hiː wʌz ɹˈeɪzd ænd ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɹˈʌʃən mæntʃjˈʊɹɹiə ɪnðə ɹˈʌʃən fˈɑːɹ ˈiːst, ðˈɛn ˈɛmɪɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks.
He was raised and educated in Russian Manchuria in the Russian Far East, then emigrated to the United States in 1936.