Fireworks of the Seafair Summer Fourth

Fireworks explode over Lake Union during the Seafair Summer Fourth event Thursday, July 4, 2013, as seen from Gas Works Park in Seattle, Wash. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Naturalization Ceremony | July 4, 2013

Kenyan candidate Naomi Wachira weeps while being sworn in as a U.S. citizen at the 29th Annual Naturalization Ceremony Thursday, July 4, 2013, in the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion in Seattle. The event, hosted by the Ethnic Heritage Council, brought 490 candidates from 87 countries and nations to swear in as U.S. citizens. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Onlookers watch the Native American performance of "The Spirit in All Things" during the 29th Annual Naturalization Ceremony Thursday, July 4, 2013, in the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion in Seattle. The event, hosted by the Ethnic Heritage Council, brought 490 candidates from 87 countries and nations to swear in as U.S. citizens. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Crowds watch as candidates are sworn in at the 29th Annual Naturalization Ceremony Thursday, July 4, 2013, in the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion in Seattle. The event, hosted by the Ethnic Heritage Council, brought 490 candidates from 87 countries and nations to swear in as U.S. citizens. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Candidates from 87 different countries rejoice after being sworn in at the 29th Annual Naturalization Ceremony Thursday, July 4, 2013, in the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion in Seattle. The event, hosted by the Ethnic Heritage Council, brought 490 candidates. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Ethiopian candidate Giftle Hassen weeps while being sworn in as a U.S. citizen at the 29th Annual Naturalization Ceremony Thursday, July 4, 2013, in the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion in Seattle. The event, hosted by the Ethnic Heritage Council, brought 490 candidates from 87 countries and nations to swear in as U.S. citizens. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

An onlooker watches the 29th Annual Naturalization Ceremony from a lush vantage point Thursday, July 4, 2013, in the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion in Seattle. The event, hosted by the Ethnic Heritage Council, brought 490 candidates from 87 countries and nations to swear in as U.S. citizens. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)