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Age 8, Thet Kyi Nanda flees the country of Burma with his parents and younger sister after their village is attacked by the Burmese Army, beginning their journey as refugees.
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Age 8, Thet and his family arrive at a refugee camp in Thailand, where he will live for the next decade.
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Age 18, Thet marries his bride Nyein Myaing Moe, who he met at an English class in the refugee camp.
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Age 20, Thet and Nyein have their first of many meetings with a resettlement agency at the refugee camp, where they apply for third party resettlement in the United States as refugees.
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Age 20, Thet and Nyein have an interview with the resettlement agency to evaluate their situation and need to immigrate.
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Age 21, With their request validated, Thet and Nyein go to the Chiang Rai International Airport in Thailand and leave for America.
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Age 21, After 30 hours of travel time, Thet and Nyein arrive at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, in the United States of America.
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Age 21, Thet and Nyein pay off their travel loan from the US government using money they earned from their jobs at JBS in Greeley.
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Age 22, Thet and Nyein have their first child, a son. He was named after Jacob in the Bible who was the father of the nation of Israel.
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Age 22, After having lived in the United States for one year, Thet and Nyein are issued a Permanent Resident Card, or Green Card.
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Age 23, Thet and Nyein have their second child, a daughter. She is named after Ruth from the Bible story of Ruth and Naomi.
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Age 27, Thet and Nyein take their Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America, officially becoming US citizens, and ending their journey as refugees.
