Mahoning County welcomes 9 new citizens

YOUNGSTOWN — Nine people became U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony this week before retired Judge Charles J. Bannon, with Anthony Vivo, Mahoning County clerk of courts, administering the oath of citizenship.

The new citizens, their hometowns, and countries of origin, are: Cheng Zhang, Boardman, People’s Republic of China; Geenu Tressy James, Austintown, India; James Joseph, Austintown, India; Evgenia Borisovna Hull, Poland, Russia; Tatyana Vitaliyvna Larina-Sayers, New Springfield, Ukraine; Nada Ahmad Afnan, Boardman, Jordan; Lina Dankha Knisely, Canfield, Iraq; Anas Abdelrahim Abu Malouh, Boardman, Jordan; and Glaiza Baki Pazin, Austintown, Philippines.