Used migration assistant but can't find my stuff

I recently purchased a new iMac 21.5 inch screen.  I ran the Setup Assistant and then later ran the Migration Assistant.  I migrated my files on the old computer (2006 iMac running Snow Leopard 10.6.8) first using an ethernet cable between the two computers, and then second using Time Machine.  I followed all of the instructions but now can find my migrated files.  They don't show up on my new iMac running Mavericks.  Help!!!

If you used Migration Assistant it creates a second user account. Log out of your user account and log back into the new account and you will find your data.

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