Tag: Hassan Nasrallah

Third time's the charm for Fereshteh's 87-year-old father, who applied for citizenship twice before during his 15 years living in the States on a Green Card, his daughter said. (Photo: Nada Hassanein/Democrat) Nasrollah is relieved. As a citizen, he can now travel more easily and visit his kids in Canada and family in Iran. (Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat) "They have to distinguish the government and people from each other," she said. Svetlana Palamodova Rolston, a 38-year-old native of Russia, also became a citizen Thursday. Rolston has been here 18 years. She moved back to Russia to work at The Biomedical Center in St. Petersburg, where HIV vaccine research is ongoing. "I have spent so much time in the United States and have seen all the different parts... and that has actually influenced my decision," to apply for citizenship, she said. (Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat) "It's beyond politics," she said. On visits back to Russia, people ask her if she feels tension from others here in the States.