.Wikipedia.org

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Vitaliy’s Experience

Ukraine to the United States