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111YO Becomes U.S. Citizen

Warina Zaya Bashou, 111, recites the oath of allegiance administered by the Hon. David Lawson, foreground as family friends Pam Shammami, left, and Steve Shammami, right, interpret during her ceremony to become a United States citizen at her home in Sterling Heights, Mich., Friday. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokeswoman Marilu Cabrera says Bashou was born in 1900 in Iraq and will be the second-oldest person on record to be naturalized. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Question: Who was the first member of your family to come to this country?

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