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A
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Joanne
Kasner
I'm,
an
immigration
services
officer
with
US
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
I'd
like
to
welcome
all
the
candidates
for
citizenship
today
and
their
families
and
guests
who
have
chosen
to
join
them.
For
this
special
occasion
before
I
begin
I
have
a
few
announcements,
please
silence
all
cell
phones
and
other
electronic
devices
to
avoid
distraction
from
the
ceremony.
You
are
welcome
to
take
photographs
during
the
ceremony,
and
announcements
will
be
made
when
it's
a
good
time
to
take
photographs
and
for
safety.
A
Children
must
be
accompanied
by
adults
at
all
times
for
those
of
you
becoming
new
students.
Since
today,
when
I
checked
you
in
this
morning,
you
received
a
packet
of
information
and
I
just
want
to
tell
you
a
few
things
that
are
in
there.
You
received
a
program
for
today's
ceremony
on
that
program
is
the
oath
of
allegiance,
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
and
the
star-spangled
banner.
Please
use
that
to
participate
in
today's
ceremony.
A
B
C
We're
excited
to
be
holding
this
ceremony
in
city
council
chambers
in
recognition
of
Constitution
week,
US
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
held
its
first
sarahx
ceremony
here
in
city
council
chambers
in
2015
as
part
of
the
welcoming
pittsburgh
initiative.
Since
that
time,
we've
collaborated
with
the
city
and
the
county
on
numerous
special
naturalization
ceremonies
and
outreach
activities
to
connect
immigrants
and
new
citizens
with
the
communities
they
call
home,
and
here
today,
with
a
very
special
welcome
message
for
me
to
introduce
is
Allegheny
County
Executive,
rich
Fitzgerald.
Please
join
me
in
welcoming
him
the
podium.
D
D
In
a
few
minutes,
bruce
kraus
and
city
controller
Michael
Lam,
who
was
with
us
today,
I
mean
you'll,
be
joined
by
William
Peduto
mayor
Peduto
is
gonna,
be
here
in
just
a
little
bit
but
I
when
I
come
to
these
events
and
I've
been
privileged
in
it
to
be
a
number
of
these
in
the
last
six
years
since
being
County
Executive,
it's
an
emotional
day,
it's
a
wonderful
day
and
when
I
look
at
the
faces
of
the
18
of
you
and
I,
look
at
the
families
behind
you
all
I
can
say
is.
Congratulations.
D
Welcome!
Welcome
to
Pittsburgh,
welcome
to
western
Pennsylvania
and
and
obviously
the
work
that
you've
done.
Welcome
to
America
and
I
can
tell
you.
You've
come
to
a
welcoming
place,
I
know,
mayor
Peduto
and
the
administration
and
consul
roll
out
the
red
carpet
to
make
people
feel
welcome
you
making
Pittsburgh
a
better
place
today
by
what
you're
doing
you're,
making
it
more
vibrant
you're,
making
it
more.
You
know
more
exciting
and
you're,
bringing
the
talents
and
the
things
that
you're
bringing
from
your
country
to
make
Pittsburgh
better
a
lot
of
its
around
good
food.
D
D
So
I,
don't
know
if
you
get
those
yellow
towels
yet,
but
we'll
make
sure
that
that
we
do
that,
but
it's
really
a
proud
day
for
again
for
your
families,
for
all
of
you,
the
work
that
you've
done
to
get
to
this
place
and
and
to
know
the
18
of
you
coming
from
nine
different
countries,
eight
of
you
from
Bataan,
three
of
you
from
from
India
and
one
each
from
Australia
Jamaica
Kazakhstan,
Latvia,
Pakistan
Syria
in
the
UK.
That's
a
great
melting
pot
of
what
comes
into
our
city
and
what
comes
into
America.
D
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
coming
here
for
picking
Pittsburgh,
it's
a
great
place
to
come.
We
welcome
you
anything
we
can
do
in
county
government.
I'm
sure
I
speak
for
my
colleagues
at
the
city
as
well
for
governor
wolf,
who
is
also
a
very
welcoming
welcoming
person
just
to
Pennsylvania,
so
welcome,
congratulations
great
day.
Thank
you.
D
E
New
welcome
centers.
