The ceremony was one the dignitaries and the bureaucrats had done a hundred times over, but for the 50 people waiting to become U.S. citizens in the library auditorium, it marked the start of something new. They hailed from 32 countries: Ukraine, Vietnam, Yemen, Colombia, New Zealand. By the end...
50 People From 32 Countries Become Citizens At Hartford Ceremony: 'we Wanted Not Just To Be, But To Belong'
Matthew Ormseth, Hartford Courant
Tue, 09/18/2018 - 3:00am
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