Sirman A. Celâyir, 1986 to 1997
Page as of Sep. 28, 1998
I finished my book, Assimilation, on July 4, 1998, on which day it
was bound and delivered. These 675 pages, including 32 pages of historical
photos, in 3 volumes, were a work of love and, of course, took considerable time
and effort. "Assimilation," which is Vol.1 only, is our
assimilation to the United States. The remaining volumes span 3 continents, from
about the 1880s. This is our family history and diary. Six months after I
finished the book and sent copies to relatives and family friends, my father
passed away (on 1/5/98). The book was reviewed by a major publisher that urged
me to rewrite it as a fiction, taking out the first-person narrative. I might do
this perhaps in the future. I should add that the topics covered under For a
Better America on the main menu are borrowed from my book.
Included here are only the front matter and 6 parts of Chapter 1 of Vol.1.
If you read and like it and want the entire volume, or all 3 volumes, you can
download it/them from the last link below.
