his US visa. In April 1983, he came to the US, while the rest of
the family remained in India. The first place he went to upon
arriving in the US was Mineapolis, but there was a reason. In
Mineapolis was stationed the same company he worked for in
Iran for 8 years. So he went and tried out for the job. He didnt
get it though, due to his partial citizenship. So during the 3
years he waited for his Green card, he worked little oddjobs.
Such as, Shovelling snow, a paper route, cooking, renovating
houses, etc.
Finally in 1986, he recieved his full, legal Green
card. And the same year, the rest of the family in India came
to the US. They moved into an apartment in San Pablo on
Montoya. He then got his first professional job in America. He
worked at UC Berkeley in computer maintainance.
In 1989, they both their first town house in Pinole, in
Tesoro Ct. Months after they moved in, i was born. Eventually
we moved from there to El Sobrante on Appian Way, then to
Hercules, on Lupine. And that's where we are now and have
been for 2 and a half years. There's no telling how much
longer we'll be here but it looks alright so far. So dont get any
good byes ready.