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US Citizenship Podcast
Prepare for the USCIS Citizenship Interview. Includes practice interviews based on the USCIS N-400, recordings of the USCIS 100 History & Politics Questions, and basic tips for interviewees. This podcast is appropriate for ESL students and Citizenship students. For more info, go to uscitizenship.com. This podcast may be used for educational and private practice only, and cannot be used for any commercial purposes.
VOA News: Holiday Honors Indigenous People Instead of Christopher Columbus (2022)USCIS 100:87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. Question 87 Audio (MP3, 1.13 MB)
- Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois ▪ Creek ▪ Blackfeet ▪ Seminole ▪ Cheyenne ▪ Arawak ▪ Shawnee ▪ Mohegan ▪ Huron ▪ Oneida ▪ Lakota ▪ Crow ▪ Teton ▪ Hopi ▪ Inuit ▪ [USCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.] American English at State: Celebrate!* Columbus Day
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Native American Pow Wows
ELCivics.com
* American Indian Tribes, Columbus Day
ESL Library (requires subscription)
* World Indigenous People Day
* Columbus Day / Christopher Columbus
LearningChocolate.com
* U.S. Citizenship 2: Federal Holidays
* U.S. Citizenship 3: Columbus
* U.S. Citizenship 4: Columbian Exchange
* U.S. Citizenship 5: American Indian Tribes
SI.edu
* NativeAmericanHeritageMonth.gov
* Learning Lab: Columbus Day: Should this still be a thing?
* National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC
* National Postal Museum: The American Indian in Postage Stamps: Profiles in Leadership, Accomplishment and Cultural Celebration
US Citizenship Podcast
* Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, and the Columbian Exchange podcast / video
* Native American Tribes Puzzle pdf
* Columbus Day and the Columbian Exchange Puzzle pdf
* A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Italian-American Heritage Month mp3 | pdf | audiogram
* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month page | video playlist
* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Native American Heritage Month page
* ¡Viva Boricua! A Citizenship Quiz In Honor of Puerto Rico pdf mp3 video
VOA News: Voice of America
* VOA News: Native America (news and features)
* Changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day Gains National Approval (2019)
* Columbus Day Still Generates Controversy as US Holiday article
* Columbus Day Still Generates Controversy as US Holiday video
* Does Columbus Day Honor a Monster?
* Goodbye Pocahontas: Photos Reveal Today’s True Native Americans
* Holiday Honors Indigenous People Instead of Christopher Columbus (2022)
* Making of a Nation: Columbus Discovers America
* Making of a Nation: Columbus and the New World
* Mattaponi Tribe's Pow Wow: Time of Celebration and Giving Thanks
* Native Americans March in Washington to Protest Pipeline
* New American Indian Village Takes Visitors Back in Time
* Removing Historical Statues: Politics and Heritage Collide (2020)
* The U.S. Expands West
* This is America: Visiting Sacred Grounds in National Park Monuments
* US Observes Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day (2021)
* What Has Happened to Columbus Day? (2020)
More Websites
* LINCS: Civics Resources for Indigenous Peoples Day and Native American Heritage Month
* NMAI: Native Knowledge 360
* NYTimes: How Italians Became ‘White’ (2019)
* TED-ed: History vs. Christopher Columbus - Alex Gendler
* USCIS: Early America (Intermediate)
* WH: A Proclamation on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, 2023
* Zinn Project: Abolish Columbus Day plus pdf
FAMILY FUN
* Columbus Day Coloring Pages pdf
* Many Hoops Coloring Pages pdfs
* Native American Coloring Pages pdf
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Eleanor Roosevelt served as the First Lady the United States (1933 to 1945) and a United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly (1945 to 1952). Although Eleanor Roosevelt never ran for public office, she was a living embodiment of a citizen as an active participant in American democracy. Question 1: Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? ▪ Franklin Roosevelt Question 2: What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? ▪ vote▪ join a political party▪ help with a campaign▪ join a civic group▪ join a community group▪ give an elected official your opinion on an issue▪ call Senators and Representatives▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy▪ run for office▪ write to a newspaper
Happy Birthday, Eleanor Roosevelt!
Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence
More Resources
VOA News: What is birthright citizenship?
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship — the right of everyone born on U.S. soil to become a citizen automatically. But two judges have placed injunctions on the order, pausing it indefinitely. Here’s more information about birthright citizenship.
Also watch:
VOA Learning English: News Words: Executive Order | Birthright Citizenship
VOA News: Afghan refugees in California seek clarity amid illegal immigration crackdowns
Afghan refugees in the U.S. are expressing concern about their status as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration. In California, immigration lawyers are stepping in to address these concerns. Fahim Sediqi reports from Sacramento, California, narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
History: The Founding of the 13 Colonies
The U.S. is 50 states strong today, but it began as 13 small colonies. Can you name them?This is the second class of our new semester. Welcome new students!* Future Citizenship: Tag Questions pg 135-136; American Revolution 7-10 * 02 Practice Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS Form N-400 (2024) * History Names and Positions quiz * Citizenship Quiz 2 * Preparing for the Oath: Establishing Independence
How do you show your support for causes you believe in?
TED-ED: The hidden life of Rosa Parks - Riché D. RichardsonLearn about the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks— her work with the NAACP, bus boycotts, and her lifelong fight against racial inequality.Throughout her life, Rosa Parks repeatedly challenged racial violence and the prejudiced systems protecting its perpetrators. Her refusal to move to the back of a segregated bus ignited a boycott that lasted 381 days and helped transform civil rights activism into a national movement. But this work came at an enormous risk— and a personal price. Riché D. Richardson details the life of Rosa Parks.Lesson by Riché D. Richardson, directed by Eido.
POP QUIZ:
12. What is the “rule of law”?
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
37. What does the judicial branch do?
23. Name your U.S. Representative.
NBC Chicago: Naturalization ceremony held for new US citizens at Museum of Science and Industry
A naturalization ceremony for new American citizens was held at the Museum of Science & Industry Friday, NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.
Heritage Months: Hispanic, Italian, German
* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month page | video playlist
* A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Italian-American Heritage Month mp3 | pdf | audiogram
* A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of German-American Day mp3 | pdf | audiogram
Holidays* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day page * Two Citizenship Questions for United Nations Day audiogram * U.S. Citizenship Resources for Halloween, All Saints, and Day of the Dead page
Tim Walz and JD Vance will face off in a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 9pm EDT in New York City. Watch it on CBS, PBS, YouTube, or other streaming services.VOA News: Vance, Walz prepare for US vice presidential debateIn the U.S. election, vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz meet Tuesday for their first, and only, debate. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns looks at what to expect when the candidates meet in New York.Use LWV Bingo cards to keep track of the issues.Also watch:VOA News: How do JD Vance and Tim Walz differ on foreign policy?
The foreign policy positions of the two vice presidential candidates are coming into sharper focus. Democratic nominee Tim Walz and Republican nominee JD Vance present distinctly different approaches to global challenges. POP Quiz: USCIS 100:28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?* USCIS 100:29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? USCIS 100:36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
VOA News: Why are politicians called lame ducks?
KOB 4: Local woman finishes 25-year journey to US citizenship
Imagine taking 25 years to complete one task. Ana Yadira Aparicio Calderon, who goes by Yayo, took more than two decades of tears, fear, and community support to complete her task of becoming a U.S. citizen. (read more)
USCIS: Apply for Citizenship Online: How to File Your Application for Naturalization Online
On August 28, 2024 USCIS posted a new video: Apply for Citizenship Online: How to File Your Application for Naturalization Online which illustrates how to complete and submit Form N-400 2024, Application for Naturalization through your USCIS Online Account. Kudos USCIS!
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- 01 Practice Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS Form N-400 (2024)
Monday through Friday for the next several weeks, I will be posting new practice interview scripts based on the new USCIS N-400. These scripts are for Citizenship and English Language Learners to help them prepare for their naturalization interviews.
The pdfs are fillable (to encourage digital literacy and support distance learning). Additionally, I have made every effort to make the pdfs accessible to people of all abilities.
Although the pdfs are secure, you can use this work by Jennifer Gagliardi under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at uscitizenpod@gmail.com
Thanks for visiting. I know that you will be a great American citizen!
VOA News: The Inside Story | USA Votes 2024
VOA News: What are the US laws around foreign political contributions?Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 236.8 million people.
VOA News: What is a nominating convention?
USCIS: USCIS Forms: Download the Most Recent Version!
USCIS: USCIS Formularios: Descargue la Versión Más Reciente
- Homeland Security: Chinese migrants deported on charter flight
- VOA News: Immigration (special section)
VOA News: Some voters blame media for U.S. polarization as election nears
Also see:
VOA News: Unpacking US campaign spending
Elections in the United States are some of the most expensive in the world. In 2020, more than $16 billion was spent on U.S. presidential and congressional races. 2024 election costs are likely to be higher. How do campaigns help finance these elections? Fundraising.
VOA News: Famous US presidential debate moments
CBS Miami: Dozens become US citizens during Fleet Week
CBS News Miami's photojournalist Peter Miranda captured the US Citizenship Ceremony held aboard the USS Bataan at PortMiami during Fleet Week. Also see: VOA News: Number of foreign-born people hits record in US, despite slow population growthThe number of foreign-born people in the United States rose more than 15% from 2010 to 2022, to just more than 46 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s more foreign-born people — those who were not U.S. citizens at birth — than ever before, despite slow population growth. Read more
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Teaching U.S. Citizenship Prep 2024
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Teaching U.S. Citizenship Preparation 2024
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FOX 4 News Kansas City: 400 new US citizens celebrate Friday at Kauffman Stadium
VOA News: Report: Hate, extremism on the rise ahead of US election
A report released Tuesday says hate and extremism in the United States rose in 2023, with record numbers of white nationalists and anti-LGBTQ groups trying to undermine the country’s inclusive democracy. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias breaks down the researchers’ findings.
VOA News: What is an executive order?
U.S. citizens elect a president and a Congress to steer the country. But presidents have certain tools enabling them to alter policies on their own. One that’s gotten a lot of recent attention is the executive order.
VOA News: Biden signs executive order limiting asylum seekers at US-Mexico border
VOA News: Uncovered tapes a time capsule of China’s Tiananmen Square massacre.
VOA News: Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president
VOA News: US political coalitions in the 2024 presidential election
Despite George Washington's warning against forming divisive political parties, the United States has been shaped by rivalry between the Democratic and Republican parties, now the only viable national electoral options. However, the parties' core values and constituents have drastically transformed over time. The Democrats went from representing Southern slaveholders to championing labor and civil rights. The Republicans evolved from an abolitionist, modernizing party to one favored by Southern conservatives and rural voters. Today, the shifting demographics within each party coalition signal further changes with significant implications for the country's future.
VOA News: US political coalitions in the 2020 presidential election
Despite George Washington's warning against forming divisive political parties, the United States has been shaped by rivalry between the Democratic and Republican parties, now the only viable national electoral options. However, the parties' core values and constituents have drastically transformed over time. The Democrats went from representing Southern slaveholders to championing labor and civil rights. The Republicans evolved from an abolitionist, modernizing party to one favored by Southern conservatives and rural voters. Today, the shifting demographics within each party coalition signal further changes with significant implications for the country's future.
