Life
See extracted text blocks for the full "American by choice" essay in the source extraction: /mnt/joomag_storage_12/.../page_ai_extractions/13.json. This includes the complete essay-style text that spans the right-hand column(s) of the original pages and discusses citizenship, personal choice, and the author's reflections on what it means to become American by deliberate decision.
By Aldwin Fajardo-Ponder
Short author note: See the extraction file for the full author biography and additional details.