So
now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
this
council
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh
does
hereby
recognize
and
commend
the
efforts
of
the
carnegie
library
of
pittsburgh
to
make
our
community
welcoming
and
inclusive
for
all
and
be
it
FURTHER
RESOLVED
that
this
council
of
the
city
of
pittsburgh
does
hereby
declare
Friday
September
22nd
2017
to
be
carnegie
library
of
pittsburgh,
Welcome
Center
day
here
in
the
city.
That's
where
congratulations
to
all
of
you.
Thank
you
for
me.
E
F
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
Councilman
Krauss
and
the
entire
City
Council.
My
name
is
Mary
Frances,
Cooper
and
I
am
president
and
director
of
Carnegie,
Library,
pittsburgh
and
behalf
of
the
staff
and
board
of
our
library.
It's
my
sincere
pleasure
and
privilege
to
welcome
and
congratulate
you
I'm
so
proud
that
you're
going
to
be
part
of
our
community.
F
You
know,
as
the
proclamation
states,
our
library
has
been
in
existence
for
over
a
hundred
and
twenty
years,
and
during
that
time
we
have
always
welcomed
wave
after
wave
of
immigrants
and
newcomers
to
Pittsburgh
we've
had
books
in
native
languages,
we've
had
citizenship
classes,
we've
had
English
classes,
we've
helped
people.
We
help
the
children
that
come
with
you
so
that
they
can
be
a
success.
It's
what
we
do
and
it's
who
we
are.
We
referenced
Andrew,
Carnegie,
Andrew
Carnegie
actually
was
an
immigrant.
He
came
from
Scotland
in
the
1800s
when
he
was
12
years
old.
F
He
settled
on
the
north
side,
which
used
to
be
called
the
Allegheny
city
and
he
didn't
get
to
go
to
school.
He
had
to
go
right
to
work
to
support
his
family,
but
there
was
a
gentleman
there,
a
man
named
Colonel,
James
Anderson,
and
he
had
a
library
and
on
Saturdays
in
his
home
and
Saturdays.
He
would
allow
working
boys,
no
girls
allowed
just
the
boys
to
come
in
and
borrow
books.
Mr.
Carnegie
took
full
advantage
of
that
and
he
believed
that.
F
That's
what
made
him
go
on
to
be
one
of
the
most
successful
businessmen
in
our
community.
He
gave
back
to
the
community
by
building
libraries
here
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
throughout
the
country,
because
he
believed
that
access
to
books
and
reading
and
self-directed
learning
would
mean
that
any
of
us
could
become
anything
we
ever
wanted
to
be
so
I
hope.
Every
single
one
of
you
have
found
your
local
library
right.
You've
got
your
library
cards
and
you
use
it
and
you
bring
your
families
because
that's
what
we're
here
for
so
congratulations.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
You
mr.
Cooper
I
was
actually
at
Carnegie
Library
Knoxville
earlier
this
week,
as
we
were
doing
ceremonies
all
week
in
recognition
of
Constitution
weeks,
I
was
privileged
to
be
out
there
for
a
ceremony
and
we're
thrilled
to
be
collaborating
with
you
on
ceremonies,
and
now
it
is
my
distinct
pleasure
to
introduce
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
Bill
Peduto.
G
Probably
executive
guests:
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
today
to
recognize
the
first
day
of
American
citizenship.
For
these
proud
Pittsburghers.
You
know
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
remind
ourselves
of
the
history
of
this
city.
Many
years
ago
there
was
a
mayor
named
Joe.
Where
is
he
there?
He
is
up
there.
Joe
barker,
Joe
Barker
was
elected
in
1850
and
he
was
elected
at
a
time
of
great
strife
in
the
United
States.
G
The
strife
was
because
of
the
immigrants
who
are
coming
over
they're
coming
over
from
countries
like
Ireland
in
Germany,
and
they
were
Catholics
and
Jo
Barker
ran
for
mayor.
While
he
was
in
prison
on
the
anti-catholic
party.
He
was
elected
as
a
write-in
candidate
and
he
served
for
one
year
and
during
that
time
he
imprisoned
the
Bishop
of
the
Catholic
Church
for
an
illegal
sewer
tap
in
at
Mercy
Hospital,
and
while
the
bishop
was
in
prison,
the
Catholic
cathedral
burned
to
the
ground.
