Shaik and his family moved to san mateo, not too far from san francisco. The emigration and nationality act of 19 52 got rid of measures that barred asians from becoming us citizens. Shaik's stepfather became a citizen that same year. Shake remembers, eventually all his friends were gone. And one day maggie was on the bottom of her cage with her eyes flickering. I carried her on my chest, and all i could hear behind my back my mother crying.