American Flag: Hernandez and u.s

american flag: Surrounded by family members, she smiled and said she was very happy, according to Brandon Sun. I live in New York, the capital of the world, she said while waiving a small American flag. 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. Hernandez was born in October 1917 in Cordoba, Colombia, but mostly lived in Barranquilla. Hernandez arrived with a green card arranged by her daughter, who had married a U.S. citizen. She had 12 children and now has 22 grandchildren and 12 great daughter Hortensia Martinez, 69, said she brought Hernandez to the U.S. so she could help her take care of her son. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.