VOA News: Migrant encounters at the US-Mexico border drop
VOA News: Threats to democracy top concern for US voters, poll finds
- vote
- join a political party
- help with a campaign
- join a civic group
- join a community group
- give an elected official your opinion on an issue
- call Senators and Representatives
- publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
- run for office
- write to a newspaper
VOA News: What does it mean to be a red state or a blue state?
Here’s a look at how the tradition of calling states that usually favor Republicans “red” and Democrats “blue” came about. In U.S. politics, it’s commonplace to hear about red states and blue states. In red states, most voters choose Republican Party candidates. In blue states, most choose Democratic Party candidates. U.S. television networks get credit for the shades of meaning. As color TV gained popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, networks started using color-coded maps to show election night results. At first, there was no consensus on which color would represent which political party. But during coverage of the 2000 presidential election, most networks used blue for Democratic states and red for Republican. People then started using red state and blue state as political figures of speech. Purple states, also called swing states, are a blend of red and blue. They’re so evenly divided, they could tip toward either party.USCIS 100:45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?* * Democratic and Republican
VOA News: Pew: Asian Americans fastest growing group of US voters
Asian Americans are the fastest growing group of eligible voters in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center. That makes them an important focus for presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump. VOA correspondent Scott Stearns has our story.
POP QUIZ:
USCIS 100:27. In what month do we vote for President?*
USCIS 100:48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
USCIS 100:49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
USCIS 100:50. Name one right only for United States citizens.
USCIS 100:54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
VOA News: What are the roles of the US House and Senate?
As the legislative branch of the United States government, Congress is responsible for proposing and passing the nation’s laws. But in recent years, fewer and fewer laws have been making their way to the president’s desk to be signed. The 118th U.S. Congress that began its session in 2023 passed only 34 bills in its first year, compared to 197 for the 108th Congress and 221 for the 98th. This deadlock is due not only to increased political polarization, but to the unique structure of two congressional chambers that operate in parallel yet distinct ways. The concept of a bicameral legislature originates with the British Parliament, where the House of Commons was intended to represent the people, while the House of Lords has evolved to be seen as a body of experts to review proposed laws. America’s founders adopted the model with a different idea. Since the nation began as a confederation of sovereign states, there was a conflict between representing each state equally and reflecting the greater contributions of the more populated states. Bicameralism enabled a compromise, where each state is represented proportionally according to population in the House of Representatives, but equally in the Senate. Each state’s total congressional representation also determines the number of votes they are given in presidential elections, giving voters in smaller states more impact. Today, the Senate has 100 members — two for each state — while the House has 435, each representing a district of about 760,000 people. Each of the two chambers introduces and votes on legislation, but only the House may introduce revenue bills. House bills are introduced when they are referred to committee by the House speaker, while Senate bills may be introduced by any senator on the floor. The two chambers also have different roles when it comes to impeachment. The House initiates the process and votes on whether to bring charges. The Senate conducts the trial by voting to convict or acquit. Another important difference is the filibuster, a maneuver allowing any senator to block a vote by drawing out debate indefinitely unless overruled by three-fifths of the Senate. Initially used only as an emergency measure, increasing polarization in recent years has turned the filibuster into a perpetual threat by the minority party to block any legislation favored by the majority. In practice, this means that every Senate bill needs a supermajority of 60 votes to pass.
The House, which has no filibuster option, only requires a simple majority. Ultimately, any bill must pass both the House and the Senate to be signed into law, which is especially difficult if the two chambers are controlled by opposing parties. The partisan gridlock of recent decades has periodically led to calls for reforming the Senate by removing the filibuster or even abolishing the chamber altogether in favor of a unicameral legislature.
POP QUIZ:
USCIS 100:13. Name one branch or part of the government. USCIS 100:14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? USCIS 100:15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? USCIS 100:16. Who makes federal laws? USCIS 100:17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? USCIS 100:18. How many U.S. Senators are there? USCIS 100:19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? USCIS 100:20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators? USCIS 100:21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? USCIS 100:22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? USCIS 100:23. Name your U.S. Representative. USCIS 100:24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? USCIS 100:25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?USCIS 100:45. What are the two major political parties in the United States? USCIS 100:47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?But as their structure is enshrined in the Constitution, both chambers of Congress will likely persist into the foreseeable future.
On April 1, 2024, USCIS released the new N-400 Application for Naturalization. It is 14 pages and includes a Request for Fee Reduction. Starting June 3, USCIS will accept only the 04/01/24 edition. Until then, you can also use the 09/17/19 E and 09/17/19 editions. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions. The new filing fee is effective for filings postmarked April 1, 2024, and later. If you are filing an acceptable prior form edition, you must include the new filing fee.
Paper General Filing $760; Online Filing Fee $710
If your documented annual household income is not more than 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines and you submit supporting documentation with your application. $380
If you meet the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act sections 328 or 329 with respect to military service. $0
The New N-400 Application for Naturalization Video: https://youtu.be/lhdD3mHETh4?si=KSfAwUAWpfVsGbSk
In honor of Hispanic American Heritage Month, we are featuring a N-400 practice interview wth Alecia from Colombia.
- U.S. Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month page | video playlist
- U.S. Citizenship Resources for Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day page
Practice Citizenship interview with Sofia from Morocco.
A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages)
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/n-400r-typical.pdf
USCIS 100 Remix Quizzes
"Ones" 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q01s.pdf
"Twos" 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q02s.pdf
"Threes" 03, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q03s.pdf
In late September, DHS and USCIS released new resources about the Naturalization Test Redesign. This prompted updated commentary from VOA News, ILRC, Bill Bliss, and other stakeholders. In order to address and clarify to redesign process, USCIS will be hosting NIICE: National Immigrant Integration & Citizenship Education Conference, October 18-19, in Washington D.C. Plus resources to contact CONGRESS about the potential Government shutdown. And a QUICK CITIZENSHIP QUIZ that connects the Constitution, the Fed Code, and Adult Education.
7/19/2023 Naturalization Test Redesign Resources (DHS, USCIS)
- DHS Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman webpage
- July 19, 2023 Engagement with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on the Naturalization Test Redesign Initiative
- July 19, 2023 Naturalization Test Redesign Updates Power Point Presentation PDF648.78 KB0
- July 19, 2023 Naturalization Test Redesign Initiative Readout PDF230.72 KB07/19/2023
- July, 19, 2023 USCIS and Office of CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: Naturalization Test Redesign Updates VIDEO!
- USCIS Naturalization Test Redesign Development 2022 webpage
- See also LINCS and Lynne Weintraub’s Citizenship News posts for further comments.
9/19/2023: Citizenship Test Changes Might Require Better English Skills, VOA
“Possible changes to the naturalization interview would make civics questions multiple choice to “reflect current best practices in test design,” USCIS said in a document explaining the update to the test. Schmelzer said that would make the test harder for immigrants who may not have a great understanding of American history or English.” Article includes audio and quiz. You can watch a sub-titled video of VOA Learning English Podcast for Wednesday September 20, 2023. The Citizenship story starts at 11:08. Appropriate for intermediate ESL adult learners.
09/20/2023 USCIS Naturalization Test Redesign – Flaws in Design and Transparency, ILRC
- ILRC attorneys and guest speaker Bill Bliss gave an overview of the USCIS naturalization test redesign announced in December 2022. Educators of low-literacy adults believe that these changes would make the test significantly more difficult for applicants. This is a free webinar. Click 9/20 USCIS Naturalization Test Redesign; create account; checkout; go to your account to view the recording. Note: webinar resources include slides (note: slide 31 “Register comments” for email addresses), “English and US History & Government Tests” (from ILRC Naturalization & US Citizenship, and recent articles by Bill Bliss.
- A transcript of Bill Bliss’s interview was posted as Medium: 9/22 USCIS Naturalization Test Redesign — Flaws in Design and Transparency.
10/17/2023 to 10/18/2023 NIICE: National Immigrant Integration & Citizenship Education Conference: THE ROAD TO ACCESS AND INCLUSION, USCIS Headquarters, Camp Springs, MD
- USCIS, in partnership with the White House Task Force on New Americans (TFNA) and the Interagency Naturalization Working Group (NWG), is bringing together professionals with equities in immigrant integration and citizenship education from both the public and private sectors.
- The conference is free; however, participants are responsible for transportation and lodging. The conference will take place October 17-18 with optional pre-conference activities on October 16. Virtual and in-person attendance options are available. Please CAREULLY review the registration info under the NIICE website information and registration tabs. Please refer questions to: NIICEConference@uscis.dhs.gov.
Resources to Contact CONGRESS about the Potential Government Shutdown
- Voice of America (VOA) US News
- VOA US Immigration News
- VOA Learrning English
- House.gov
- Senate.gov
- uscitizenpod: Who are my U.S. Senators and U.S. Representative?
uscitizenpod: National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week Civics Quiz
Happy Constitution and Civics Week! Ten civics questions that follow the structure of the US Constitution.
PDF: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/const-2023.pdf
Video: https://youtu.be/41-1oMXHIvI
Learn more at
LINCS: Civics Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Week https://bit.ly/lincs-const
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Week https://bit.ly/uscit-const
WCCO - CBS Minnesota: Dozens of new citizens naturalized at State Fair ceremony
Dozens of citizenship candidates finished the naturalization process Monday morning by taking an oath of allegiance on the International Bazaar stage.
VOA News: New Chinese Immigrants Settle in US With Help From Chinese Community
Since China reopened its borders in January, thousands of Chinese have traveled to the United States. Some have asked for asylum. Mike O’Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, where recent migrants are adapting to life in a new country.
VOA News: Migrants Face Long Waits at New US Processing Centers in Latin America
The U.S. has opened new migrant processing centers in Latin America as part of the Biden administration’s strategy to prevent people from making the dangerous trek north to the U.S.-Mexico border. For VOA, Austin Landis visited the first one to open in Colombia.
USCIS: Naturalization Interview and Test: Episode 1 – Preparing for the Naturalization Interview and Test
CBS 17: Naturalization ceremony in Wayne County for new American citizens
Naturalization ceremony in Wayne County for new American citizens
KMOV St. Louis: People gather at the Gateway Arch for naturalization ceremony
In a room under the United States’ tallest national monument, 50 people from 32 different countries gathered to be sworn in and pledge their allegiance to the US
VOA News: More US-Bound Migrants From Former Soviet Republics Arrive in Mexico
Despite U.S. efforts to curb #migration, the flow of #migrants at Mexico's northern border continues. But it’s not just people from Central and South American nations. Veronica Villafane narrates. Story and camera: Vicente Calderon in Tijuana and Victor Hugo Castillo in Reynosa. #mexico #ukraine #sovietunion #news #voanews
Also see: VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Aug. 13–19
Health Coach Tanveer: Story of PIKES PEAK, America's Mountain inspiring the historic poem, AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
In 1893, Katherine Lee Bates, an American professor visited a place so beautiful that inspired her to write the historic poem, America the Beautiful. This poem later became the Unofficial National Anthem of the United States of America. Describing the magnificent beauty of this place, Katherine writes in her poem:
O beautiful for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited Plain!
