Summary In Impact Episode 212, we feature stories about two very different immigrant experiences. First, we meet a famous Argentinian painter who shares his history of hardships that lead him to artistic success in America. Then, former Russian citizens talk about fleeing their country to avoid persecution or even death just for being true to themselves. A New Era, produced by Colin Charles Dale, profiles artist Fabian Perez. When he arrived in the United States at the age of 29, he was an Argentinian immigrant with nowhere to go and a dream of becoming a professional painter. Today, Perez is well-known, throughout the world, as a figurative artist. He lives a rich life, but the road to get here was paved with struggle. System Rejected, produced by Shusha Minasian, we see the reason for an increase in Russian asylum seekers that centers on a political atmosphere against people having their own beliefs about who they are.

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