Isabella Loyola sat in the front row of a small theater Tuesday in a blue and white dress, fidgeting with her little plastic American flag.
Minutes later, the Philippine-born girl stood up and sang the national anthem. This anthem, while small in comparison to past audiences at Dodger Stadium and the Crypto.com Arena, was special: It was her first as a U.S. citizen.
And her parents couldn’t be more proud. “To hear my daughter singing that national anthem … very, very honored,” said John Loyola…