Representative Sample of Immigrants

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

Avid gardener I. M. Pei

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

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Catskills fisherman Irving Berlin

Came to the U.S. from Russia in 1893; conservative Republican anti-communist who violated First Amendment separation of church and state by writing 'God Bless America'.

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Heavy drinker John von Neumann

Came to the U.S. from Hungary in 1930; liked to play games and had fun with explosives and computers.

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Composting toilet experimenter Alexander Graham Bell

Came to the U.S. from Scotland/Canada in 1872. Later founded the AT&T.

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Code derived from Aid to Evaluating Your Accomplishments.
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