G
Now
Pittsburgh
is
known
as
the
city,
that
is
majority
the
identification
of
religion
Catholic,
but
back
in
those
days
it
was
the
Catholics
who
were
the
ones
who
came
and
if
we
think
about
American
history-
and
we
think
about
present
history-
it's
always
been
some
other
group,
and
if
we
don't
learn
from
those
lessons,
if
we
don't
bury
that
in
the
trash
heap
of
American
history,
we'll
fail
to
realize
the
true
potential
of
this
country.
I
am
the
proud
grandson
of
Italian
immigrants.
G
My
grandfather
came
to
this
country
in
1921
with
a
second
grade
education
and
not
much
more.
He
came
here
because
America
was
the
land
of
opportunity,
because
America
was
the
land
that
welcomed
all
and
he
wanted
to
bring
a
family
to
be
able
to
be
a
part
of
that
dream.
My
grandmother
had
to
wait
five
years
to
join
him
because
Congress
changed
the
rules
of
immigration
so
that
only
the
number
of
Italians
could
come
that
were
in
this
country
in
1890.
G
These
are
the
lessons
that
we
have
to
learn
from
the
mistakes
that
we
made
in
the
past,
and
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
make
those
same
mistakes
in
the
future.
America
is
the
land
of
opportunity.
America
is
the
nation
of
immigrants.
That
is
the
promise
of
the
world,
no
matter
where
you
are
that
there
is
a
place
here
for
you,
and
it
is
one
such
an
honor
to
be.
Who
here
with
you
today
to
make
sure
that
promise
continues.
You
are
the
promise
of
America.
G
You
are
the
ones
that
will
pass
it
down
to
another
generation.
You
are
the
ones
that
will
pass
it
on
to
your
family,
and
I
am
just
so
honored
to
be
here
with
you.
There
are
4,000
other
people
living
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
who
have
the
same
opportunity
that
you
have
to
become
American
citizens
and
we're
asking
all
of
them
to
raise
their
right
hand
and
do
so
to
join
with
a
promise
that
was
started
long
before
any
of
us,
a
promise
of
a
country
that
would
be
the
welcoming
port
to
the
world.
G
C
A
On
behalf
of
the
United
States
government,
it's
my
pleasure
to
present
these
candidates
for
naturalization.
Each
of
the
candidates
has
been
personally
examined
under
oath
by
designated
officer.
Each
has
demonstrated
an
understanding
of
the
English
language
unless
exempt
in
knowledge
and
understanding
of
the
fundamentals
of
history
and
principles
and
form
of
the
government
of
the
United
States.
Each
has
been
found
to
be
a
person
of
good
moral
character
attached
to
the
principles
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
while
disposed
to
the
good
order
in
happiness
of
the
United
States.
A
The
investigate
the
investigations
of
the
government
have
been
completed
in
their
cases
and
each
has
been
found
to
meet
all
requirements
of
the
law
to
be
naturalized.
Therefore,
on
behalf
the
United
States
government,
I
respectfully
recommend
that
all
candidates
be
admitted
as
citizens
of
the
United
States
of
America.
C
C
Everyone
taking
the
oath
today,
please
raise
your
right
hands
repeat
after
me.
I
hereby
declare
on
oath
that
I
absolutely
and
entirely
renounce
and
abjure
all
Allegiance
and
fidelity
to
any
foreign
prince
potentate,
a
state
or
sovereignty
of
whom
or
which
I
have
heretofore,
been
a
subject
or
citizen.
C
That
I
will
support
and
defend
the
Constitution
and
the
laws
of
the
United
States
of
America
against
all
enemies,
foreign
and
domestic.
That
I
will
bear
true
faith
and
allegiance
to
the
same.
That
I
will
bear
arms
on
behalf
of
the
United
States
when
required
by
the
law
that
I
will
perform
noncombatant
service
in
the
Armed
Forces
of
the
United
States,
when
required
by
the
law.
C
C
We've
heard
some
very
wonderful
speakers
welcoming
you
to
the
ceremony
today
and
we're
gonna
continue
with
some
guest
speakers
and
this
first
one.
