A naturalization ceremony was held Wednesday at the Berks County Courthouse. 

Haijun Wu has lived in the U.S. for nearly two decades, ever since he departed China to attend Penn State University in pursuit of a doctoral degree in food engineering.

He’s been a Berks County resident for the last 13 years. He has a home here, he has raised his two daughter here, and he has a good job here as a food safety consultant.

In many ways, he’s felt like an American for a long time. On Wednesday, he made it official.

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