A Path to Citizenship

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On my trip to California, I had the opportunity to congratulate Atsuko Walker, who was sworn  in as a US citizen along with 3,500 other applicants at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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The new citizen with her husband Vincent and daughter Kara

President Obama was on hand to congratulate Atsuko

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We went to lunch in Little Tokyo and saw the sights there, including the Friendship Knot, a 1981 sculpture by Shinkichi Tajiri.

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Friendship Knot by Shinkichi Tajiri