This anthem is sung thousands of times every year at many occasions throughout America. Can you guess what place Katherine visited in 1893 that moved her to write the historic Unofficial National Anthem of America?It was Pikes Peak also called America's Mountain. This majestic mountain peak is located in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, USA. In fact, Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern part of the Rocky Mountains. Its height is 14,115 feet or 4302.31 meters.You can get to Pikes Peak by car, rail, or by hiking. On car, you take Pikes Peak Highway, which is one of the most scenic drives in the world. Pikes Peak Highway is 19 miles or 31 km long. Pikes Peak Highway has spectacular views. There are many stops on the way where you can get out of your car and take memorable pictures while enjoying the breathtaking scenery. Pikes Peak Highway is also scary because at many places it has huge drops on the sides of the road with no railings. So, you have to drive very carefully.You can also hike or bike to Pikes Peak by taking the Barr Trail, which is 13 miles or 21 km long. People from all over America and all over the world come to see this natural wonder.There is also a car race held on Pikes peak highway every year. The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), brought to you by Gran Turismo, also known as The Race to the Clouds, is an invitational automobile hill climb to the summit of Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain in Colorado, USA held every year on the last Sunday of June.You can also see wild life on the beautiful Pikes Peak journey. Most common wild animals are Bighorn Sheep, Mountain goats, Rocky mountain elk, Bears, Deer, and mountain lions. It's very unlikely that you will see a bear or a mountain lion because there is a lot of human traffic on Pikes Peak, which these animals do not like.Imagine how majestically beautiful and scenic Pikes Peak must be that it inspired the unofficial anthem of the United States of America. So, if you are able to visit Pikes Peak, you should most definitely do it. Otherwise, you will be missing out on one of the best tourist spots not just in America, but in the world.
uscitizenpod: US Move Gives Hope to Stateless People Living in America
Geopolitical events such as war or the dissolution of a government can leave people without a country, such as in the U.S. where more than 200,000 people are living in a stateless status.
US Mint: The U.S. Mint at Denver Virtual Tour
Take a virtual tour of circulating coin production at the Denver Mint in this fun video. You can also visit the Mint in person or download the "U.S. Mint Virtual Tour" app today to take a self-guided tour and learn more about coins. Info about tours
USCIS 100:41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?* to print money
* to declare war
* to create an army
* to make treaties
Bureau of Engraving and Printing: Symbolism of the Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is rich in history. Each element of the seal was carefully designed and carries with it a symbolic meaning. Watch our video for a quick overview of the imagery on the seal and what it means.
POP QUIZ:
USCIS 100:03. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
USCIS 100:09. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
USCIS 100:41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
USCIS 100:64. There were 13 original states. Name three.
USCIS 100:96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
uscitizenpod: Casual Interview A "Casual" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (40qs, 2pgs) + Presentation + Script + Vocabulary Picture notes N-400 n-400r-12 Additional Info Overview * n-400r-12a General Info**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: 1900s + Preparing the Oath: Famous Citizens
- PDFs
- USCIS: Famous Americans
- USCIS: 1900s beginning; intermediate
- USCIS 100:78-87 Quiz USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.7 Civic Responsibility
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.8 Difficult Times and Great Leaders since 1900
- 3.9 Fighting For Equal Rights Learn More: U.S. Citizenship Padlet* (many resources!)
- uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences
- USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist
- USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans
- USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List
- New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application"
- si.edu: Preparing for the Oath
- USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more!
- VOA Learning English: US History
USGS: National Ocean Month: 10 Ocean Field Sites You’ve Got to “Sea” to Believe
The ocean is a beautiful, dynamic, and sometimes dangerous place. Unsurprisingly, this is probably why a lot of USGS researchers spend their entire careers studying it. In celebration of National Ocean Month (June), we thought it would be a good time to dive in and feature ten ocean field sites you’ve got to “sea” to believe.
USCIS 100:92. Name one state that borders Canada.0:34 Juan de Fuca Canyon, Washington StateUSCIS 100:91. Name one U.S. territory.
1:19 Vailulu'u seamount, American SamoaUSCIS 100:90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?2:03 Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North CarolinaUSCIS 100:91. Name (another) U.S. territory.2:41 Buck Island Reef National Monument, U.S. Virgin IslandsUSCIS 100:89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
3:20 Escanaba Trough, CaliforniaUSCIS 100:64. There were 13 original states. Name three.4:01 Chesapeake Bay Crater4:42 Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts5:19 Norfolk Canyon, VirginiaUSCIS N-400 Part 12:50. If the law requires it, are you willing to perform work of national importance under civilian direction (Give an example of a national emergency.)5:56 Dangerous Passage, AlaskaUSCIS 100:88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
6:38 Continental Slope, Northern Gulf of Mexico
VOA News: The Inside Story: Chinatown: Living in America
This week on The Inside Story, we're taking a deep dive into Chinatown in New York City, one of the oldest Chinatowns in America. We'll explore how first and second-generation Asian Americans are using their digital savvy to bring about a new generation culture and identity to the city. Plus, we'll discuss the impact of the global pandemic on the historic New York neighborhood. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn about the history and culture of Chinatown and how it is adapting to the changing times. Join us this week on The Inside Story, Chinatown: Living in America.
READ MORE HERE: https://www.voanews.com/a/7148843.html
ALSO WATCH: Why Is Hollywood Making More Movies About Chinese Americans?
Note: USCIS is trying to make the Naturalization Interviewer fairer, not harder. If you have an opportunity to participate in the pilot for the new test at your school, please do it! USCIS needs your help to collect good test information to make a new, fair Naturalization Interview and Civics Test.WWLP-22News: US citizenship test changes are coming, raising concerns for those with low English skillsVOA News: US Citizenship Test Changes Coming, Raising Concerns for Those With Low English SkillsThe U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency......U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services proposes that the new test add a speaking section to assess English skills. An officer would show photos of ordinary scenarios – like daily activities, weather or food – and ask the applicant to verbally describe the photos.In the current test, an officer evaluates speaking ability during the naturalization interview by asking personal questions the applicant has already answered in the naturalization paperwork. (read more) |
Share America: Richard Verma and His Long-Shot Story
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma shares his parents’ story of immigration from India to the United States, and how it created the foundation for his life and career.
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uscitizenpod: A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs for Independence Day 24 questions based on the N-400r plus 10 civics question.
The Atlantic: How America Misunderstands the Declaration of Independence
Few Americans are aware of the fact that the first printing of the Declaration of Independence contained a copy error. As a result, many subsequent republications of the text display the typo. In a new video filmed at the 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival in June, Danielle Allen, a political theorist and professor at Harvard University, explains why this seemingly innocuous oversight can have grave consequences. Interpreting this sentence correctly, Allen argues, is crucial to understanding how the powers of government are organized—and, consequentially, how to be an effective civic agent.
Learn more:
- uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Independence Day
TED-ed: What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence - Kenneth C. Davis
In June 1776, a little over a year after the start of the American Revolutionary War, the US Continental Congress huddled together in a hot room in Philadelphia to talk independence. Kenneth C. Davis dives into some of the lesser known facts about the process of writing the Declaration of Independence and questions one very controversial omission.
Full Lesson Plan by Kenneth C. Davis, animation by Karrot Animation.
USPTOvideo: Caribbean American Heritage Month
USPTO celebrates Caribbean American Heritage Month by exploring the many nations and one voice that our Caribbean American employees bring to the agency. The many nations of the Caribbean - from Haiti, to Jamaica, to Guyana and more − share their diverse racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds as well as cuisines, carnivals, festivals, music, dance, film, and literature that enrich our social landscape. This month, we proudly recognize the tremendous contributions Caribbean Americans bring to the realm of Intellectual Property and to the USPTO community.
Archives: National Caribbean American Month
Caribbean American Month: National Caribbean American Month
Caribbean American Heritage Foundation of Texas
Census: National Caribbean American Heritage Month
Forbes: 'A Celebration': The Congressional Black Caucus Honors Caribbean American Heritage Month
Fordham University: A Rich History of Caribbean Immigration to the US
ICSDC: National Caribbean American Month
NPS: Archeology This Month: Caribbean American Heritage
NYPL: Caribbean American Heritage Month
Tenement Museum: June is Caribbean American Heritage Month!
uscitizenpod: ¡Viva Boricua! A Citizenship Quiz In Honor of Puerto Rico
US Dept of Interior: Caribbean American Heritage Month
USCIS: Resources in Haitian Creole
WH: A Proclamation on National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2023
WH: Vice President Harris Co-Hosts the U.S.-Caribbean Leaders Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas
VOA News: What is Juneteenth?
So much to learn! I have two suggestions:
First, read NMAAHC: Emancipation and Educating the Newly Freed and reflect on the challenges of the newly emancipated and today's adult learners.
Second, check your local listings and attend Juneteenth celebration!
- AJ+ Why Is Juneteenth Such An Important Holiday?
- American English at State: Juneteenth
- EL Civics: The Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth
- Google Arts & Culture: Kinsey African-American Collection: Juneteenth
- Forbes Breaking News: House Cheers As They Pass Bill To Make Juneteenth Federal Holiday By Wide Margin
- Gilder Lehrman: Juneteenth Resources and Lesson Plans
- Listen And Read Along: Emancipation Proclamation Exhibit - VOA Mosaic in Special English
- NMAAHC: The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth
- NMAAHC: Emancipation and Educating the Newly Freed
- NowThis: This Is Why Juneteenth Matters
- NY Historical Society: Juneteenth with Annette Gordon-Reed
- NYTimes: Juneteenth: A History of a Holiday
- PBS: Lesson Plan: History of Juneteenth and why it's now a national holiday
- Princeton University: Study Guide: On Juneteenth written by Annette Gordon-Reed
- state.gov: Celebrating Juneteenth - A Critical Day in American History
- state.gov: Foreign Press Center Briefing on "Understanding America: The History and Meaning of Juneteenth"
- TED-ed: What is Juneteenth, and why is it important? - Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio
- Valentina Preciado Bello: ESL The Emancipation Proclamation Project
- Visit Galveston: Juneteenth
- VOA News:
- Annual Juneteenth Festival Celebrated Around the World
- Buffalo Soldiers Celebrate 150th Anniversary
- Document First Step for African-American Slaves on the Road to Equality
- Houston Draws Diverse Crowds for Juneteenth Celebrations
- Juneteenth 2020: Balancing Celebration of Emancipation and #BLM Protests
- Juneteenth – A Day to Reflect on the History and Legacy of Slavery in the US
- Nation’s Capital Celebrates Juneteenth, Newest Federal Holiday
- Looking at a Piece of U.S. History: the Amendment That Banned Slavery
- Obama Marks Juneteenth as 'Time of Reflection, Appreciation'
- Order to Free Slaves 'Beginning of America Really Becoming America'
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Vox: Why all Americans should celebrate Juneteenth
- uscitizenpod: A Juneteenth Citizenship Quiz: 19 Civics Questions that Celebrate Freedom
- uscitizenpod: USCIS 100:76 Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth
- WFAA: What does the Juneteenth flag mean?
