Ceremony welcomes 31 to official citizenshipBy BRIAN DUGGAN bduggan@nevadaappeal.com Onema Bushra, 6, had just one word to describe her feelings after a Friday ceremony where she received her certificate of citizenship: "Happy." Bushra, who is from Bangladesh, was among 31 children and adults who received a certificate proving their status as U.S. citizens during a ceremony at the state Capitol. All were previously naturalized because they were either born in the United States or their parents became citizens before their children turned 18, granting them citizenship, too. The 31 recipients ranged in age from 2 to 34 and hailed from Mexico, Guatemala, Philippines, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Korea, India, Thailand, Canada, United Kingdom, Turkey and Ghana. Devyani Tanna, an 18-year-old from India who is studying at the University of Nevada, Reno, became a citizen in August when her mother became one."I feel very welcome right now in America just to take part in the community," Tanna said. Gov. Jim Gibbons was on hand to deliver a
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