Book Description

The book, The Immigrant on Columbus Way is a 30-month account of a family of five new immigrants to the United States of America from Nigeria, Africa. Deba and Tolu Uwadiae arrive Chicago, Illinois on the 7th of June, 2011 with their three children Uyi, male, Abi, female and Eki, female en-route Columbus, Ohio to begin a new life. They came in as part of the US Visa lottery winners for the year 2010. The book is memoir, a guide to new immigrants to the United States of America, chronicling the family's experience in settling down to life in Columbus, Ohio. It is a real experience of step-by-step events needed to be done within a period of 30months. He treats the daily expectations and challenges of new immigrants to the United States. It begins with the arrival of the family to the O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois; night journey in a bus to Columbus, Ohio; applying for Social Security Number; Obtaining Driver License; finding a job; finding accommodation; finding school for the children; a means of transportation; school and buying a house. New and potential immigrants to the United States will experience true life account of people like them knowing and feeling what to expect in beginning life and settling down in the United States of America.