- wh.gov: President Biden Signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act Into Law
- wh.gov: Ms. Opal Lee on Juneteenth
CASAS-SI: Teaching the USCIS Form N-400 Part 12 in a U.S. Preparation Class slides | pdf
state.gov: Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month: Jose Vega U.S. diplomat Jose Vega who immigrated to the United States from Latin America, shares his story. #CelebrateImmigrantsLearn more:* AIIM: Angel Island Immigration Station Museum * ALA: National Immigrant Heritage Month * American Writer's Museum: Immigrant Heritage Month * CLINIC: A Month-by-Month Guide to Promoting Immigrant Integration in 2023 * I am an Immigrant: Stories * ILW: Immigration Museums In The United States * The Immigrant Story: Many Roads to Here podcast | curriculum * NEH: Virtual Bookshelf: Immigrant Heritage Month * UMN: Immigrant Stories (includes curriculum!) * We Speak NYC: Videos | Teacher Resources | Pocket Comics * wh: A Proclamation on National Immigrant Heritage Month, 2023 * VOA News: Stories of U.S. Immigrants (playlist by uscitizenpod)
Reuters: Tiananmen museum opens in New York ahead of anniversary
Heritage Winooski Mill Museum: Welcome Blanket
VOANews: In Vermont, Handmade Blankets Welcome Refugees, Immigrants
US CBP: CBP’s Official Step-by-step Instructions to Submit an Advance Travel Authorization in CBP One
VOA News: US Expands Slots for Asylum App at Land Crossings as Demand Overwhelms Supply
VOA News: Celebrating Asian and Pacific American Communities
In the United States, May is a month to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage. Genia Dulot takes us to a celebration in California.
Learn more:
U.S. Citizenship Resources for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
VOA News: Migrant Surge Overwhelms Chicago
VOA News: Diversity of Nationalities, Professions Among Migrants at US Mexico Border
VOA News: Title 42 Ends, Posing New Challenges to Migrants, Authorities
VOA News: The Inside Story | Immigration DilemmaThe Inside Story | Immigration Dilemma
VOA News: Title 42 Ends, Posing New Challenges to Migrants, Authorities
Since the COVID-era immigration policy known as Title 42 ended last week, the U.S. says it has sent thousands of people who have crossed into the U.S. irregularly back to Mexico or back home. But many immigrants who want to follow the rules say it is very difficult to apply for asylum. VOA's Celia Mendoza reports.
VOA News: White House Defends Border Policy Amid Criticism From Opponents, Advocates
The United States is bracing for a surge of migrants attempting to cross its southern border following Thursday’s expiration of Title 42, a pandemic-related policy that allowed the U.S. to expel migrants more than 2.8 million times, according to oversight groups. The White House, which is being blamed for chaotic scenes at the border, is defending itself against criticism and saying Congress needs to act. VOA’s Anita Powell reports from Washington.
US CBP: The U.S. Immigration System
When the Title 42 public health Order lifts on May 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will revert to fully utilizing Title 8 immigration enforcement processes.
Under Title 8, those who unlawfully cross the border are subject to criminal consequences, including possible deportation, prosecution, and a five-year bar on reentry.
Our message remains clear to those seeking to come to the United States: Do not believe smugglers. Do not put your life at risk by taking the dangerous journey only to be sent back. Use lawful pathways to come to the United States. The United States will continue to remove noncitizens who arrive without authorization.
See more stories about US Immigration from VOA News.
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) just announced their Post-Title 42 Resource Hub. This is a page of resources for legal practitioners, advocates, and others helping immigrant clients navigate the immigration system post-Title 42.
This week, we're at the United Nations for the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. Where is a free and independent media in the greatest danger? And who is fighting to ensure the rights of journalists? Join us on The Inside Story: A Free Press Matters.
VOA News: Press Freedom (web page)VOA Learning English: News Literacy (web page)
American English at State: English for Media Literacy (playlist)
American English at State: English for Journalism (playlist)
USCIS 100:06. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*USCIS 100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?USCIS 100:67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.USCIS 100:68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
VOA News: Chinese Migrants Use Social Media Tips on Trek to US-Mexico Border
Some of those arrivals have learned from social media websites and applications about how to make the long and dangerous journey, migrants, immigration experts, attorneys and current and former U.S. officials, told Reuters. (read more)
More new at VOA News: Immigration
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In honor of Thomas Jefferson's Birthday (April 13, 1743), US Citizenship Podcast celebrates National Library Week 2023. Libraries help transform immigrants into newUScitizens-to-be by providing including study guides, cds/dvds, online courses, and ESL/Citizenship classes. Learn more about US Citizenship at your local library! POP QUIZ Background: After the British burned U.S. capital to the ground (1814), Jefferson donated his personal library to the US government. Jefferson's library became the core of the Library of Congress, the national library of the United States. POP QUIZ Civics Questions
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
- Name one branch or part of the government.*
- Who makes federal laws?
- What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
- What is the capital of the United States?*
USCIS.gov: LibrariesLibraries play a critical role in serving immigrant communities. Through ourjoint effort with IMLS, we plan to educate librarians, and in turn their immigrant customers, on topics ranging from naturalization, the unauthorized practice of immigration law, and the importance of digital literacy.
- Library and Adult Education Citizenship Activities (PDF, 410 KB)
Citizenship-related activities for libraries, such as welcoming and encouragement activities, community-outreach activities, and education-oriented activities. - Assisting English Language Learners in Your Library (PDF, 139 KB)
Suggestions for helping your English language learning patrons. - Library Tours with ESL Classes (PDF, 190 KB)
Tips for working with English as a second language (ESL) teachers and inviting new patrons to your library to help them explore the vast range of services and resources you provide. - Creating a Citizenship Review Class in a Public Library (PDF, 499 KB)
This tip sheet will give an overview of citizenship review classes and provide a sample model.
- 2020 Census Resources (note "Citizenship Question)
- Libraries and the 2020 Census (ALA "brief")
- #LibrariesRespond: Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers Resources
- The Dollar Tree American Dream Literacy Initiative (great examples about grants funding Citizenship classes in public libraries)
Arlington TV: U.S. Naturalization Ceremony at Arlington VA Central Library(video)U. S. General Naturalization Ceremony held April 12, 2018 at the Arlington Central Library, Arlington, VA. Arlington County Library:Special US Naturalization - Arlington VAwith Deaf Performance of the Star Spangled Banner by Mayari LozaBurton Barr Library Youth Naturalization Ceremony 2012Phoenix area residents take the Oath of Allegiance and become U.S. citizens during a special ceremony at Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix. Members of the Library Teen Council facilitate the event.Hartford Public Library: The American Place (TAP)HPL/TAP is a free program of Hartford Public Library designed to welcome immigrants and ease their transition into their new home city. TAP promotes Hartford’s shared civic values and its vibrant cultural multiplicity. Check outHPL/TAP course: Citizenship on the Go.
- Naturalization Ceremony playlist
- AMERICAN PLACE at HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY playlist
- Voices from Newly Naturalized Citizens playlist
- Immigrant Civic Engagement playlist
Folsom Library Helps Welcome New US CitizensThe Folsom Library hosts the swearing in of 25 new US Citizens. This is the ninth year that the US Citizenship Immigration Services has partnered with the library to present this ceremony.
200 New Citizens Take Oath At JFK Library
Two hundred immigrants became American citizens at JFK Library in Boston. WBZ-TV's Ken MacLeod reports. Published on Feb 9, 2017.
The Jones Library Study Guides for The Citizenship TestThe Jones Library E.S.L. Center is an award winning program providing volunteer tutors, tutoring space, study materials, computer-assisted instruction, citizenship classes, English classes and referrals to adult immigrants in the Amherst area.Check out theirpdf/audio study guides.US Naturalization Oath Ceremony, Jones Library, September 4, 2019The recording of a naturalization and citizenship ceremony at the Jones Library in Amherst, Massachusetts.The Kansas City Public Library: Naturalization Ceremony at Central LibraryOn Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 about 110 applicants from 45 countries were sworn in as citizens of the United States.KMBC:KC library hosts naturalization ceremony (2019)Sixty immigrants from 32 different countries took the oath of citizenship Tuesday at the Kansas City Library downtown. King County Library: Becoming a U.S. CitizenLearn how to become a U.S. Citizen and study for the naturalization test.
I have always had a dream to one day become a citizen of the United States because this country opens doors for everyone who wants to be successful and build a family. I am so grateful to the Los Angeles Public Library for helping me and my family reach our dreams. The library helped me—and my wife—become citizens, it helped me improve my English, and it helped my son with his education so he could go to college to become a chemical engineer.
Louisville Free Public Library (FaceBook post)
- Alien Nation: True Tales of Immigration: Sofija Stefanovic and friends celebrate immigrant lives in America, inspired by the long-running Joe’s Pub series.
- Becoming Americans; Immigrant New Yorkers from across the globe come to the Library to learn English and prepare for U.S. Citizenship.
- Civic Education and Democracy in Crisis: A Conversation in Memory of Judge Robert A. Katzmann; Experts in policy, law, and education discuss how restoring widespread civic education and action can provide a lifeline to our imperiled democracy.
- Ep. 71 "I Can Vote, I Can Participate": Zahra and Hassan are grateful to The New York Public Library for the citizenship classes they took before they faced their naturalization exam — and passed. Libraries play a critical role in welcoming and educating new citizens.
- Immigration History, Politics, and Prejudices: Jia Lynn Yang with Caitlin Dickerson: The New York Times national editor surveys the 40 years between 1924 and 1965 and the battle to "codify the idea that a person could become wholly American, no matter where she had been born." Jia Lynn Yang speaks with The Atlantic's Caitlin Dickerson about the paradoxes and the promises of the American idea of itself as a nation of immigrants.
- Library Stories playlist; Stories of so many who use our spaces to write, read, think and learn.
Pima County Public Library recognizes, welcomes, and celebrates immigrants for their contributions to our shared success.
Otis Library: Naturalization Ceremony at Otis Library on April 13, 2018
Otis Library leads in our community by hosting a Naturalization Ceremony for 19 New US Citizens from 13 different countries during National Library Week
Salt Lake City Public Library's President's Day Naturalization Ceremony
Salt Lake City welcomed 29 new citizens to the United States at the Downtown library, with remarks from President Obama and Mayor Biskupski.
San Francisco Public Libraries Citizenship Resources
Prepare for the USCIS naturalization interview with the helpful resources available in several languages at sfpl.org, including a guide to naturalization, detailed practice materials for the citizenship exam, and a list of local organizations that can help you with the naturalization process. Check out their SFPL multilingual citizenship videos.
Schaumburg Library Citizenship Oath Ceremony
See footage from a Citizenship Ceremony at the Schaumburg Library. Approximately 70 immigrants became new US citizens.
West Irving Library Citizenship Classes (video)
In a special class offered at the West Irving Library, some people are getting help in their quest to become U.S. citizens.
