kids, and haitian american kids shouted out, and when the guatemalan flag went by, all of the kids of guatemalan heritage shouted out. and when the ukranian flag went by, i think that one kid shouted out. this was down in miami. if it had been in chicago, there would have been more. but, then the last flag, the american flag came into view. and every one in the room erupted in applause. everybody cheered. [ applause ] so, yes, their parents and grandparents, some of the graduates themselves had come from every corner of the globe, but it was here that they had found opportunity.
from 181 countries around the world. 181 countries. many of the students were immigrants themselves coming to america with little more than the dream of their parents and the clothes on their back. a handful had discovered only in adlescence or adulthood that they were undocumented, but they worked hard and they gave it their all. so they earned those diplomas. and at the ceremony 181 flags, one for every nation that was represented was marched across the stage. each one was applauded by the graduates and the relatives with ties to those countries. so when the haitian flag went by, all the haitian kids haitian american kids, you know, shoshouted out.
haitian american kids shouted out, and when the guatemalan flag went by all the kids of guatemalan heritage shouted out. and when the ukrainian flag went by, i think one kid shouted out. this is down in miami. if it had been in chicago, there would have been more. but then the last flag, the american flag, came into view, and everyone in the room erupted in applause. everybody cheered. [ cheers and applause ] so, yes, their parents and grandparents, some of the graduates themselves, had come from every corner of the globe, but it was here that they had found opportunity. it was here that they had a