Nearly 200 take the oath as friends, family cheer

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Tu Nguyen, originally from Vietnam, paused during a naturalization ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

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Ramon Aquino (left ), Lax Iyer, and Jermaine Green were among those who took the oath of citizenship at the JFK Library.

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Iyer and Green wore flags in their lapels as they waited to become citizens.

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From left: David Dongo took a photo of his son, Rolando Dongo, and his daughter-in-law, Graciela, after Graciela became a citizen.

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Emad Mesdary (center), a native of Egypt, and Momtaz Begum (second from right), a native of Bangladesh, waited to become US citizens.

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Mesdary and Begum raised their right hands to take the oath of citizenship.

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Soraya Rendon (center), originally of El Salvador, laughed with her son Nathan Lawson, 11, after becoming a citizen.

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The Dorchester museum hosts naturalization ceremonies about six times a year.