As American as Vartan, Luis and Na
Tagged: citizenship“Increasing acceptance of nonmainstream names seems an inevitable next step, as immigrant pride finds a prominent place on the national stage ”” witness the millions of Spanish speakers chanting “Sí, se puede” (“Yes, we can”) in the streets last spring ”” and new Americans maintain a firm grip on their native languages, foods and customs.
Only 16 percent of the nearly 700,000 people who became naturalized citizens in the last year requested a name change, according to statistics from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The rest decided to stick with given names like Quirino, Takero, Wenyi and Erendira.”
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Fuente Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
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October 12th, 2006
Fuente Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
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