A wedding, then waiting
Los Angeles Times reporter Kimi Yoshino videotapes property manager Jack Cerneka in the Long Beach apartment where she will live with her husband, Saif. She routinely sends him video of what his new city looks like so he can be better prepared for life in the US. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
A pocket video camera became Kimi Yoshino’s constant companion, and through e-mailed video journals her husband met her friends and discovered her neighborhood. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Times reporter Kimi Yoshino walks through the carport of the apartment in Long Beach where she hopes to live with her new husband. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Kimi Yoshino outside the apartment in Long Beach. For reasons unknown, her brother-in-law was cleared to come to the U.S. before her husband. When she married Saif, she knew she would help his brother start a new life in this country. She just never imagined shed be doing it alone. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Kimi Yoshino takes a walk through the apartment in Long Beach where she hopes to live with Saif, whom she met in Baghdad. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
