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. “It’s embarrassing to me—I hate to say that,” Cerkas told The Epoch Times. “I just say I’m me. I’m a nice person.”…

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. “It’s embarrassing to me—I hate to say that,” Cerkas told The Epoch Times. “I just say I’m me. I’m a nice person.”…