Santa Clara County Library Citizenship Resources
Prepare for U.S. citizenship with these helpful resources, including a guide to naturalization, detailed practice materials for the citizenship exam, and a list of web resources that can help you with the naturalization process.
- All of the lessons and resources used in the SCCL Citizenship Classes
- Campbell Library Citizenship Classes
- Cupertino Library Citizenship Classes
- Milpitas Library Citizenship Classes
- Morgan Hill Library Citizenship Classes
- Gilroy Library Citizenship Classes
- Saratoga Library Citizenship Classes
- Playlist of mock interviews videos recorded at the Milpitas Library
uscitizenpod: Three quick Citizenship Questions in Honor of Earth Dayuscitizenpod: 10 Citizenship Questions in Honor of Earth Day(pdf) More Earth Day, Arbor Day, and National Parks Weeks Resources
- The Atlantic: Apollo 8 Earthrise photo and video
- American English at State: Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day
- American English at State: Spotlight: Earth Day
- ELCivics.com: Arbor Day
- ELCivics.com: Earth Day
- ESL Holiday lessons: Earth Day
- ESLlibrary: Earth Lessons, ED (BL), ED (IL), ED (IH), Earth Day Idioms Poster (more)
- EPA.gov: Earth Day
- Google Applied Skills: Earth Day Collection
- LOC.gov: Earth Day
- PBS: Ken Burns' National Parks: America's Best Idea
- Share America: Earth Day
- UW: US Senator Gaylord Nelson and Earth Day
- VOANews: Earth Day 2019 Looks at Human Effect on Planet
- VOANews: Thai Monks Adopt Earth Day Practices to Eliminate Plastic Waste
uscitizenpod:GO GREEN with USPS StampsIn honor of Earth Day 2011 and in celebration of the new USPS GO GREEN Forever stamp series, US Citizenship Podcast presents a collection of stamps reflecting America's ongoing commitment to make EARTH DAY, EVERY DAY!
Family Fun
- BlueBonkers: Earth Day Coloring Pages
- DLTK: Earth Day Coloring Pages
- Sierra Club: Earth Day (John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club, was a naturalized US Citizen)
- Starfall: Earth Day
- TweetTweetParakeet: John James Audubon (naturalized citizen) Bird Paintings on Stamps (video)
KGW: One thousand new citizens take the oath in a single day in Portland
VOANews: TikTok CEO Tells US Lawmakers App Is Place for Free Expression
NBC Bay Area: Dozens of Women Granted U.S. Citizenship During Naturalization Ceremony in SF
36 women became new U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and were welcomed by Congresswoman and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Christie Smith reports.
uscitizenpod: Happy Spring! Happy U.S. Citizen!
- Interior commits over $417 million for recreation and restoration projects through the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act;
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service distributes $56.5 million to state agencies to help conserve imperiled wildlife and their habitats;
- the Service also seeks public input on a potential conservation area across Southwest Florida;
- national parks in California implement severe weather plans;
- the Interior Museum launches a new virtual tour for its 85th birthday;
- and a hidden gem in North Dakota is our social media Picture of the Week
USCIS 100:36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?USCIS 100:90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?USCIS 100:92. Name one state that borders Canada.USCIS 100:93. Name one state that borders Mexico.
DOI: US Dept of the Interior Virtual Tour (2023)Google Arts & Culture: U.S. Department of the Interior Museum
- WH.gov: The International Women of Courage Award Ceremony
- US State: International Women of Courage Awards (IWOC) Ceremony 2023 (video)
- US State: Secretary Blinken's remarks at the 17th Annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards Ceremony (video)
- Share America: Woman of Courage Pursue Peace
uscitizenpod:New Year, New Citizen 2022
- Lunar New Year Citizens video playlist (over 40 video!)
- 黎潔芳談她的美國公民資格考試 video
- 2020 U.S. Citizenship Interview with Yinghong Xu video
- A Quick Citizenship Interview for Two October Birthday Girls video
- Candy Tran’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Candy Tran's Second Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Candy Tran's Third Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Candy Tran Talks About Her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Candy Tran nói về cuộc phỏng vấn thi công dân Hoa Kỳ của cô video
- Chengyu Wang’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Chengyu Wang Practices the N-400 Part 12 video
- Chúng tôi đã phỏng vấn đậu quốc tịch Mỹ video
- Hieu Thanh Nguyen’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Hieu Thanh Nguyen’s Second Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Hung Do talks about his U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Hùng Đỗ nói về cuộc Phỏng vấn Quốc tịch Hoa Kỳ của mình video
- Huong Nguyen's Fourth Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Huong Nguyen Talks about her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Mayor of Milpitas, Rich Tran, Visits the MAE Citizenship Class video
- Minh Nhu Nguyen’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- My Ngoc Thi Thach Practices for her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary Review PLUS Clarification Questions video
- Nga Tran's U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Nhung Thi Hong Tran's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Oanh Thi Kim Do's First Practice Citizenship Interview video video
- Oanh Thi Kim Do's Second Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Oanh Thi Kim Do Practices the USCIS N400 Part 12 video
- Oanh Thi Kim Do Talks about Her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Phuong Thi Le's First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Phuong Thi Le’s Second Practice Citizenship Interview video video
- Tam Thanh Thai's 1st U.S. Citizenship Practice Interview video
- Tam Thanh Thai's 2nd U.S. Citizenship Practice Interview video
- Tam Thanh Thai's 3rd U.S. Citizenship Practice Interview video
- Tao Guangfang’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Thanh Dinh's First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Thi Nhung Phan's 1st Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Thi Nhung Phan's 2nd Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Thien Thi Kim Phan--New Citizen! video
- Thoa Dao's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Thuan Thi Dieu Vo's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Thuan nói về cuộc phỏng vấn thi công dân Hoa Kỳ của cô video
- Thuong Phan's First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Thuy Thu Pham’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Thuy Thu Pham’s Second Practice Citizenship Interview video video
- Trick or Treat! A Halloween Citizenship Interview video
- Van Thi Bach Thach Practices for her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Van's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Xiao Mei Cen’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
VOANews: The Inside Story: New Congress, New Challenges
VOA News: People Walk Over Frozen Reflecting Pool on National Mall
People walk over the frozen Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, as a historic winter storm and Arctic blast engulf much of the U.S.USCIS: * A More Perfect Union series: The Civics Test Guide to the Washington Monument (PDF, 6.44 MB) * More from "A More Perfect Union" --a series of interactive resources that allows applicants to learn about the individuals and events represented by the monuments and memorials on the National Mall while studying for the naturalization civics test.
VOA Learning English: America's President--Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th President of the United States (1865-1869). He grew up in a poor family and did not learn how to read or do math until he was an adult. Johnson served as governor of Tennessee and represented his state in both houses of Congress. Although Johnson was from the opposition party, he went on to serve as Abraham Lincoln's vice-president and succeeded him after Lincoln's assassination. He was the first president to be impeached, but he was not removed from office. The impeachment happened because he fired the Secretary of War after Congress had made it illegal. This was unusual because a president usually appoints his cabinet secretaries.
Learn more:
- ESL Library: Andrew Johnson (subscription required; teacher discretion advised!)
- VOA Learning English: Andrew Johnson
POP QUIZ:
USCIS 100:17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
USCIS 100:28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
USCIS 100:29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
USCIS 100:30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
USCIS 100:35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
USCIS 100:36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
USCIS 100:43. Who is the Governor of your state now?
USCIS 100:45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
USCIS 100:74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
USCIS 100:75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
- C-SPAN Classroom: Woodrow Wilson
- ESL Library: Woodrow Wilson (subscription required)
- Smithsonian: Woodrow Wilson (collection)
- VOA Learning English: Woodrow Wilson
uscitizenpod: Two Citizenship Questions for a Joyous Kwanzaa!Kwanzaa is a week long celebration (Dec 25 to Jan 1) held in the United States to honor universal African heritage and culture. Kwanzaa is a celebration that came out of the black nationalist movement of the 1960s. It was created as a way to help African Americans reconnect with their African cultural and historical heritage. Every night, people light a candle on a kinara (candle holder) which represent Kwanzaa's principles: Unity, Self-determination, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity, and Faith. (source)Also checkout
- uscitizenpod: US Citizenship Resources for African-American History Month and Citizenship, Immigration, and Government Resources in African Languages
- ESL Library: Kwanzaa
- Google Arts and Culture: Sharing the Timeless Principles of Kwanzaa through Stamps and Buttons
- NMAAHC: Kwanzaa
- Share America: American celebrate African Heritage during Kwanzaa
- VOA News: African Americans Celebrate Kwanzaa
uscitizenpod: Boxing DayBoxing Day is a secular holiday that is traditionally celebrated on December 26, the day after Christmas Day in England and its former colonies. December 26 is also the feast day of St. Stephen who collected food and clothing and gave them to the poor. On Boxing Day, workers would received boxes of food and small gifts from their employers. Frequently, there were used clothing or blankets in the boxes.Recently, Boxing Day has gained popularity in America. Many families "box up" unused clothes, electronics, and furniture and donate them to charitable organizations such as Goodwill.Goodwill was started in 1902 by the Reverend Edgar J. Helms of Morgan Methodist Chapel in Boston. Helms and his congregation collected used household goods and clothing being discarded in wealthier areas of the city, then trained and hired the unemployed or poor to repair them. The products were then redistributed to those in need.Today, Goodwill has become an international nonprofit that is funded by thrift stores and provides more than 300,000 people with job training and community services each year. Goodwill also offers free online job skills and technology courses--learn more at gcflearnfree.orgIn the spirit of Boxing Day, we encourage you to donate your unused goods or volunteer with your local civic or community groups.
- EnglishClass101: Boxing Day
- ESL Holiday Lessons: Boxing Day
- ESL Library: Boxing Day
Goodwill Industries
More organizations in San Jose/Milpitas that accept household goods donations and need volunteers--check your local area for similar organizations!
- American Cancer Society Discovery Shop
- Habitat for Humanity
- Hope Services
- Humane Society
- Resource Area For Teaching: RAFT
- Sacred Heart Community Service
- Salvation Army
- Savers
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Santa Clara County Library District
A Citizenship Quiz for Christmas (2021) mp3 / pdf / video
More Citizenship Resources for Christmas
- George Washington's Mount Vernon: George Washington Remembers Crossing The Delaware (2018)
- Share America: Bidens’ Christmas decorations: ‘Gifts from the heart’ 2021
- US Dept of Interior: Happy Holidays from Interior 2022!
- US Postal Museum: The Art of Christmas Stamps 2021
- VOA News: Holiday Road in Leesburg, VA, Marks Start of Christmas Season 2021
- VOA News: White House Sparkles With Cheer for Holidays 2021
- White House Yule Log: The Diplomatic Reception Room 2021
- White House Yule Log: The Green Room 2021
- White House Yule Log: The State Dining Room 2021
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* USCIS 100: 10. What is freedom of religion? (2011) mp3 / pdf
* Washington Crossing the Delaware, Christmas Night 1776 (2012) pdf
* A Citizenship Quiz for Christmas (2021) mp3 / pdf / video
* Two Citizenship Questions for Christmas (2017) video
* O. Henry, author of "Gift of the Magi," Bio, Practice N-400, and Civics Quiz (2017) pdf (fixed!)
