Immigrants-turned-citizens have a fresh take on what it means to be American
Every Friday morning, people from many nations walk into a courthouse in downtown New York City and walk out some hours later as newly minted American citizens. The Takeaway spoke with four new Americans after their naturalization ceremonies at New York City’s Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse about what it means to be a citizen. View a slideshow (http://www.thetakeaway.org/slideshows/citizenship_20080704) of new Americans answering the question, “What does citizenship mean to you?”
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