story10946.xml
Title
story10946.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2004-09-11
911DA Story: Story
During the 9/11 attacks, I was in my home in Korea watching TV and flicking channels when I got to the news channel. I was astonished to see that one of the World Trade Center Towers were on fire.
While my mom was sleeping, I told her the news and brought her over to my room where the TV was. She was surprised as well. Later, another tower crashed into the second tower and that's when we were sure it was the act of terrorists. We weren't sure how our friends and relatives were because the people closest to us were in Korea then, but I believe we called my uncle in New York City in the district of Queens located pretty far away from Manhattan. I think we couldn't get connected because the phones were down then(which probably most people experienced).
The first significant thing that happened to me as a result of the attack was the increased security at the airports when I was returning to the States. Security personel were much more stricter than they had been and it took forever to get through security.
Over time we forgot about the attacks but every year the anniversaries remind us of the incident. 9/11 was like the events of terrorism going on in the Middle East today. It humiliated America which people thought was invincible.
While my mom was sleeping, I told her the news and brought her over to my room where the TV was. She was surprised as well. Later, another tower crashed into the second tower and that's when we were sure it was the act of terrorists. We weren't sure how our friends and relatives were because the people closest to us were in Korea then, but I believe we called my uncle in New York City in the district of Queens located pretty far away from Manhattan. I think we couldn't get connected because the phones were down then(which probably most people experienced).
The first significant thing that happened to me as a result of the attack was the increased security at the airports when I was returning to the States. Security personel were much more stricter than they had been and it took forever to get through security.
Over time we forgot about the attacks but every year the anniversaries remind us of the incident. 9/11 was like the events of terrorism going on in the Middle East today. It humiliated America which people thought was invincible.
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Citation
“story10946.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 16, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/19002.