Ninety-six new citizens
Date: 4/25/2012 Album ID: 1458137
Photos by Christian Gooden
Ninety-six candidates from 37 countries were sworn in today, receiving their certificates of citizenship in a ceremony at Parkway South high school. The Hon. Kathy Surratt-State, a United State Bankruptcy judge in the Eastern District of Missouri.
Juan Pablo Vega, originally from Guatemala, waves to well-wishers after receiving his Certificate of Citizenship on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at a United States naturalization ceremony at Parkway South High School. Ninety-six people from 37 countries took the oath and swore allegiance to the flag at undert the jurisdiction of the Judge Kathy Surratt-States of the Bankruptcy Court of Eastern District of Missouri.Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Ying Zhou, originally from the Peoples Republic of China, waves to well-wishers after receiving her Certificate of Citizenship on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at a United States naturalization ceremony at Parkway South High School. Ninety-six people from 37 countries took the oath and swore allegiance to the flag at undert the jurisdiction of the Judge Kathy Surratt-States of the Bankruptcy Court of Eastern District of Missouri.Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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From left, Svyatoslav Puyat from Russia, Elmira  Aliyeva from Uzbekistan, Vaishali Jeten Patel from Panama, Trinh Ngyuen Tran from Vietnam and Savar Aliyev(CQ) take the citizen's oath before receiving their Certificate of Citizenship on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at a United States naturalization ceremony at Parkway South High School. Ninety-six people from 37 countries took the oath and swore allegiance to the flag at undert the jurisdiction of the Judge Kathy Surratt-States of the Bankruptcy Court of Eastern District of Missouri.Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Nurisa Zaynullina, (right) originally from Russia, is congratulated by her daughter Karina Arif after receiving her Certificate of Citizenship on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at a United States naturalization ceremony at Parkway South High School. Ninety-six people from 37 countries took the oath and swore allegiance to the flag at undert the jurisdiction of the Judge Kathy Surratt-States of the Bankruptcy Court of Eastern District of Missouri.Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Amedee Tohouenou, originally from Benin, receives her Certificate of Citizenship on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at a United States naturalization ceremony at Parkway South High School. Ninety-six people from 37 countries took the oath and swore allegiance to the flag at undert the jurisdiction of the Judge Kathy Surratt-States of the Bankruptcy Court of Eastern District of Missouri.Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Nurisa Zaynullina (left), originally from Russia, shares a moment with Peace Awodeyi, 3, whose parents after received Certificates of Citizenship with Zaynullina on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at a United States naturalization ceremony at Parkway South High School. Ninety-six people from 37 countries took the oath and swore allegiance to the flag at undert the jurisdiction of the Judge Kathy Surratt-States of the Bankruptcy Court of Eastern District of Missouri.Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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