No, my family is Russian, Georgian, via Ellis Island.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My grandparents used to tell me stories about their trip to Ellis Island from Russia and life on the Lower East Side of New York.
My parents came to the United States in the early years of this century as part of a wave of Russian Jewish immigrants seeking freedom and opportunity in the New World.
My mother's parents, Bernard and Rivka Levine, were from Russia and also immigrated to New York City. My mother, Rose, was the elder of their two daughters. My maternal grandmother's family included several scholars and professionals.
Of course, everyone knows my story of being born in Russia and moving to the United States at 7. For a few years people would say, 'Well, she's living in the United States, but she's Russian.'
My family were from Jamaica.
My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and raised in Hollywood.
My family's from Eastern Europe.
My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I'd heard all the stories.
My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
My grandfather was from outside of Moscow, and my grandmother, although some of her family were French, was from Odessa. They met as immigrants in New York in the early '20s. My mother's family came over from Ireland generations ago.