Representative Sample of Immigrants

from Philip Greenspun
Four immigrants to the U.S. who were selected at random:

Blini chef George Balanchine

Came to the U.S. from Russia in 1933; liked to spend time with slender young women.

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Confirmed bachelor Theodore von Kármán

Came to the U.S. from Hungary in 1930; without approval from the United Nations, drew an arbitrary line 62 miles above our fragile Planet Earth; founded Aerojet, now headquartered in Palm Bay, Florida as Aerojet Rocketdyne.

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Avid gardener I. M. Pei

Came to the U.S. from China in 1935; liked pyramids; Pritzker Prize 1983.

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Columbia University dropout Yo-Yo Ma

Came to the U.S. from France in 1962. Played cello for President John F. Kennedy at age 7.

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