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2000.107.20020704.CD01.01.001
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Swearing in of new US citizens at Seattle Center, July 4, 2002

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On July 4, 2002, 311 migrants from 65 countries were sworn in as new US citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Seattle Center. Some chose to become citizens to secure their place in the US in the wake of immigration law changes after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, while others wanted citizenship in order to be able to work for the government, and others simply to express their individuality without harassment.

This image shows, from left, Tanya Motso from Ukraine, married couple Karwinder Singh and Ranjit Kaur from India, and Fahdad Fani from Iran joining hands as they are sworn in.

Caption information source: "A stirring welcome to the U.S. - immigrants from 65 nations proud to become Americans," by Chris McGann, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 5, 2002, page A1.
ID Number: 2000.107.20020704.CD01.01.001
Date: 2002
Creator(s): DeLong, Dan, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 image file : JPG ; 1.9 MB
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.20020704.CD01.01.001, photo by Dan DeLong
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Immigration, Government and Public Services, European Immigrants, Asian American

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