Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated September 18, 1986 reads, "Carlos Chavez of Oxnard waves an American flag, inset, after being sworn in along with more than 6,000 others as a United States citizen at Universal Ampitheatre ceremonies, above. Chavez, who is from Mexico, has lived in the U.S. for 40 years. The total of about 6,400 people was the second highest number ever to be sworn in on one day, said a spokesman for the immigration and Naturalization Service. Vietnam contributed the most citizens, 1,012, to the two massive naturalization ceremonies, followed by Mexico with 971 and the Philipines with 846. The Soviet Union also had a surprisingly high total of 175, the INS official said. The patriotic ceremonies were part of continuing attempts by the INS to clear a massive backlog of citizenship applications."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Universal Amphitheatre (Universal City, Calif.) Naturalization--United States Citizenship--United States Theaters--California--Universal City Podiums--California--Universal City Audiences--California--Universal City Flags--United States Lost architecture--California--Universal City Universal City (Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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