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  7. In China, a U.S. adopted teen finds his roots

    in The Middle Kingdom - 中国

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    What I find puzzling is why the police would give up so easily and take him to an orphanage. Was there no missing person's report? If they were just seperated at a bus station it doesn't seem like it would be that hard to put them back together. Where was he for the year between the bus station and the orphanage?

    it does seem interesting. i wonder if he got on the wrong bus accidentally or if someone took him. by the time he got out of ningxia any information he could provide about his name and hometown would have been useless if he didn't know what province/autonomous region he came from.

     

    i doubt china had a centralized database of missing children at the time. does anybody know if they do now?

     

    They are just setting it up now. It is really a outrage here on this issue. It is not just missing children! There are groups that steal children from their parents, for instance, in Dongguan, over a thousand got stollen and sold to others all over the country. The government is setting up a DNA bank to try identify the missing children and crack down on trafficing but not doing nerely enough. Thank god there are over 10 thousand volunteers now actively helping the police, some posting as buyer and try catch the human trafficers. One guy actually "bought" over 40 babies, resulting in lots of arrests. But it is far from sufficient from stopping it. The worst is some buy them and cut off an leg or arm or otherwise deform the children and force them into begging. Each time I see those deformed children on the side walk my heart sank. It could be my baby if they steal her. The only way to solve the problem is to set up a private organization, and with the police turning a blind eye, take care of business.

    When I was a little girl, I was told by my parents to memorize my parents name, home address and other detail information about my family. i was tired of remembering all of these. When I have my own son, I did what my parents did on me. When I visited Bejing with son in March this year, son always grasped my arms in order not be lost. :rolleyes: And even when we got to the U.S, I told my son many times about our house address in English and telephone number.

    I believe China should set up strict law to punish people who steal kids.

  9. What food for breakfast

    in Stateside

    Posted

    What would she eat for any meal? I hope I can guess, but breakfast??? uh oh clueless!!

     

    Yes I know her normal selection, IF in China. But I'm wondering regarding food I can buy in USA to have available for Sunday morning after her Saturday long flight. Remember first impression goes a long way.

     

    I guess the left over order out Dominoes pizza from dinner is OK???

     

    :o

    Cold pizza and a beer ought to start the day well! :o

    I wonder if he is my husband? B)

  11. One month in the U.S.

    in Stateside

    Posted

    Welcome to the USA Amanda. I hope you are happy here. Enjoy your time off from work and responsibility. My wife is a fantastic cook, I can hardly wait until she is here to cook delicious Chinese food. Like most Chinese woman, she is a "foodie", so I worry that she will not like the food here...but I have a few, what I think are fail safe meals I want her to try. Like Feathers268 said, it's hard not to like a good steak, potato and salad. The chicken feet, not so much... :lol:

    "Enjoy your time off from work and responsibility."---- This is what Richard wishes.

  12. One month in the U.S.

    in Stateside

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    My son got his green card on August 25 which was his first day to go to middle school in Clearwater, FL.

    He is struggling his language at school. But he said all of the teachers are nice and he has started to say something to Richard in English, which made Richard very happy. :lol:

     

     

     

    Amanda

  13. Any POE suggestions

    in Interview Results

    Posted

    My wife will be arriving into America by ocean cruise, so her Port Authority will be the Brooklyn, NY port.

     

    Are there any suggestions for things she can due at the POE to make things quicker or easier down the road?

     

    i.e.: a form that can be filled out at the POE that will expedite the green card, work permit or issuance of social security number.

    Cool !

    I thought of POE by ocean cruise.

    After POE, stay at home waiting for green card by mail.

    During waiting , your wife can go to local SSN office for applying for SSN and it will get to her by mail too.

     

     

    Amanda

  16. One month in the U.S.

    in Stateside

    Posted · Edited by amanda1969 (see edit history)

    Hello all,

    I have been in the U.S for one month since July 18,2009. Husband has done wonderful job to make son and me adjust well. The list can show what we went through during the past month:

     

    1.Son has got his welcome notice :huh: by mail from USCIS but I have not got either welcome notice or green card. :rotfl:

     

    2.Son and I have got SSN by mail.

     

    3.Son will go to his middle school next week. He is looking forward to going back school and making new friends.

     

    4.Husband has added me on our bank account. I will get my debit card next week.

     

    5.Husband has helped me to apply for my ID card which I will get within 30 days.

     

    6.Husband teaches me to drive.

     

    My feeling?

    1. I miss my family and REAL Chinese food.

     

    2.I am eager to have a job to feel myself useful to sociaty.

     

     

    Amanda in USA

     

    Amanda, From one Chinese woman to the other!

     

     

    My feeling?

    1. I miss my family and REAL Chinese food.(I felt the same! The food you can get from Chinese market and cook your self) (don't worry about husband?)

     

    2.I am eager to have a job to feel myself useful to sociaty. I am not sure what visa you are in U.S. from but i understand how you feel. I was in U.S. for one month and had no job, Relax! you will fine something soon. ( Your husband will take care of you) Just enjoy your new life.

    I came to the U.S with CR1 visa.

    Husband likes Chinese food. Everyday I cook Chinese food twice for lunch and dinner.

  18. One month in the U.S.

    in Stateside

    Posted · Edited by amanda1969 (see edit history)

    Hello all,

    I have been in the U.S for one month since July 18,2009. Husband has done wonderful job to make son and me adjust well. The list can show what we went through during the past month:

     

    1.Son has got his welcome notice :D by mail from USCIS but I have not got either welcome notice or green card. B)

     

    2.Son and I have got SSN by mail.

     

    3.Son will go to his middle school next week. He is looking forward to going back school and making new friends.

