So early in his life he became determined to find a way to travel to the United States to fulfill his dream. He and other members of his family worked. saved. and scraped to accumulate the necessary funds. Finally. on July 1. 1967. at the age of 20 and with a student visa. he arrived in the United Statea the first member of his family to journey to the land of promise and opportunity. far to the north. Napoleon traveled directly to Washington where he had the commitment of a job in exchange for half of his tuition and with a pledge from his family to pay remaining fees and provide him with $150 a month for expenses. He could not speak. read. nor write English.