For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Australian-born immigrant to Fort Worth, Texas. Childhood in Australia; interaction with American soldiers during World War II; Japanese invasion of Australia; first visit to the U.S.; first impressions of America; first marriage to an American; return to Australia for immigration process; impressions of various American cities; views on American identity; siblings in Australia; reasons for moving to Fort Worth; second marriage to an American airman; being a military wife; adopting Texan culture; advice for future immigrants.