     

    4.Husband has added me on our bank account. I will get my debit card next week.

     

    5.Husband has helped me to apply for my ID card which I will get within 30 days.

     

    6.Husband teaches me to drive.

     

    My feeling?

    1. I miss my family and REAL Chinese food.

     

    2.I am eager to have a job to feel myself useful to sociaty.

     

     

    Amanda in USA

  19. Just how many chat logs and Emails should I send with her?

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted · Edited by amanda1969 (see edit history)

    Hmmm I was thinking as I am printing out chat logs (112 pages and counting) how many do I need to send them if I include all of our emails and chat logs by the time she interviews ( Im guessing in April of next year) I think we will have over 2000 pages. Do I really need all of that?

    everyone has their own idea for this, my idea is that two or three representative chats each month would suffice...ours were never even asked for...but i am sure if we didn't have any, then they would be asked for....same goes for e-mail, a couple of representave emails for each month...for the chats, i also used several "print screen" sheets that would show the use of webcam and also dialogue.....VO's are like Forrest Gumps box of chocolates....you never know which one you will get or what questions they will ask or what eveidence they will want to see, so is best to prepare for everything...and even then, there is always that curve ball they may throw at you and ask for something or a question that no one can anticipate....the best advise i can give is that no matter how much stuff your gal takes to the interview, it must be very well organized so that when the VO asks to see something, your gal can produce it very quickly without having to rummage through too much stuff....they are on a short time frame to get all the info from your gal and will not bat an eye by giving a blue or white slip just because of your being disorganized

    I would agree, a small sample for each month, we had all these and they were never asked for, now we have them for future memories. Wife did a good job to arrange them in several book/folders and it makes a good presentation.

    Yes, but to my surprise, the VO did not ask for showing either emails or telephone recording or even did not want to see any photos. They are beautiful memories since I brought them to our house.

  23. When will son and I get greencard?

    in AOS & Immigration Challenges

    Posted

    Look closely at his passport, it should have an I-551 stamp, the stamp = green-card.

     

    The actual card can take up to a month or longer to get.

    Yes she knows that, she is just anxious to have the green card :P

    As long as the green card would not turn into a green hat(ÂÌñ×Ó£©, ha ha ha.

    By the way, who knows what a green hat means in Chinese?

     

     

    Amanda

    Amanda! I hope you don't get green hat! I will have to fly down and help Richard get over the shock! :Dah:

     

     

    BTW, Weiwei got her green card today!

    I told husband he would not get any chance to have green hat.

  24. Driving update

    in Stateside

    Posted

    It's just a matter of experience and time. My wife recently passed her driver's test (third time's the charm!). At least I don't have to worry about her getting a speeding ticket!

    But I started her out in the parking lot just to get the basics then onto the road. I think I did kind of rush her at first because she panicked the first time someone was driving behind her and stopped in the middle of the road and I had to switch seats with her. But the next day we just started back in the parking lot and she eventually became more comfortable.

    Sure there's the moments where you see your life flash before your eyes but that's half the fun! Once we were driving on this windy road, going about 45-50, and a semi-truck was coming towards us on the other lane. She freaked out a little and started driving off the road!

    I remember when we started driving on the roads I would always have to tell her to speed up. It was like being in a parade! She still drives like a granny, but not dangerously slow. But most importantly is she's very careful and serious about it.

    But patience is the key. She never even drove in China before so she had a lot to learn.

     

     

    I am in the same situation, my wife never drove before, she's been here 3 weeks and we've started the practicing. I can see myself in some of the situations you guys talk about, she is learning to drive, I am instructing in English and she is trying to convert my instructions to Chinese...she needs more bandwidth! :P

    Yes, i do. But when I was learning to drive, I concentrated what I should, he instructed and spoke quickly in English as if I was a person whose mother tongue was English. Besides, I do not understand many words about driving because driving words are different from other words. Even if I get a chinese to teach me in chinese I still need time to learn and reflect meanings let alone english.I know I need more to learn...

    Amanda, a few well placed mop slaps will get Richard to be more patient and talk slower. In fact, the more whacks...the s l o w e r he will talk. :Dah:

    He is patient. Besides, so far I have not found any mop in our house. He might hide it brfore I moved to USA. :D

  25. Driving update

    in Stateside

    Posted

    It's just a matter of experience and time. My wife recently passed her driver's test (third time's the charm!). At least I don't have to worry about her getting a speeding ticket!

    But I started her out in the parking lot just to get the basics then onto the road. I think I did kind of rush her at first because she panicked the first time someone was driving behind her and stopped in the middle of the road and I had to switch seats with her. But the next day we just started back in the parking lot and she eventually became more comfortable.

    Sure there's the moments where you see your life flash before your eyes but that's half the fun! Once we were driving on this windy road, going about 45-50, and a semi-truck was coming towards us on the other lane. She freaked out a little and started driving off the road!

    I remember when we started driving on the roads I would always have to tell her to speed up. It was like being in a parade! She still drives like a granny, but not dangerously slow. But most importantly is she's very careful and serious about it.

    But patience is the key. She never even drove in China before so she had a lot to learn.

     

     

    I am in the same situation, my wife never drove before, she's been here 3 weeks and we've started the practicing. I can see myself in some of the situations you guys talk about, she is learning to drive, I am instructing in English and she is trying to convert my instructions to Chinese...she needs more bandwidth! :unsure:

    Yes, i do. But when I was learning to drive, I concentrated what I should, he instructed and spoke quickly in English as if I was a person whose mother tongue was English. Besides, I do not understand many words about driving because driving words are different from other words. Even if I get a chinese to teach me in chinese I still need time to learn and reflect meanings let alone english.I know I need more to learn...

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