i never get tired of stories about naturalization ceremonies, i had a friend who used to teach the classes in chicago and she always used to send me pictures from them (RIP steph)
just watched 74 people speaking at least a dozen different languages become american citizens in a ceremony at monticello, where the speakers were themselves children of immigrants. inspiring stuff and a vivid illustration of what reactionaries want to snuff out
My son at his, July 29, 2023. I made him wear a suit. Everybody else his age was in shorts. Before it started there were league of women voters ladies helping register folks to vote. He came back to where I was sitting and said mom, should I fill this out? I said Yes! And then I cried like a baby.
My stepmom finally went and got her US citizenship last year after living in the US for ~40 years as a Canadian expat.
She got to be part of a July 4 naturalization ceremony in Seattle.
I was naturalized back in 1991, in time to vote in the '92 election (and I voted for Clinton, and I'm damn proud I did).
I was in college at the time, and my friends were shocked that I was not a citizen because I didn't have an accent...🤣
I went to my friend’s naturalization ceremony and was shocked to have so many feels, and actual tears. It was so powerful seeing the diversity of folks wanting to join our messy nation, and considering the lives they were leaving behind to do so.