USCIS 100:87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.USCIS 100:88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.USCIS 100:89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?USCIS 100:90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?USCIS 100:91. Name one U.S. territory.USCIS 100:92. Name one state that borders Canada.USCIS 100:93. Name one state that borders Mexico.USCIS 100:94. What is the capital of the United States?*USCIS 100:95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*USCIS 100:100. Name two national U.S. holidays.
Happy ThanksgivingVOA News: New Refugees Celebrate First Thanksgiving in USVOA Learning English: How George Washington Angered Lawmakers over Thanksgiving (2022)In September 1789, the government of the United States was only a few months old. George Washington was president – the nation’s first. Congress was new, too. Some of the early lawmakers came to the president with a question: Would he call for a national Thanksgiving? read more | listen uscitizenpod: Thanksgiving Citizenship Interview (video)* A US Citizenship Quiz about the History of Thanksgiving (2018) video / mp3 / pdf * Thanksgiving N-400 Interview (2016) pdf * A Citizenship Quiz for Thanksgiving (2015) pdf * A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10 qs in honor of Thanksgiving 2015 pdf
USCIS Thanksgiving Resources Thanksgiving 1 - Pilgrims and American Indians - Beginning Level Lesson Plan Handouts (PDF, 539.02 KB) * Thanksgiving 2 - The Pilgrim Story and My Immigrant Story - Beginning Level Lesson Plan Handouts (PDF, 2.03 MB) * Thanksgiving 3 - Traditions - Beginning Level Lesson Plan Handouts (PDF, 849.28 KB) * Early America - Intermediate Level Lesson Plan Handouts (PDF, 313.85 KB) Learn More:** U.S. Citizenship Resources for Native American Heritage Month page * U.S. Citizenship Resources for Thanksgiving page * Remembering President John F. Kennedy post * The Senator and the Busboy (Remembering Senator Robert F. Kennedy) page | video
Local 3 News: Nearly 100 applicants become American citizens at naturalization ceremonies
The Eastern District of Tennessee held two naturalization ceremonies Wednesday where around 100 applicants took the Oath of Allegiance to become American citizens.
VOA News: Democrats' 4-Year Majority in US House Ends as Republicans Take Power Republicans won the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives this week and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she will not seek a leadership position in the new Democratic minority – two of the many changes coming to the new Congress in January. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson has more. WATCH MORE:
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POP QUIZ:
USCIS 100:16. Who makes federal laws?USCIS 100:17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?USCIS 100:21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?USCIS 100:22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?USCIS 100:23. Name your U.S. Representative.USCIS 100:25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?USCIS 100:45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?USCIS 100:47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
State.gov: Walks with Tony: Philadelphia Passport Agency
Secretary Blinken chats with Marc Meznar about the Department’s passport services at the new passport agency in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Passports open the door to travel for Americans. Join U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for #WalksWithTony and see how the Philadelphia Passport Agency helps facilitate travel and supports the safety and protection of U.S. citizens.For more info, visit travel.state.gov: U.S. PassportsPOP QUIZ:
USCIS 100:23. Name your U.S. Representative.USCIS 100:36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?USCIS 100:41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?USCIS 100:64. There were 13 original states. Name three.USCIS 100:68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
VOA News: Vietnamese-Born Philanthropist Gives Back to Adopted Country
She left Saigon 47 years ago with $30; now Kimmy Duong helps run a successful IT firm in the US.POP QUIZ:
USCIS 100:10. What is freedom of religion?USCIS 100:78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.USCIS 100:83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?USCIS 100:91. Name one U.S. territory.USCIS 100:64. There were 13 original states. Name three.USCIS 100:94. What is the capital of the United States?USCIS 100:53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
9 News: In largest kids naturalization ceremony since pandemic began, 64 kids in Denver become citizens
At the Children's Museum of Denver, Monday was a big day for lots of little people. More than 60 kids, ages 2-11, became citizens of the United States.
All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us in 2022.
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More U.S. Citizenship Resources for Halloween, All Saints, and Day of the Dead
CBS Miami: Nearly 150 Take Citizenship Oath In Hialeah
It was a big day for 149 people from more than 30 countries as they were sworn in as U.S. citizens at the Citizenship and Immigration Office in Hialeah.
wh.gov: Vice President Harris celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, our Administration reaffirms that diversity is one of our country’s greatest strengths and gives thanks to the many generations of Hispanic leaders who have helped build this country and continue to fight for equity and justice.Learn more:* uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month * uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day
ABC Action News: Honoring Hispanic heritage through US citizenship
Many natural-born Americans never think about how lucky we are to be born in America. But, for the lucky few who can immigrate to the United States and pass their citizenship tests, it is a moment in their lives they'll never forget.Learn more:* uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month * uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day
Center for Civic Education: The Constitution EXPLAINED
"The Constitution EXPLAINED" is a series of 35 videos was created by iCivics and the Center for Civic Education to explain the key aspects of the U.S. Constitution in everyday language to make our nation's founding document accessible to everyone. "The Constitution EXPLAINED" was made possible by the generous support of Kenneth C. Griffin. Dive in and explore!
National Archives: 2022 Constitution Day Naturalization Ceremony
Constitution Day Naturalization Ceremony in the Rotunda of the National Archives and Records Administration, September 14, 2022 Presiding: The Honorable Beryl A. Howell, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Welcome: Debra Steidel Wall, Acting Archivist of the United States Recitation of the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution: Alice Deal Middle School Guest Speakers: Ms. Marsha (Catron) Espinosa: Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Mr. Roger Bennett: Broadcaster, podcaster and author:
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USCIS: Citizenship Day and Constitution Week Each year USCIS commemorates the signing of the US Constitution on September 17th, 1787, celebrating the connection between the Constitution and citizenship, reflecting on what it means to be a citizen of the United States, and holding naturalization ceremonies across the country.For additional venues, please view a list of highlighted 2022 Constitution Day- and Citizenship Day-themed ceremonies.
USCIS reaffirms its commitment to promoting citizenship and making the naturalization process accessible to all who are eligible. The agency has taken a number of steps to support implementation of President Biden’s Executive Order 14012: Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration System and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans, as well as implementation of the Interagency Strategy for Promoting Naturalization (PDF, 3.77 MB), released on July 2, 2021. The Interagency Strategy for Promoting Naturalization calls for a multi-faceted approach operating on the national, state, and community-based levels to encourage the roughly 9 million lawful permanent residents eligible for naturalization today to become citizens.
In addition to holding more than 235 ceremonies across the country as part of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, USCIS will also host numerous activities throughout the month of September, all aimed at empowering immigrants to pursue citizenship along with the rights and opportunities that come with it. The agency will also publicly release an Eligible to Naturalize Dashboard to share statistical information about populations that may be eligible to seek naturalization in the United States and a “Two Generational Family Toolkit” to help families learn about citizenship and prepare for the naturalization test together. The dashboard provides statistics on those eligible to apply for naturalization by birth country and geographic location.
Source: USCIS News Release
COABE: Every Vote Counts: Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teachers and Adult Learners
Participants will identify the latest civics and online voting and 2022 Midterm Election resources appropriate for ELL, ABE, and Citizenship adult learners in the form of mobile apps, videos, podcasts, websites, activities, and more. By adapting and incorporating these digital resources, participants will be able to deliver relevant content about voting in online, blended, distance, or directed self-study learning environments.
Presenter: Jennifer Gagliardi PDF of resources https://bit.ly/AEFL2022vote
National Constitution Day Center: Constitution Day 2022 | Naturalization Ceremony On September 16 we celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, a holiday meant to honor and celebrate the privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship for both native-born and naturalized citizens. In recognition of this special observance the National Constitution Center hosts an annual Naturalization Ceremony as part of our Constitution Day celebrations, during which 50 immigrants from across the globe will take the Oath of Allegiance to officially become citizens of the United States. The Honorable John R. Padova, senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, will preside over the ceremony. National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen will offer remarks, and Dr. Jem Spectar, president of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Cameroon, will give the keynote address. All of the new citizens will be given lifetime memberships to the National Constitution Center.
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level A Practice 5 plus Freedom, Liberty, Emancipation, and Independence Civics QuestionsN-400 Practice Level A Practice 5 script * ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts * Extra Practice: Hao Thi Vu: A Quick Interview for US Constitution and Citizenship Day 2014 pdf Civics:** USCIS: Geography (Beginning); Symbols (Beginning) * USCIS: Geography (Intermediate); Symbols (Intermediate)' Thanksgiving (Beginning); Thanksgiving (My Immigrant Story); Thanksgiving (Intermediate) * Preparing the Oath: Geography videos; Symbols videos * Geography Quiz * Extra Practice: Colonial Quiz * Extra Practice: Freedom, Liberty, Emancipation, and Independence Quiz
USA Learns: Unit 2: 2.1 Unit Introduction * Unit 3: 3.3 Early America Learn more:*1. uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for US Constitution and Citizenship Week 2. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences 3. uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf 4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist 5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans 6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List 7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application" 8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath 9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more! 10. VOA Learning English: US History
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level A Practice 4 plus Do / Did Civics QuestionsMix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview * Level A Practice 4 script * ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts Civics:* USCIS: Geography (Beginning); Symbols (Beginning) * USCIS: Geography (Intermediate); Symbols (Intermediate)' Thanksgiving (Beginning); * Preparing the Oath: Geography videos; Symbols videos * Geography Quiz * Extra Practice: Do/Did Quiz * uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
USA Learns: Unit 2: 2.1 Unit Introduction * Unit 3: 3.3 Early America Learn more:*1. uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for US Constitution and Citizenship Week 2. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences 3. uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf 4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist 5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans 6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List 7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application" 8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath 9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more! 10. VOA Learning English: US History
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level A Practice 3 plus Numbers Civics Questions Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview * Level A Practice 3 script * ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
Civics:* USCIS: Geography (Beginning); Symbols (Beginning) * USCIS: Geography (Intermediate); Symbols (Intermediate) * Preparing the Oath: Geography videos; Symbols videos * Geography Quiz * Extra Practice: Civics Numbers * uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
USA Learns: Unit 1: Steps to Becoming a U.S. Citizen — 1.3 Be Prepared * Unit 3: Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice — 3.2 Geography Learn more:*1. uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for US Constitution and Citizenship Week 2. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences 3. uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf 4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist 5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans 6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List 7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application" 8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath 9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more! 10. VOA Learning English: US History
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level A Practice 2 plus Date Civics Questions with Nahil IreiqatMix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview * Level A Practice 2 script * ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
Civics:* USCIS: Geography (Beginning); Symbols (Beginning) * USCIS: Geography (Intermediate); Symbols (Intermediate) * Preparing the Oath: Geography videos; Symbols videos * Geography Quiz * Extra Practice: Civics Dates
USA Learns: Unit 1: Steps to Becoming a U.S. Citizen — 1.2 Become a U.S. Citizen * Unit 3: Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice — 3.2 Geography Learn more:*1. uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for US Constitution and Citizenship Week 2. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences 3. uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf 4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist 5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans 6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List 7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application" 8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath 9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more! 10. VOA Learning English: US History
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level A Practice 1 plus Geography and Symbol QuestionsMix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview * Level A Practice 1 script * ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts * ALL uscitizenpod N-400 practice scripts
Civics:* USCIS: Geography (Beginning); Symbols (Beginning) * Preparing the Oath: Geography videos; Symbols videos * Geography Quiz
USA Learns: (email teacher for class key) Unit 1: Steps to Becoming a U.S. Citizen — 1.1 Become a U.S. Citizen * Unit 2: N-400 Interview Practice | 2.1 Unit Introduction | 2.2 Questions and Short Answers * Unit 3: Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice — 3.1 Unit Introduction Learn more:*1. uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for US Constitution and Citizenship Week 2. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences 3. uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf 4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist 5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans 6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List 7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application" 8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath 9. USA Learns English, US Citizenship, Access America, Health Care Jobs, and more! 10. VOA Learning English: US History
USCIS 100:86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
VOA News: New York City's 9/11 Museum Shuts Down (2022)
NPR: The 20th Anniversary Of The 9/11 Attacks Stories about 9/11 si.edu: Preparing the Oath September 11, 2001 (video) USCIS 100:86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
uscitizenpod: n-400r-12b Affiliations
* USCIS N-400 practice questions about terrorism
VOANews: September 11 Terror Attacks, 20 Years Later (2021) A large collection of videos and reports VOANews: Vanished US Flag From Famous 9/11 Photo Returns to Ground Zero (2016) An American flag raised at ground zero on Sept. 11 in a defining moment of patriotic resolve took its place at the site Thursday after disappearing for over a decade.
