A Stranger Ruined My Wife’s US Citizenship Ceremony

An incident during the ceremony marred its memory for me

person holding a US passport in the air with a black and white map of the world in the background
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‘Get your kids out of here, they are ruining the ceremony for everyone,’ the man said menacingly. Shocked and furious, I picked up my son, grabbed my daughter’s hand, and left the room.

We left my wife Sasmita’s US Citizenship Oath ceremony to watch most of it from a hallway. Chastened and…

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Adopted from Kerala. I write about adoption, my intercultural marriage, and contemporary India. Prawns are my love language. @adoptedkeralite

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A.J. Bryant

Adopted from Kerala. I write about adoption, my intercultural marriage, and contemporary India. Prawns are my love language. @adoptedkeralite