Most
importantly,
I
think
it
really
shows
the
connection
of
the
community
to
be
welcoming
to
people
from
other
cultures
from
other
countries.
Engagement
gives
me
a
great
pleasure
to
introduce
Pittsburgh
Police
Assistant
Chief
Larry
Surratt.
Oh,
please
join
me
in
welcoming
him
to
the
podium.
H
Good
afternoon
and
and
welcome
what
a
privilege
to
be
able
to
participate
once
again
in
such
a
momentous
occasion
for
the
18
of
you,
you
know,
as
as
a
new
US
citizen
I,
welcome
you
all
to
the
19
aber
hoods
within
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
You
choose
to
make
home,
or
maybe
it's
the
130
municipalities
in
Allegheny
County
that
you
choose
to
make
home,
but
I
want
you
to
understand
that
we,
the
Pittsburgh
Bureau
of
police,
stand
ready
to
serve
all
of
our
citizens
in
all
of
our
communities.
H
So
we
welcome
you
and
to
understand
the
Pittsburgh
Bureau
Police
and
the
Department
of
Public
Safety
have
taken
great
strides
to
ensure
that
we
are
representative
of
all
of
our
communities
and
all
of
our
citizens.
Within
them.
We
have
developed
a
multicultural
liaison
unit
in
conjunction
with
the
national
initiative
for
building
Community,
Trust
and
justice
and
as
the
serve
as
a
resource
for
those
of
you.
H
That
may
not
be
typically
involved
in
the
Public
Safety
Division
and
responsibilities
that
we
take
on,
and
it
is
even
from
the
simple
things
as
pamphlets
that
are
in
other
languages
liaison
officers
that
represent
your
various
ethnic
backgrounds
of
nationalities,
recruiting
and
training
in
the
manner
which
we
take
our
service
and
protection
of
all
of
our
citizens.
We
welcome
you
and
congratulations
on
on
this
moment
in
your
life.
I
know
it's
truly
meaningful
and
can
never
be
overstated.
C
Thank
You
chief
shirt
roto
as
US
citizens.
You
have
now
all
earned
the
right
to
vote
and
here
today
to
tell
you
more
about
that
right.
As
a
representative
from
a
very
important
group,
the
League
of
Women
Voters,
we
have
maryam
Ogoni
who's,
going
to
come
forward
and
she's,
going
to
explain
to
you
a
little
bit
about
voting
the
history
of
voting
and
also
about
voter
registration.
So
please
join
me
in
welcoming
her
up
to
the
podium.
I
On
behalf
of
the
League
of
Women,
Voters
I
am
honored
to
welcome
you,
as
new
citizens
of
the
United
States
of
America
I
feel
privileged
to
be
part
of
your
special
day.
Immigrants
have
been
essential
to
our
nation
since
its
founding.
They
have
come
from
any
lands,
shared
many
cultures
and
traditions
and
given
their
hearts
and
their
talents
to
our
country,
my
grandparents
came
from
Italy
and
their
citizenship
papers
or
family
treasures.
I
As
citizens,
you
are
entitled
to
vote
in
all
future
elections.
Members
of
the
League
of
Women
Voters
are
here
to
assist
you
in
registering
to
vote.
Isn't
it
is
our
mission
to
inform
the
public
on
elections,
voting
and
policy
issues
as
a
non
partisan
organization?
We
will
never
tell
you
what
party
to
vote
for
or
what
candidate
to
support.
We
encourage
all
citizens
to
vote
as
they
choose.
We
will
pass
out
voter
registration
forms
after
I
speak.
I
Please
take
a
few
minutes
to
complete
the
form
before
you
leave
and
we
will
deliver
it
to
your
Counties
Division
of
Elections.
In
several
weeks
you
will
receive
a
postcard
confirming
your
voter
registration
and
listing
your
polling
place,
sign
that
card
and
bring
it
with
you.
When
you
vote,
you
will
also
receive
a
blue
pamphlet
published
by
the
League
of
Women
Voters,
entitled
facts
for
citizens.
