‘Door Shut With Superglue’: Russians in America Say They Face Harassment Following Ukraine Invasion

A banner bearing the blue-and-yellow national colors of Ukraine is strung along a metal fence in Phoenix, Ariz., on March 26 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

GOODYEAR, Ariz.—There was a time not long ago when Valentina Cerkas could tell the world she was from Russia.

Now she feels uncomfortable saying it out loud following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.