Becoming citizens on America’s birthday
While most of us were content to observe Independence Day with food and fireworks, more than 500 foreign-born residents from more than 80 countries celebrated America’s birthday in a very special and emotional way by becoming American citizens last Sunday in Seattle. Early Sunday afternoon, they stood and raised their right hands and took an oath of citizenship from U.S. Circuit Court Judge Richard Tallman, who officially pronounced them as U.S. citizens. The Fourth of July ceremony was held at…