A 102-year-old Filipino man who came to California in 1928 to pick up lettuce and cabbage as a teenager became an American citizen during a touching naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center this past Wednesday. Joaquin Arciago Guzman a Philippines-born immigrant was elated after Wednesday’s ceremony, where approximately 7,300 joined him in taking the citizenship oath. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, nationwide, only 27 people older than 100 have become U.S. Citizens in at least the past 50 years.
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