VOANews: Pentagon Memorial Stands as Tribute 16 Years After Terror Attack (2017)
* Today, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial stands next to where the plane entered the building, honoring those lost on a day that forever changed America.
VOANews: Arboreal Survivor of 9/11 is Alive, and Well Joyce Kilmer, an American poet who died in 1918, wrote a famous poem called Trees. It opens with: "I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree." In 2013, if alive, he could have written about a tree that loves life and defeated tragedy. VOA's Bernard Shusman reports on a New York tree that survived the 9-11 terrorist attack.
VOANews: Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary, Washington Community Beautifies Veteran Housing (2017)
People came together on Saturday to honor the country's veterans by renovating an outpatient clinic and housing facility for servicemen and women who’ve fallen on hard times. Arash Arabasadi reports from Southeast Washington.
VOA Learning English: Americans Remember September 11, 2001 (2017)
* Some people wrote about their own experiences that day. Others posted photos and videos of the memorials and memorial services.
USCIS 100:86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.*
uscitizenpod: Love and Citizenship from the Heart of California: An US Citizenship Interview with Rene Smith ESL/Citizenship Instructor Madera Adult School
Teacher Jennifer does a practice US Citizenship interview with Teacher Rene (Madera Adult School), then Rene about her own experience about becoming a US citizen and preparing students to become US Citizens.
Today is California Admissions Day!
I have created and uploaded a simple .docx about the State of California. I included info about our local government officials for the students of Milpitas Adult School. Edit the docx for your own officials.
- USCIS 100:20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*
- USCIS 100:23. Name your U.S. Representative.
- USCIS 100:43. Who is the Governor of your state now?
- USCIS 100:44. What is the capital of your state?*
LISTEN to the FULL Podcast: Citizenship? WE CAN DO IT! and take the quizCitizenship Resources for Labor Day (updated 9/03/2020) * American English at State: Labor Day * DOL.gov US Department of Labor: The History of Labor Day * EL Civics: Labor Day * ESL Library: Labor Day * Learn English with EnglishClass101.com: Learn American Holidays - Labor Day * National Museum of American History: Labor Unions * Smithsonian.edu: Labor Day * TED-ED: Why do Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day? -Kenneth C. Davis (video) * USCIS: Labor Day (lesson plan) * USDOL: US Department of Labor YouTube channel * uscitizenpod: Citizenship? WE CAN DO IT! Labor Day Podcast mp3 and pdf * uscitizenpod: Revised N-400 Section 8 Interview * uscitizenpod: US Citizenship Bootcamp + Episode 1 of 5: Introduction + Episode 2 of 5: Vocabulary + Episode 3 of 5: She Built Ships in World War II plus video + Episode 4 of 5: Mini-Dialogues about Work + Episode 5 of 5: The Interview
- VOA Learning English: American Labor Day Arrives Five Months Late (2022)
- VOA Learning English: Immigrants Learn Nursing Skills as They Learn English
- VOA Learning English: Immigrant Students Dream of Helping People
- VOA Learning English: Immigrants Find Their American Dream in the Kitchen
- VOA Learning English: Immigrants Cooking Up a Fusion of Cultures and Cuisines (video)
- VOA Learning English: Why Americans Don’t Wear White after Labor Day (2019)
- VOANews: Journey to the Maid of the Mist': Immigrants and the Great American Road Trip (2017)
- VOANews: Exhibit Reveals How American Workers' Lives Have Changed (2017)
- VOANews: Immigrants Own More Than Half of NYC Businesses 2016
- VOANews: Laid Off Diversity Visa Holders Struggle During Pandemic 2020
- VOANews: Labor Day 2020 Is Unlike Any Other 2020
- VOANews: Labor Day Celebrated Across the U.S.A 2009
- VOANews: New York's Pandemic-hit Chinatown Gets Reboot 2020
- VOANews: The Rise and Fall of US Labor Unions 2017
- We Speak NYC: Rolando's Rights
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USCIS: USCIS Has Updated Form I-485 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated Form I-485. Use this application to register for permanent residence or adjust your status. The update includes the form instructions. Lean more at How Do I apply for a Green CardDOJ: List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers (all states)
The full List is divided into separate sections that correspond to the individual immigration courts around the country. Click the state, then check the pdf (organized by county) for the nearest DOJ-approved immigration legal service provider near you.
LOCAL IMMIGRATION RESOURCES IN SILICON VALLEY
Asian Law Alliance
Asian Law Alliance, established in 1977, is a non-profit organization providing equal access to the justice system for Asian Pacific Islander and low-income populations in the Silicon Valley. We offer services in Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean and other languages as needed.
- ALA phone (408) 287-9710
- ALA Legal Services
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
For legal consultations, please call our receptionist at (408) 468-0100 about our consultation procedure. Please be ready with your Full Name, Phone Number, and Email Address (if you have one). Consultation is $50.
- CCSCC phone (408) 468-0100
- CCSCC Legal Services
International Rescue Committee
The IRC provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America.
- IRC San Jose (408) 277-0255
- IRC San Jose Services
Pars Equality Center
PAR’s mission is to catalyze social, civic, and economic integration of immigrants from Persian-speaking and other underrepresented communities into American society.
- PARS SJ (408) 261-6405.
- PARS Legal Services
Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network
SIREN provides free legal consultations on Thursdays for general immigration questions and Free Removal Defense consultations on Fridays for low income immigrants and refugees. All appointments and legal consultations are offered via phone or zoom and we are not currently offering in person appointments.
- SIREN SJ phone (408) 453-3003
- SIREN SJ Legal Services
MORE RESOURCES
Immigrantinfo.org
Immigrantinfo.org has a searchable database ESL classes and social service resources currently offered by Santa Clara County Adult Education, Community Colleges, Community and Faith Based Organizations, most of which are free.
That's Life: Green Card
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 10
The tenth interview pairs 50 basic questions in simple English from the N-400, with 10 USCIS Civics questions. The following interviews expand on these N-400 and Civics questions by gradually introducing new vocabulary and grammar patterns. Prepare for your U.S. Citizenship by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 and 100 Civics Questions. We know that you will be a great American citizen!
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 9
The ninth interview pairs 45 basic questions in simple English from the N-400, with 9 USCIS Civics questions. The following interviews expand on these N-400 and Civics questions by gradually introducing new vocabulary and grammar patterns. Prepare for your U.S. Citizenship by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 and 100 Civics Questions. We know that you will be a great American citizen!
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 8
The eighth interview pairs 40 basic questions in simple English from the N-400, with 8 USCIS Civics questions. The following interviews expand on these N-400 and Civics questions by gradually introducing new vocabulary and grammar patterns. Prepare for your U.S. Citizenship by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 and 100 Civics Questions. We know that you will be a great American citizen!
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 7 The seventh interview pairs 35 basic questions in simple English from the N-400, with 8 USCIS Civics questions. The following interviews expand on these N-400 and Civics questions by gradually introducing new vocabulary and grammar patterns. Prepare for your U.S. Citizenship by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 and 100 Civics Questions. We know that you will be a great American citizen!
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 6
The sixth interview pairs 30 basic questions in simple English from the N-400, with 7 USCIS Civics questions. The following interviews expand on these N-400 and Civics questions by gradually introducing new vocabulary and grammar patterns. Prepare for your U.S. Citizenship by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 and 100 Civics Questions. We know that you will be a great American citizen!
FOX 32: Over 700 people sworn in as U.S. citizens during naturalization ceremony at Wrigley Field
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 5
The fifth interview pairs 25 basic questions in simple English from the N-400, with 6 USCIS Civics questions. The following interviews expand on these N-400 and Civics questions by gradually introducing new vocabulary and grammar patterns. Prepare for your U.S. Citizenship by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 and 100 Civics Questions. We know that you will be a great American citizen!
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 4 The fourth interview pairs 20 basic questions in simple English from the N-400, with 6 USCIS Civics questions. The following interviews expand on these N-400 and Civics questions by gradually introducing new vocabulary and grammar patterns. Prepare for your U.S. Citizenship by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 and 100 Civics Questions. We know that you will be a great American citizen!
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 3
Prepare for your U.S. Citizenship by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 and 100 Civics Questions. The third interview pairs 15 basic questions in simple English from the N-400, with 6 USCIS Civics questions. The following interviews expand on these N-400 and Civics questions by gradually introducing new vocabulary and grammar patterns. We know that you will be a great American citizen!
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 2 The second interview pairs 10 basic questions in simple English from the N-400 with 5 USCIS Civics questions. Prepare for your U.S. Citizenship by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 and 100 Civics Questions. The following interviews expand on these N-400 and Civics questions by gradually introducing new vocabulary and grammar patterns. We know that you will be a great American citizen!
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 1
Prepare for your U.S. Citizenship by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 and 100 Civics Questions. The first interview pairs 5 basic questions in simple English from the N-400 with 5 USCIS Civics questions. The following interviews expand on these N-400 and Civics questions by gradually introducing new vocabulary and grammar patterns. We know that you will be a great American citizen!
WMUTR-TV: 71 people from 31 countries sworn in as new U.S. citizens during ceremony in Portsmouth
VOA News: One-of-a-Kind Museum Celebrates Women of the American West
The Cowgirls of the West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming, tells the hidden story of the women on farms and ranches who helped build the American West. VOA’s Katherine Gypson reports.
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:23. Name your U.S. Representative.
