Ronikali Merali's certificate of Naturalization to the US



DESCRIPTION
The process of gaining citizenship for Ugandan parolees in the US was long because they were not technically refugees, but were parolees, which did not grant them the same path to citizenship as refugees. This is Ronikali's certificate of naturalization to the US, and feature of a photo of him in 1984 at the age of 34.

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: 1949
Subject(s): Ronikali Merali
Type: Text
Source: Archival Creators Fellowship Program
Location:

PROVENANCE
Collection: Omme-Salma Rahemtullah Fellowship Project
Item History: 2021-11-30 (created); 2024-05-26 (modified)

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