99-year-old woman named America happy to become a US citizen
NEW YORK — At age 99, a woman named America has become a U.S. citizen.
America Maria Hernandez, who was born in Colombia in 1917 and was brought to the U.S. by one of her daughters in 1988, signed her naturalization certificate and took the oath of allegiance during a ceremony Wednesday in her living room.
Surrounded by family members, she smiled and said she was very happy.
“I live in New York, the capital of the world,” she said while waiving a small American flag.