I
This
will
lists
the
contact
information
for
current
federal
state,
Allegheny,
County
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
Pittsburgh
School
District
officials,
and
we
encourage
you
to
contact
them
when
you
want
to
I
hope
that
each
new
American
citizen
leaves
the
ceremony
committed
to
being
an
informed,
participating
and
voting
citizen
of
our
great
democracy.
The
write
their
vote
is
the
most
fundamental
right
in
any
democracy.
The
quality
of
voting
rights
is
what
best
defines
the
quality
of
a
democracy.
I
Voting
rights
in
America
were
originally
quite
limited
when
our
Constitution
was
ratified
in
1788
the
words
We,
the
People
generally
included
only
white
males
owning
property.
Since
then,
citizens
have
fought
to
extend
and
protect
the
right
to
vote.
First,
property
requirements
fell
away
in
1870.
The
15th
amendment
extended
the
right
to
vote
from
white
men
to
all
men
in
1920.
The
19th
amendment
gave
women
the
right
to
vote
after
a
72-year
campaign,
and
some
of
these
women
started
the
League
of
Women
Voters
of
that
year.
I
This
year
is
the
97th
anniversary
of
women's
right
to
vote
in
1964,
the
twenty-fourth
amendment
abolished
poll,
taxes
which
discouraged
the
poor
people
from
voting
in
1965,
the
historic
voting
right
act,
lod
literacy
tests
and
other
means
used
to
deny
minorities
their
voting
rights
in
1971.
The
26th
amendment
extended
the
right
to
vote
to
all
citizens
18
years
and
older,
and
these
are
just
a
few
of
the
milestones.
I
These
democratic
advances
were
made
possible
by
the
actions
and
sacrifices
of
countless
American
citizens
over
multiple
generations.
It
is
critical
that
each
of
us
understands
this
legacy
with
which
we
have
been
entrusted
without
the
participation
that
have
been
engaged
in
ever
vigilant
citizenry,
our
magnificent
Constitution
would
become
no
more
than
a
piece
of
paper.
It
takes
a
people
and
entire
people
to
make
it
live
in.
Each
of
us
is
needed
to
help
we
all
of
us
are
the
people
do
not
have
the
right
to
vote.
I
I
hope
you
will
exercise
this
right
to
vote
by
registering
today
and
voting
in
the
nest
next
election
on
November
7th
in
every
election.
Thereafter,
I
hope
you
will
be
an
educated
voter,
listening
to
candidates,
studying
issues
and
voting
to
best
serve
the
common
good
of
us
all.
I
hope
you
will
give
public
officials
unique
your
unique
perspectives
and
advice
and
I
hope
you
will
engage
in
civic
participation,
maybe
joining
an
organization
that
address
your
concerns
or
serving
it
as
an
elected
official,
the
only
office
you
cannot
hold
this
president.
I
C
J
Thank
you
and
thanks
everybody
for
giving
me
an
opportunity
to
speak
on
behalf
of
you.
I
represent
each
each
one
of
you,
his
becoming
a
citizen
today
and
when
I
came
here,
it
was
like.
Oh
my
god
feeling
you
know
it's
real
pinch
yourself.
You
know
it's.
It's
happening
today,
sort
of
thing
so,
as
he
said,
my
name
is
Manoj.
I
am
deeply
honored
to
be
here
today
and
become
a
u.s.
citizen,
I'm,
a
father
husband
and
an
IT
professional,
but
today
I'm
standing
in
front
of
you
as
a
first-generation
immigrant.
J
We
heard
stories
from
built
and
other
folks
in
terms
of
how
first-generation
struggled
and
made
their
way
through
and
today
each
one
of
us
are
making
commitment
to
do
the
same
thing
for
the
next
generation,
which
is
going
to
come.
I
want
to
share
a
story
about
me.
Like
my
father
is
a
doctor.
He
has
a
good
small
practice
in
a
small
town
and
when
I
was
growing
up
getting
into
a
high
school.
That's
when
you
start
thinking
about
your
career
choices.
What
you're
going
to
do!
J
He
sat
with
me
one
day
on
our
porch
and
he
said
son.
You
have
two
choices.
You
elect
to
become
a
doctor.
In
that
case,
I
have
my
established
practice.
You
come
with
me.
