9/11 hate crime victim's kin becomes U.S. citizens

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Samantha Henry - The Associated Press Daily Herald | Posted: Saturday, March 17, 2012 12:01 am | No Comments Posted

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. -- Anum Hasan has seen many conflicting visions of America: the hope of a better life that brought her family from Pakistan, the hate-filled act that ended her father's life in the name of American vengeance; and an outpouring of compassion that her family has come to feel is the true face of the country they now call home.

"I think about what story I'll tell her one day about what happened to our family," Anum Hasan said, cradling her 1-year-old daughter Aisha on her lap. "It's important for her to know there's always a lot of hate going around in the world, but there is so much more good."

Hasan's father, Waqar Hasan, was shot to death four days after Sept. 11, 2001, in Texas, targeted by a white supremacist looking for revenge against Middle Eastern men for the terror attack. The family had every reason to want to leave, but on Friday, Hasan's widow and three of her four daughters were sworn in as U.S. citizens. snip

Durree Hasan and her daughters faced the threat of deportation as a result of Hasan's death, because their visas were tied to his.