Area immigrants celebrate their new independence

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Vasantha Ravindra just wanted to play some pingpong. A state champion in Karnataka, India , she planned to try out for the U.S . Olympic team after immigrating here in 1985, but was denied the chance because she wasn't a citizen.

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