I immigrated to the United States in 2001 for college.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was the daughter of an immigrant, raised to feel that I needed to get excellent, flawless grades and a full scholarship and a graduate degree and a good job - all the stepping stones to conventional success.
I'm an immigrant myself. It was a tough road to come to America and work.
We emigrated to South Africa and later to Canada so I went to school in several places.
My mother was an immigrant from Lebanon to the United States. She came when she was 18 years old in 1920.
When I got my law degree and my license to practice here in the District of Columbia, I represented several immigrants who had entered without inspection.
I was in the U.S. about 15 years. Especially in New York. And then I came back to Japan.
After college, I wanted to learned about myself as an American, so I left the United States and went to Japan.
My folks came to U.S. as immigrants, aliens, and became citizens. I was born in Boston, a citizen, went to Hollywood and became an alien.
I grew up in the United States.
I graduated from college in 1980.