Family fulfills dream of Pakistani victim of 9/11 revenge killing by becoming US citizens

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.

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.

It was what happened in the aftermath of Hasan’s killing that reinforced the family’s decision to remain in the U.S.

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