My name is Haydar Saribas.
INTERVIEWED BY Newroz Saribas


DEPARTED FROM
Istanbul, Turkey

ARRIVED IN
Seattle, Washington

YEAR
1990

AGE
30

NOW LIVES IN
Bellevue, Washington

COLLECTED BY
HAYDAR SARIBAS' FIRST DAY

TRANSCRIPT

HS: My name is Haydar Saribas. I came to United States May 15th 1990. I come from Istanbul, Turkey. I born in [?]. I grew up in [?].

How old were you when you came to the United States?
HS: 30 years. Yeah, I scared the first time I came to United States and then…I sleep and I closed to the door and I put the door back with a chair. I miss Turkey, my friends, family. Surprise? It [United States] was very clean. And no lying. And people were very friendly.


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