Two years later his father, a telecoms engineer, joined them in the United States.
Instead of a professional music career, he wanted his daughter to finish her studies and then join him in the United States to work.
She and her mother, Viorica, had to wait two years before they were allowed to join him in the United States.
He saved money to buy a house and looked forward to the day his wife and their children would join him in the United States.
His family was expected to join him in the United States in another year, he said.
The 1960s saw a significant increase in the number of professional workers joining labor unions in the United States.
The bulk of the refugees are seeking to join relatives and friends in the United States.
Instead of a professional music career, he wanted his daughter to earn college degree and to join him in the United States to find work.
In 1980, the family received approval to join relatives already in the United States.
Not until 1959 was her father able to join his family in the United States.