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Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Author's Note, Linguistics . . . . . . 13
Anatomy of a Laz Clan. . . . . . . . . 15
C h r o n o l o g y. . . . . . . . . . 18
Volume 1, Assimilation . . . . . . . . 27
1. Kismet . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 29
Religion of America. . .
. . . . . 38
Freedom versus Structure
. . . . . 41
Love, Marriage, Family .
. . . . . 44
Individualistic
Immigrants . . . . 52
Golden Years . . . . . .
. . . . . 56
2. Alienation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Tuzla, Istanbul . . . . . . . .
. . 65
Mercan YuvasI . . . . . . . . .
. . 71
America, First Impression . . .
. . 72
See how wonderful privacy feels
. . 74
Germany . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 76
Acclimation v. Assimilation . .
. . 78
Isolation . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 81
Foreign Policy. . . . . . . . .
. . 85
Armenians. . . . . . . . . . . 88
Human Rights . . . . . . . . . 91
American Image . . . . . . . . 94
Lufthansa Flight to Istanbul . 97
Kismet and Us . . . . . . . . .
. . 98
3. Acclimation . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Weston, WV. . .. . . . .
. . . . .102
The English Language . . . .105
Temperamental Assimilation .110
West Virginia University
. . . . .114
Marriage,Daughter,Degrees. .120
Second Marriage, Jobs. . . .123
Washington . . . . . . .
. . . . .130
Adults . . . . . . . . . . .134
Reflections. . . . . . . . .136
4. Incongruities . . . . . . . . . . .139
The German Way . . . . .
. . . . .139 
The American Way . . . .
. . . . .143
American Dream . . . . . . .146
American Milieu. . . . . . .147
Synthesis:
Putnam,Kazin,Murray . .150
We are Number 1. . . . . . .154
5. American TV and Movies. . . . . . .159
Network TV . . . . . . .
. . . . .159
The First Amendment. . . . .163
Public Education . . . . . .167
Movies . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .168
6. Making Sense of the System. . . . .173
Checks and Balances. . .
. . . . .174
Filtering Candidates . .
. . . . .176
Imperfections. . . . . . . .179
Issues . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .181
Synthesis: Abortion. . . . .183
Family Values. . . . . . . .185
Statutory Rape . . . . . . .186
Guns . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Experts and Pundits. . .
. . . . .192
Expertise or Politics? . . .192
News Shows . . . . . . . . .192
Expertise versus Bias. . . .192
Polls. . . . . . . . . . . .193
Dubious Expertise. . . . . .194
Off-Target Predictions . . .194
Incompetence . . . . . . . .194
George F. Will . . . . . . .195
My Reasons . . . . . . . . .197
7. Second Advent . . . . . . . . . . .198
Employment, Land of
Opportunity. .199
Cultural Productivity. . . .200
Saudis . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .203
Expatriates. . . . . . . . .210
IQ v. (Saudi) Cleverness . .212
Foreign Students . . . . . .215
CIA Experience . . . . . . .218
Mary, SRI, San Francisco,
Semra. .221 
La Jolla, California . .
. . . . .224
Vigilantes . . . . . . . . .225
Belinda. . . . . . . . . . .226
American Neighbors . . . . .230
Marina del Rey, Woodbury
Univ. . .232
La Jolla, UCLA, UCSD,
SDSU . . . .235
8. Deja vu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Morgantown, Belinda. . .
. . . . .244
Tushi. . . . . . . . . . . .245
Washington . . . . . . .
. . . . .250
Religion in Turkey . . . . .253
Endings, Belinda . . . .
. . . . .257
My Christian Delight . .
. . . . .259
Endings, Sharon. . . . . . .272
Destiny. . . . . . . . .
. . . . .273
9. Epilogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Volume 2, Our History . . . . . . . . 291
Volume 3, Love and Impurities . . . . 503
A p p e n d i c e s . . . . . . . . . 603
L a s t P a g e . . . . . . . . . . . 675
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