9/11: A Journey from Unknown to Your Own

“I have the unique experience of being an immigrant in the places where immigrants are not seen or prevalent. In 2001, I was in South Carolina working as a mechanical engineer in a factory. On Tuesdays, my co-workers and I would go to a bar called the “Cock and Bull” to play darts. On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, everything changed. I was surprised to find that many people in my town had become hostile, and I realized that I would have some work to do to regain their trust. There was a lot of tension, but my co-workers knew that one negative incident could have brought the whole community’s reputation down. My story is about how they came together to make sure the best of American society prevailed.”

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