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Permanent residency for 10,000 dollars (Japanese)

(Japanese) There were a lot of elderly Nisei, many of whom were gardeners. I started working as a gardener too, or helping them at first and then set up for myself and I was like, maybe I can continue as a gardener and have a pretty good life here, making my American dream come true. So, I worked hard for a year and a half, nearly two years, but my legal status was not stable, as I had a tourist visa and I had to do something about it. Then I learned that a $10,000 investment would get me a visa. I found real estate worth $10,000, a small restaurant, and bought it with all equipment left inside and I was able to get a green card in about a year and a half. That led me to get my foot in the restaurant industry and for me, things worked out well.


Data: August 4, 2015

Localização Geográfica: California, US

Entrevistado: Mitsue Watanabe

País: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum

Entrevistados

Esteve pela primeira vez nos Estados Unidos em 1969. Depois de viver um ano e meio em Los Angeles, passou meio ano percorrendo o mundo e retornou ao Japão, mas a vida no exterior impressionou-o tanto que decidiu voltar aos Estados Unidos, onde entrou com visto de turista. Começou trabalhando como ajudante de jardineiro e 2 anos depois tornou-se independente, conseguiu visto regular e entrou no negócio de comida e bebida. Atualmente, administra o Isakaya e Honda Ya no condado de Orange, estado da Califórnia e em Los Angeles. (Agosto de 2018)