Neuware - In 1961, at the age of twenty, I arrived in the United States (US), landing at the port of New York after three weeks at sea with only $300 in my pocket. Coming from a small village of only 200 people, I had never seen anything like New York City before. I had made it here on sheer faith, by staying focused on my goal of acquiring education in the US. I'd overcome peer pressure to stay back in India, lack of funds, the feeling that I was abandoning my family and so much more just to get here. An.

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Title: Engineering a Life
Publisher: Repro India Limited Jul 1905
Publication Date: 1905
Language: English
ISBN 10: 9353333415
ISBN 13: 9789353333416
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu
Dimensions: 222 millimeters width by 145 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
Weight: 583 grams

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In December of 1961, twenty-year-old Krishan Bedianded at a port in New York armed with only $300 in his pocket and a resolve to study engineering in the United States. What transpires then is a story of one man's perseverance and determination to create theife he had always dreamed for himself as aittle boy in India”a place where his options seemed anything butimitless. Krishan K. Bedi's memoirs reflect the hardships and the triumphs on his path to fulfilling his dream of becoming an engineer and returning home to India as a successful man. Aesson in attitude, survival, perseverance and grit, Bedi brilliantly narrates the story of the immigrant experience, his close-knit relationships, and enmeshing cultures”a story that not only affirms the American dream, but also resonates with millions.

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Krishan Bedi arrived in the US by boat with only $300 in his pocket in December 1961. A twenty-year-old from the tiny village of Punjab, India, he had big dreams and ideas of what he wanted to do with his life.

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