Lady Liberty welcoming everybody in.
The audience listening to a message from
President Obama.
President Obama.
Twenty-five people from thirteen different countries
became naturalized American citizens.
The new citizens taking the oath.
From lfsnet.org:became naturalized American citizens.
The new citizens taking the oath.
- World Refugee Day is internationally sponsored each year on June 20 by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to celebrate and recognize the courage and experiences of the world’s refugees. The theme for the event was “Refugees of Today, Citizens of Tomorrow.” The international theme is “Home.”
“The international theme of this year’s World Refugee Day, ‘Home,’ reminds us both of what refugees have lost – their home countries and the homes they were forced to flee – as well as what they have found in Florida – a new home country and a new place to call home,” said Hiram A. Ruiz, Director of Refugee Services for the Florida Department of Children and Families. “This World Refugee Day, as we celebrate with our refugee neighbors in their new home, we must also remember the millions of refugees worldwide who have lost their homes but remain stuck in refugee camps, with little hope for any new home.”
Refugees are an integral part of the Tampa Bay community. In the last five years alone, a total of 17,398 refugees were resettled in the region. Refugees in the area come from many countries including Cuba, Haiti, Burma, Iraq and Colombia
At local naturalization ceremony, one refugee dreams of citizenship
Naturalization ceremony for 50 Bay area refugees
Refugee students become citizens
