Federal judge swears in new U.S. citizen 40 years after his parents immigrated

Thursday, August 27, 2015
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A federal judge in Chicago swore in a group of new U.S. citizens on Thursday, a day that is very special for his own, immigrant family.
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Roughly 100 people from around the world took the oath of citizenship at then Dirksen federal building in the Loop.

U.S. District Court Judge Edmond Chang conducted the swearing-in. Thursday was also the 40th anniversary of his own parents taking the oath of citizenship. They emigrated from Taiwan.
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