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    mcdull got a reaction from yuna628 in I wore jeans to my oath ceremony.   
    "Honey, you sure you don't want to change?" My husband yelled as he was jumping out of the shower.  "You look gorgeous in that cheongsam!"
     
    "I am 100% sure!" 
     
    My husband was baffled. Why would I wear jeans at a such solemn event? on this very day I became an American?
     
    little did he know,  I wore it to honour my aunt, who was killed by the Chinese communists over a pair of blue jeans.
     
    My dad escaped the Chinese civil war and arrived in Hong Kong, left behind two other  siblings who remained in communist controlled China. Dad worked few odd jobs so that every time we visited our relatives, we would be able to bring necessities, be flour, rice, clothes, radio or even salt and sugar.
     
    I still remember my dad's loud cry when upon returning to China, he learned my aunt had committed suicide, over the very pair of jeans he brought her from Hong Kong.
     
    Only when I grew up, I heard the story from my cousin that auntie Mui lost her life to the heydays of cultural revolution, when every single wrong doing could land you in jail and every little mistake earned you a good beating.  Jeans in all the madness became a gesture of contradicting  supreme leader Mao and a symbol of supporting American Imperialism.
     
    So her very friend and comrade stripped her and did the unthinkable and unspeakable in public.  My aunt couldn't take the humiliation and took her own life the same afternoon.
     
    As years go by, all my families escaped communist China and landed in Hong Kong, Aunt Mui was gone, but she was never forgotten. 
     
    And that is why I wore jeans, a indisputable symbol of Americanism at my oath ceremony, and if aunt Mui is above there somewhere watching over me, she knew I did it for her honour.
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    mcdull got a reaction from DoraS in Filing N400 online, anyone?   
    that's odd. I am applying within 90 days, I answered the questions and was able to proceed. Paid the fee and was issued a case number, 
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    mcdull got a reaction from Cata&Ben in How soon did you find your first job?   
    Was extremely difficult for me. 
     
    Took me approximately a year to find a job. 
     
    But it all depends on your industry, experience and connection. 
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    mcdull got a reaction from pajobra in Do i must have his permission ?   
    If a religion tells a grown woman to ask for permission before she travels, I'd tell her to quit that cult.
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    mcdull got a reaction from Nitas_man in Do i must have his permission ?   
    If a religion tells a grown woman to ask for permission before she travels, I'd tell her to quit that cult.
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    mcdull got a reaction from ShinyDaisy in Petioner Died, a first cousin residing in the US since 1998 willing to be my replacement sponsor   
    nothing is available to you at this moment. 
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    mcdull got a reaction from B&Z in Do i must have his permission ?   
    If a religion tells a grown woman to ask for permission before she travels, I'd tell her to quit that cult.
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    mcdull got a reaction from laylalex in Do i must have his permission ?   
    If a religion tells a grown woman to ask for permission before she travels, I'd tell her to quit that cult.
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    mcdull got a reaction from SalishSea in Do i must have his permission ?   
    If a religion tells a grown woman to ask for permission before she travels, I'd tell her to quit that cult.
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    mcdull got a reaction from Lorna&Alex in Green Card Approved and mailed to me on Friday July 5th but not arrived at my house yet. Travelling to Scotland in 3 days   
    I was in the same situation. My green card was approved and mailed to me when I was travelling abroad in Europe.
     
    I boarded the plane with my AP, no question asked at the airport, then upon arrival, I informed the immigration officer my green card was approved and mailed to me when I was abroad. The officer sent me to secondary, I waited for like 15 mins, another officer came back with my passport, stamped and noted with "ARC" and told me I am ready to go.
     
    This was 2014, and POE was Boston.
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    mcdull got a reaction from SusieQQQ in Brand new here with work visa question   
    so why would you think it is ok to pay a Filipino minimum wage with room and board? Sounds like modern day slavery to me.
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    mcdull got a reaction from laylalex in Brand new here with work visa question   
    so why would you think it is ok to pay a Filipino minimum wage with room and board? Sounds like modern day slavery to me.
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    mcdull got a reaction from SalishSea in Brand new here with work visa question   
    so why would you think it is ok to pay a Filipino minimum wage with room and board? Sounds like modern day slavery to me.
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    mcdull got a reaction from geowrian in Brand new here with work visa question   
    so why would you think it is ok to pay a Filipino minimum wage with room and board? Sounds like modern day slavery to me.
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    mcdull got a reaction from Lemonslice in Brand new here with work visa question   
    so why would you think it is ok to pay a Filipino minimum wage with room and board? Sounds like modern day slavery to me.
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    mcdull got a reaction from little immigrant in Expedite with Children who are USC   
    no ground to expedite here. 
     
    There are doctors in the UK and kids less than 2 years old do not start school.  
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    mcdull got a reaction from BiAdam in K1 Visa - ToDos in Germany   
    對唔住, 我D唔識睇德文~
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    mcdull got a reaction from Cyberfx1024 in VISA REVOKED   
    You might be a CEO of some company but you have no idea what you are talking about
     
    Edit: I agree with usumbsow
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    mcdull got a reaction from cdneh in Parent visa Rejected April 2019   
    there is no P
    there is no Pakistan travel ban.....
     
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    mcdull got a reaction from Boiler in Parent visa Rejected April 2019   
    there is no P
    there is no Pakistan travel ban.....
     
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    mcdull got a reaction from SalishSea in 4 times denied a US VISA   
    sorry if I cannot be more helpful,
     
    but there is also a universal studio in Singapore and Filipinos do not need a visa for Singapore.
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    mcdull got a reaction from Boiler in 4 times denied a US VISA   
    sorry if I cannot be more helpful,
     
    but there is also a universal studio in Singapore and Filipinos do not need a visa for Singapore.
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    mcdull got a reaction from robhostein in When people find out you were not born here   
    Story of my life. 
    And no matter how many times I tell people that I am from Hong Kong, they will always remember that I am from China. 
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    mcdull got a reaction from Celie in When people find out you were not born here   
    Story of my life. 
    And no matter how many times I tell people that I am from Hong Kong, they will always remember that I am from China. 
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    mcdull got a reaction from Visitor User in When people find out you were not born here   
    Story of my life. 
    And no matter how many times I tell people that I am from Hong Kong, they will always remember that I am from China. 
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