I'll,
give
you
all
the
necessary
support
required
and
you
will
be
definitely
successful.
The
other
option
is
you
do
anything
else
which
you
want
to
do
you're
free
to
do
that.
But
then
you
have
to
chart
your
own
path.
J
I,
give
a
big
hug
to
my
dad
and
said
that
I
will
chart
my
own
path
and
today
I'm
here
because
of
that
decision
and
I'm
proud
of
making
that
decision
on
that
day
and
my
parents,
my
family,
they're,
all
proud
of
it
and
I'm
sure
each
one
of
you
who
is
18
people
who
are
becoming
citizen
over
here.
You
will
have
your
own
moments
and
I'm
very
happy
to
share
it
with
you.
J
J
That's
where
I
come
from,
I
lived
in
Singapore
for
almost
five
years,
I
lived
in
Australia
I
got
a
colleague
from
Australia
out
here
for
about
one
and
a
half
year
there
and
I
lived
in
Taiwan
also
for
a
year
and
then
came
here
and
living
here
for
last
ten
years
and
I
can
tell
you,
after
looking
at
all
the
countries
different
places,
cultures
I
completely
agree
with
what
bells
and
other
people
have
said
over
here
on
the
podium.
This
is
the
land
of
opportunities.
J
This
is
the
land
where
everybody
is
welcomed,
where
everybody
gets
an
equal
opportunity.
I
think
one
very
distinct
factor
which
I
see
when
I
move
around
in
u.s.
is
that
here
any
job
is
a
good
job.
You
get
a
respect
for
doing
whatever
you
want
to
do
it
any
person
coming
from
any
religion,
any
ethnicity.
He
has
a
respect
for
being
what
he
is.
So
one
can
be
what
you
want
to
be,
and
you
can
chart
your
own
path
and
that
really
makes
this
country
apart
from
other
countries
in
the
world.
J
Today,
all
of
us
share
one
common
theme.
We
all
have
uprooted
our
life.
Now
we
have
decided
to
move
to
us
as
a
country
and
call
as
our
home.
It
requires
a
lot
of
faith,
determination
and
courage
to
do
it.
It
doesn't
happen
just
by
chance
and
what
all
you
have
done
is
already
a
quite
a
remarkable
journey
and
with
this
effort,
putting
it
down
I
definitely
urge
each
one
of
you
to
put
your
roots
down
over
here
and
start
making
a
difference.
J
We
can
make
a
difference
in
this
society
by
participating
in
to
as
a
public
as
we
talked
about
it
earlier
by
exercising
our
right
to
vote
by
running
for
an
office.
If
you
feel
like
that,
yes,
we
can.
You
want
to
make
a
difference
by
holding
in
office,
we
can
run
for
an
office
and
make
a
difference
in
the
country.
J
We
can
go
for
the
jury
duty
when
we
are
summoned,
for
these
are
the
small
ways
in
which
we
can
make
a
difference
and
I'm
sure
each
one
of
you
you'll
find
your
own
ways
to
make
a
difference
and
impact
on
this
country
on
the
future
generations
to
come
in
the
end.
I
want
to
make
two
requests
to
my
fellow
citizens.
You
are
new
citizens
of
this
country.
Let's
make
a
commitment
to
ourselves
today
that
we
will
make
a
difference.
J
Let's
make
that
commitment,
so
that
we
will
live
with
that
commitment
and
we
fulfill
that
commitment
as
we
chart
our
journey
from
here,
and
the
second
thing
is:
let's
be
a
role
model
for
future
immigrants.
Let
this
country
be
the
country,
the
land
of
opportunity,
let
this
country
be
a
welcoming
country
so
that,
when
future
generations
they
look
forward
for
coming
here
as
immigrant.
J
C
Thank
You
mr.
Verna
for
those
inspiring
comments.
If
I
can
say
I
think
all
of
the
speakers
sort
of
reflected
on
that.
We
all
have
a
story,
even
though
those
of
us
who've
been
born
in
the
United
States,
but
generations
that
came
before
I
know
my
grandparents
shared
their
story
with
me
of
coming
to
the
United
States
I
encourage
all
of
you
to
continue
to
share
your
stories
and
as
I
look
around
the
room.
