On Friday, July 20, 2001 we visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial. This memorial is located on the site of the Alfred P. Murrah building, which was destroyed by a bomb blast on April 19, 1995, and was built to honor the lives of the 168 people who died that day.
These are answers to questions that I received from various people as they prepared for their own immigration.
When you first arrive in your new country, it can be very useful to have contact with other people from your former country who have already gone through what you are currently going through. This is where social clubs come in.
For some reason I decided to start keeping a diary the day we entered the USA. Unfortunately this idea lasted only for 7 days. I say “unfortunately” because I only realized some months later, after reading those seven days again, what an incredible period in our lives that had been, and how nice it would’ve been had I recorded more of those initial days.
Anyway, here they are…
Immigration is a long process. It’s not simply a matter of packing a suitcase and hopping on a plane. This is the long story of how we came to the US
Here is a quick overview of how it came about that we immigrated to the United States, and what we were up to after arriving in the US.