The building where I worked was burned by mobs as well. It caused me to lose my job. I had spent many years in school to earn my bachelors’ degree and more years to get a good position in my job in a construction company. All of efforts that I had spent since I was a little kid were gone just in a blink of an eye. I could not really describe how I felt. I was so panicked, daze and confused about what to do next. It seemed there was no future anymore for me.

During the riot, many people especially Chinese descendants fled overseas for their lives. There were only tiny job fields available. Many people were hungry because of the consequences. I was so scared that if I stayed here, I would be one of the victims. I had lived all of my life in Jakarta. I knew all the places very well. So many places I had grown up with were burning. It was heart rending to be over my city as these buildings were melted down into charred ashes. I did not think that there was a future anymore for me, at least, not a near future. Therefore, I needed to go out of this country as soon as possible. U.S. was country of my choice because my sister was a U.S. citizen. My sister was willing to support me to stay in U.S. I did not think any longer. As so

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