I
also
see
not
only
our
new
citizens,
but
some
people
in
the
audience
wearing
traditional
adornment.
C
You
should
continue
to
celebrate
your
customs,
your
culture
and
your
tradition,
you'll
notice.
Nowhere
in
the
oath
that
you
took
said
you
needed
to
surrender
any
of
those
things.
Those
are
all
things
and
you
continue
to
celebrate
because
they
make
America
stronger
at
this
point
in
time.
We're
going
to
be
doing
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
and
I'd
like
to
introduce
my
good
friend,
canoe
Santi
up
to
the
front
of
the
room.
Canoe
is
very
active
in
the
local
community.
Some
of
you
might
recognize
him,
but
he
is
definitely
a
role
model
for
people
to
follow.
K
C
A
A
G
G
Take
it
out
every
fourth
of
July,
put
it
out
on
your
kitchen
table,
make
sure
your
children
get
an
opportunity
to
see
it
and
remember
this
day,
make
it
part
of
your
family
and
understand
that
this
is
something
that
you
can
pass
when
somebody
from
the
League
of
Women
Voters
was
talking
about
those
citizenship
papers.
They're
in
my
house
as
well,
your
family
will
always
be
a
part
of
this
day.
This
little
symbol
will
remind
you.
It
will
also
be
a
part
to
be
able
to
pass
down
generation
to
generation.
C
C
And
very
special
thanks
to
Carnegie
Library
of
Pittsburgh
and
the
representatives
I
want
to
call
somebody
forward
now
to
speak
a
little
bit
about
the
fair.
That's
going
on
in
the
first
floor
to
talk
about
the
different
groups
that
are
in
attendance,
including
Carnegie
Library.
So
join
me
in
welcoming
him
up
to
the
front
of
the
room.
L
L
So
if
you
go
down
to
the
first
floor
of
the
city-county
building,
we
have
a
variety
of
service
providers
there
that
can
help
you
with,
as
you
continue
on
your
American
journey,
there's
variety
of
services
from
banks
that
are
down
there.
Who
can
help
you
with
financial
services
to
the
Carnegie
Library.
They
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
services
that
they
offer
today.
L
English
services
as
well
just
a
variety
of
different
resources
that
are
available
to
you.
So
please,
you
know,
feel
free
to
go
down.
Talk
to
them,
learn
a
little
bit
about
some
of
these
resources
that
are
available,
and
you
know
how
we
can
better
help.
You
also
for
friends
and
family
that
may
be
attending
today,
who
aren't
citizens
yet,
but
are
interested
in
becoming
citizens.
We
have
a
lot
of
volunteer
legal
providers
that
are
available
downstairs
as
well.
L
Just
go
up
to
one
of
the
signup
desks,
talk
to
them
a
little
bit
about
what
you're,
looking
for
and
we'd
be
happy
to
assist
you
in
getting
some
of
those
services
and
answering
questions
and
helping
you
a
little
bit
with
the
process
and
moving
forward
with
citizenship.
So
congratulations
and
we
hope
to
see
you
downstairs.
C
As
we
conclude
today,
just
a
reminder
for
our
new
citizens
make
sure
you
sign
your
certificate
before
you
apply
for
a
passport
once
you
sign
it
in
blue
or
black
ink,
it's
good
to
go.
There
are
instructions
in
your
packet.
Also,
you
see
on
the
screen.
Uscis
is
on
social
media.
The
city
of
Pittsburgh
is
on
social
media.
Allegheny
County
is
on
social
media.
Pittsburgh
police
are
on
social
media.
You
might
be
on
social
media.
We
love
to
see
your
pictures.
C
We
love
to
hear
your
stories,
so
please
go
online
post
celebrate
with
us
and
don't
forget
to
see
the
League
of
Women
Voters
on
your
way
out.
They
gave
you
that
paperwork.
Make
sure
that
you
register
to
vote
and
make
sure
you
vote
in
every
election.
There's
one
coming
up
this
November
so
get
out
there
make
your
voice
heard.
Congratulations,
everybody
go
forth,
do
wonderful
things
as
citizens
make
things
better
for
those
that
are
sure
to
follow
you
in
your
journey.
Congratulations.