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2 July 2003New kids on the blockNice piece in The Daily Oklahoman today about new American citizens. The story focuses on one person — Valeria Barrett, born in Argentina, now teaching Spanish in an Oklahoma City school — but to me, the most inspiring part of the article is the last paragraph, which lists all the participants in this week's naturalization ceremony. In addition to Mrs Barrett, we welcome:
Quyen Thanh Nguyen
San Dinh Pham Lisa Amanda Bryant Mohammed Asadullah Dorian Guadalupe Vazquez Snjezana Dragicevic Jamie Gustavo Wiesner Ortega Emily John Richards Ann John Richards Milagros Valencia Mayo Helen Montehermozo Wilkey Rampriya Ramkumar Varun Kofi Ronnie Figaro Marlene Georges Sharp Sima Nematinajafabadi Tri Huu Vo Quoc Khanh Nguyen Le You can't get a whole lot more diverse than that. That story is truly inspiring. I greatly admire all those folks who had the tenacity to endure one of the poorest-run bureaucracies in government to become "official" Americans, when it is all to easy to reside here for the rest of your natural days without doing a darned thing. I bet they all have a very special Independence Day celebration, and I wish them nothing but the best! Posted by: Wylie at 11:01 AM on 2 July 2003 |