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August 26, 2010

Welcoming new U.S. citizens in St. Paul

Photos by Tim Nelson
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Nearly 400 people took the Oath of Allegiance in two naturalization ceremonies at Landmark Center in St. Paul, on Thursday, August 26, 2010. About 9,000 Minnesotans a year become citizens at similar ceremonies.

Naturalization program

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Programs and information packets waited on rows of chairs at the Landmark Center cortile as immigrants filed in for a naturalization ceremony in St. Paul this morning. (MPR Photo/Tim Nelson) link to this photo

Naturalization ceremony

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The first of nearly 400 people being naturalized in Landmark Center ceremonies today took the Oath of Allegiance. Nearly a quarter of the group were from Somalia. (MPR photo/Tim Nelson) link to this photo

Alou Mwah

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Alou Mwah, with camera, took a picture of his mother, Mary, who took the Oath of Allegiance and was naturalized as a U.S. Citizen at Landmark Center in St. Paul Thursday, August 26, 2010. They were both from Liberia and now live in Brooklyn Park. (MPR Photo/Tim Nelson) link to this photo

Bishop Yohanna

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Bishop Yohanna came from Egypt to serve as pastor to Minnesota's only Coptic Orthodox church, based in South St. Paul. He was one of nearly 200 people naturalized at a ceremony in St. Paul on Thursday, August 26, 2010. (MPR photo/Tim Nelson) link to this photo

Citizens naturalized at Landmark Center

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St. Paul, MN, USA — Hundreds of new citizens waved American flags after being naturalized at a ceremony at Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul on Thursday, August 26, 2010. (MPR Photo/Tim Nelson) link to this photo

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