myStory: Regina Spektor

ItsNotYouItsMe darling Regina Spektor is a featured speaker on a special look at her move from Russia as a young child to escape an unjust society in this interesting look at refugees in America.

Russian-born Jewish singer-songwriter Regina Spektor reflects on her immigration to New York in 1989--from the fantasies she and her cousin had about moving to the tropics to the realities of adjusting to life in the Bronx, where their new Jewish community became an extension of her family.

Regina came to the United States through HIAS, an organization that rescues, resettles, and reunites vulnerable refugees. Her interview is part of HIAS' myStory project; view more videos at www.myStory.hias.org.