My Child in America

About the Book

The content of this book contains shocking survey results taken to the world of refugee immigrants from developing nations living in America inner-cities. By definition the term “refugee” in this book refers to and includes: asylum seekers, diversity lottery winners, students, temporary resident statues, adoption, and undocumented immigrants. The book is not written to demean the character of professional educators like medical doctors, engineers, educators, lawyers and theologians from developing countries that are living in America inner-cities. Rather it captures to translate their pain, suffering and degrading conditions of their initial professional career. Perceiving America to be a place that flows with “milk and honey”, million of refugee immigrants from developing countries ingloriously embraces unfavorable circumstances before entering America. For the sake of coming to America, most of these people sell properties at a very minimum cost to obtain traveling visa requirements. Other high profile nationals resign or abandon the jobs that sustain them for decades only to arrive in the United States to do odd jobs and live in substandard housing in America inner-cities. The paradox is that thousands of refugee immigrants desire a return home but there is absolutely nowhere to live that is comparable to the current condition. On the other hand they complain about mental abnormality and complete disorientation due to enormous stressful conditions. Adding to the despair are the unwarranted, violent behavior and poor school performances of their teenagers. The survey reveals that a substantial portion of the teenage population in focus had exposure to violent crime and traumatic conditions before entering and living in United States of America inner-cities. Join me as we together explore the living condition of refugee immigrants living in America inner-cities.

About the Author

Jeremiah T. Kugmeh was born on March 28, 1954, unto the union of Meyer and Mary Kugmeh in Sinoe County, Liberia. Upon receiving his elementary and junior high education, he matriculated to the Kakata Rural Teacher Training Institute in Margibi County. Mr Kugmeh served as a school teacher in Monrovia before joining the Liberia OIC Inc. where he worked as National counseling coordinator for 18 years. Has published: Hold Bota’s mouth, eye witness account of Liberia at war, Courage of their conviction and the Righteous shall flourish like the palm tree psalm 92:12. He also worked as Capacity Building Coordinator for the Association of Evangelicals of Liberia (AEL) for two years. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of Liberia where he obtains his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics in 1981. In 2006, he was awarded Master of Science Degree in Human Services, Organizational Management and Leadership from Springfield Collage, MA, and USA. Jeremiah is married to Pauline Leanue Kugmeh and blessed with two children, Samuel and Gban Kugmeh.