Yefim Somin has translated poetry from twelve languages into three other languages. Several of his translations were published in “Cardinal Points” magazine. His travel writings were published at the Best Travel Writing website, earning the Travelers’ Tales Solas Award. His memoir on emigration was included in the book of selected refugee memoirs published by HIAS. Yefim has retired from a career in computer science and became an actor on stage and screen. He came to the US as a refugee from the USSR in 1979 and has been living in Massachusetts since 1980.