My Migration Story to America, the Land of Opportunity
Who would not want to visit America, the land of opportunity? I had heard that it was the best country in the world. In my country of origin, Indonesia, my coworkers and I had heard about the United States and about the US educational system. I believed that America has some of the most renowned colleges and universities in the world, universities such as Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, and more. I also thought and hoped that in the USA, every human being was of equal value and that there was no social hierarchy because I had heard this was “the land of the free.” So, this is the reason I decided to visit, settle, and experiences myself the real land of free.
Before I left for America, Soeharto, …show more content…
From Sydney, after a 12 hour- long flight, I finally arrived in Los Angeles, United States of America in the month of May 1995. In the immigration section, there was a long line where they checked our passports and visas, asked many questions; meanwhile, the line for those with blue passports, the US citizens, was moving very smoothly. I observed that it seemed the immigration officers were very welcoming to the citizens who were returning home, like heroes or something, it seemed to me. In contrast, the two attitudes of the officers seemed obvious. This was the moment that led me to move to the United States. so those officers would treat me like an American “hero” when I returned to the US from another …show more content…
He and his step brother came to the United States because his American father, Leslie Baldwin was very ill in Jakarta. In 1981, Gus’ mother, Roki decided to come to America because his father is an U.S. citizen, and she thought the American government would take care of Leslie. Both he and his step father were not happy with their mother’s decision. My husband’s mother was the only person that did not have American passport. The rest of the members of the family had blue passport, the U.S.
Who would not want to visit America, the land of opportunity? I had heard that it was the best country in the world. In my country of origin, Indonesia, my coworkers and I had heard about the United States and about the US educational system. I believed that America has some of the most renowned colleges and universities in the world, universities such as Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, and more. I also thought and hoped that in the USA, every human being was of equal value and that there was no social hierarchy because I had heard this was “the land of the free.” So, this is the reason I decided to visit, settle, and experiences myself the real land of free.
Before I left for America, Soeharto, …show more content…
From Sydney, after a 12 hour- long flight, I finally arrived in Los Angeles, United States of America in the month of May 1995. In the immigration section, there was a long line where they checked our passports and visas, asked many questions; meanwhile, the line for those with blue passports, the US citizens, was moving very smoothly. I observed that it seemed the immigration officers were very welcoming to the citizens who were returning home, like heroes or something, it seemed to me. In contrast, the two attitudes of the officers seemed obvious. This was the moment that led me to move to the United States. so those officers would treat me like an American “hero” when I returned to the US from another …show more content…
He and his step brother came to the United States because his American father, Leslie Baldwin was very ill in Jakarta. In 1981, Gus’ mother, Roki decided to come to America because his father is an U.S. citizen, and she thought the American government would take care of Leslie. Both he and his step father were not happy with their mother’s decision. My husband’s mother was the only person that did not have American passport. The rest of the members of the family had blue passport, the U.S.