USCIS 100:43. Who is the Governor of your state now?
USCIS 100:44. What is the capital of your state?*
USCIS 100:48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
USCIS 100:77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
VOANews: Migrants, Recently Arrived in US, Grapple With Immigration Barriers
After walking for four months across nearly half a continent, a pregnant Venezuelan citizen says she regrets migrating to the United States. VOA reporter Divalizeth Cash met her twice in Delaware and Washington. In this first installment of a two-part series, this Venezuelan asylum-seeker and her partner tell their story, narrated by VOA's immigration reporter Aline Barros.
In honor of my many students from Pakistan and India.uscitizenpod: A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of India and Pakistan Independence Day pdfuscitizenpod: Nithya Deepak: Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs for Independence Day pdfuscitizenpod: Desi American Citizenship Interviews playlist videosSouth Asian Indian, Pakistani, and Bengali students practice for their U.S. citizenship interviews.VOA News: Guards at India-Pakistan Border Perform Independence Day Ceremony (2022) video
USPS: National Marine Sanctuaries Forever® Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service dedicates 16 new Forever stamps celebrating the nation’s underwater treasures that showcase the abundant wildlife and diverse ecosystems found throughout the National Marine Sanctuary System. For 50 years, U.S. national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments have protected areas with special ecological, cultural and historical significance.
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
USCIS 100:89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
USCIS 100:90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
USCIS 100:91. Name one U.S. territory.
USCIS 100:92. Name one state that borders Canada.
USCIS 100:93. Name one state that borders Mexico.
uscitizenpod: A Quick U.S. Citizenship Interview featuring Voting and Taxes
This is a quick interview focusing N-400 Part 12 voting and paying taxes question plus 15 more civics questions and a quick discussion how federal and state documents--taxes, social security number, voter registration, and driver's license--work together.
USCIS: Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service
If you are a current or former service member applying for naturalization, you will need to submit Form N-426 verifying your military service when you file your N-400 application for naturalization. Our new video about Form N-426 offers helpful filing tips to help you avoid common mistakes and ensure we accept your form.N-400 Practice:* n-400r-12d Group Violence * n-400r-12j Military Service * Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Current and Former Armed Forces Members (8 pgs) Script
Civics Practice* Military History Quiz pdf * A 21-Question “Salute” for Veterans Day Quiz based on the USCIS 100qs (PDF) pdf | mp3 * A 21-Question “Salute” for Memorial Day Quiz based on the USCIS 100qs podcast | pdf | blog post with links to the memorials
Integrated Practice:* Anh Thi Vu Interview: Twenty-seven questions based on the N-400r plus ten USCIS Questions in Honor of President's Day. Note Anh's military service in the ROTC and Army Reserves. mp3 (2016) and pdf (2015)
*uscitizenpod: US Senate Approves Inflation Reduction Act of 2022*
The evenly split U.S. Senate has passed sweeping climate and tax legislation, which Democrats also dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. With Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tiebreaking vote and all Democrats on board, lawmakers worked late Saturday into Sunday debating the measure. As VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports, Senate Republicans – unified in opposition – warn the legislation will lead to reckless spending.
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:16. Who makes federal laws?
USCIS 100:17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
USCIS 100:18. How many U.S. Senators are there?
USCIS 100:20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*
USCIS 100:29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
USCIS 100:45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
US Dept of the Interior: This Week at Interior July 29, 2022 Secretary Haaland helps launch the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation; * the Biden-Harris administration and Interior outline steps to protect Native American voting rights; * the long-awaited rehabilitation of the historic George Washington Memorial Parkway is underway; * investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law help rural communities reclaim abandoned coal mines, help Lake Tahoe fight invasive species and support the National Fish Passage Program at a Pennsylvania wildlife refuge; * it's the return of endangered winter-run Chinook salmon eggs to the McCloud River upstream of California's Shasta Reservoir; * the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall adds a Wall of Remembrance to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom; * and the Earth becomes art in our social media Pictures of the Week! POP QUIZ:*
USCIS 100:09. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?USCIS 100:48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.USCIS 100:70. Who was the first President?USCIS 100:78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.USCIS 100:87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.USCIS 100:94. What is the capital of the United States?*
Milpitas Adult School starts August 15, 2022 9:00 am! Evening session beings August 16, 2022 5:45 pm!VOA News: Pelosi Visits Taiwan, Defying China A U.S. congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan, defying warnings by China, which has threatened a military response. The threats are raising fears of a new crisis in the Taiwan Strait, as VOA's Bill Gallo reports from Seoul, South Korea.READ MORE: VOA News Explainer: Why Pelosi Went to Taiwan, and Why China's AngryPOP QUIZ
USCIS 100:16. Who makes federal laws?USCIS 100:31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?USCIS 100:41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?USCIS 100:47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?USCIS 100:83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?USCIS 100:89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
uscitizenpod: Easy Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview with Hafida Elidrissi Easy Interview based on the Revised N-400 (1 pg, 15 qs)* + Presentation + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz
VOA News: Senate Democrats Move Forward Bill to Tackle Climate, Taxes, Healthcare, Inflation
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:16. Who makes federal laws?
USCIS 100:17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
USCIS 100:20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*
USCIS 100:33. Who signs bills to become laws?
USCIS 100:45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
USCIS 100:46. What is the political party of the President now?
wh.gov: Father Alexander Karloutsos: 2022 Medal of Freedom Recipient
POP QUIZ:
USCIS 100:06. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
USCIS 100:10. What is freedom of religion?
USCIS 100:13. Name one branch or part of the government.*
USCIS 100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
USCIS 100:58. What is one reason colonists came to America?
USCIS 100:92. Name one state that borders Canada.
VOA News: Sandra Lindsay: 2022 Medal of Freedom Recipient
Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse in New York City who was the first person in the US to get the COVID-19 vaccine, shared her experience with Business Insider.
Lindsay said she volunteered to get the vaccine as soon as she heard about it because she knew it would "put an end" to the pandemic.
The nurse, originally from Jamaica, said she felt it was important to "instill confidence" in people who look like her to get vaccinated.
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:09. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
USCIS 100:36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
USCIS 100:42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
USCIS 100:53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
USCIS 100:90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
wh.gov: Khizr Khan: 2022 Medal of Freedom Recipient
Learn more about Khizir and Ghazala Kahn:
- VOANews: Khizir and Ghazala Khan Talk to VOA
- A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of India and Pakistan Independence Day pdf
- This Is Our Constitution: Discover America with a Gold Star Father by Khizr Khan, Sunil Malholtra, et al. (book, 2017)
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An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice by Khizr Khan (book, 2017) POP QUIZ:
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USCIS 100:02. What does the Constitution do?
- USCIS 100:03. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
- USCIS 100:6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
- USCIS 100:10. What is freedom of religion?
- USCIS 100:48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
- USCIS 100:53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
wh.gov: Fred Gray: 2022 Medal of Freedom Recipient
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
USCIS 100:60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
USCIS 100:74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
USCIS 100:76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
USCIS 100:84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
USCIS 100:85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
wh.gov: Richard Trumka Jr. Accepting on Behalf of Richard Trumka: 2022 Medal of Freedom Recipient
N-400 Section Interviews
- n-400r-8 Work and School
- n-400r-10 Marital History
- n-400r-11 Children
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? USCIS 100:11. What is the economic system in the United States?USCIS 100:35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?USCIS 100:36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?USCIS 100:74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.USCIS 100:97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
WNYT NewsChannel 13: USCIS welcomes new citizens at naturalization ceremony
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed 19 new citizens Monday at Saratoga National Historic Park. The ceremony was also held as a way to celebrate our nation’s 246th birthday.
wh.gov: Sister Simone Campbell: 2022 Medal of Freedom RecipientPOP QUIZ
- What is the economic system in the United States?*14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?33. Who signs bills to become laws?51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
wh.gov: Simone Biles: 2022 Medal of Freedom Recipient
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:06. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
USCIS 100:21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
USCIS 100:48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
USCIS 100:71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
USCIS 100:87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
VOA News: Jan. 6 Panel Concludes First Set of Hearings
Unprecedented charges could be politically risky and divisive.
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:12. What is the “rule of law”?
USCIS 100:28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?
USCIS 100:37. What does the judicial branch do?
USCIS 100:45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
USCIS 100:53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
USCIS 100:86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
wh.gov: Brigadier General Wilma Vaught: 2022 Medal of Freedom Recipient
POP QUIZ
- Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
- What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
- What did Susan B. Anthony do?
- Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
- During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
- Name two national U.S. holidays.
wh.gov: Ambassador Cindy McCain Accepting on Behalf of John McCain: 2022 Medal of Freedom Recipient
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
USCIS 100:52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
USCIS 100:50. Name one right only for United States citizens.
USCIS 100:68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
USCIS 100:78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
USCIS 100:93. Name one state that borders Mexico.
wh.gov: Senator Alan Simpson: 2022 Medal of Freedom Recipient
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:16. Who makes federal laws?
USCIS 100:17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
USCIS 100:18. How many U.S. Senators are there?
USCIS 100:19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
USCIS 100:20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
USCIS 100:24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
The Nevada Independent: New citizens celebrate naturalization ceremony
After many pandemic-induced delays and cancellations, 32 people from 15 different countries finally became American citizens Thursday at the North Las Vegas field office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — just in time for Independence Day.
VOX: How abortion bans make inequality worse
To read more of our ongoing coverage on what the end of the federally guaranteed right to abortion means for the United States, catch up on our articles here: https://bit.ly/3bMm7sg
VOANews: Roe v. Wade Explained
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the decades-old Roe v. Wade decision, which said women have a constitutional right to have an abortion. Here’s a look at the case’s beginning.
VOA News: After Roe v. Wade, What Happens Now?
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overruled a constitutional right to an abortion, what will happen next? The ruling overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 high court decision that had given women the right to abortion across the United States. The latest ruling effectively returns abortion decisions to the states. Here is a look at what could happen in individual states and at the federal level.
POP QUIZ:
USCIS 100:13. Name one branch or part of the government.*
USCIS 100:14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
USCIS 100:15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
USCIS 100:16. Who makes federal laws?
USCIS 100:33. Who signs bills to become laws?
USCIS 100:34. Who vetoes bills?
USCIS 100:37. What does the judicial branch do?
USCIS 100:38. What is the highest court in the United States?
USCIS 100:39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
USCIS 100:40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
WCNC: New U.S. citizens sworn in on Independence Day
As celebrations of America's independence continued on July 4, one group honored the day in a different way. The Charlotte Museum of History hosted a naturalization ceremony where 15 immigrants became citizens.
Red, white, and blue filled the room during the ceremony on the most patriotic day of the year. Proud loved ones snapped pictures and clapped as people from 13 different countries were sworn into citizenship.
Acting Charlotte field office director for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Victoria Moody, gave a speech during the event.
"I’m proud to welcome you as the newest generation of American citizens, as individuals who have made a commitment to this great nation,” Moody said.
WUVA: Monticello Welcomes Newly Naturalized Americans
At Monticello’s 60th Annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization ceremony, nearly 50 individuals can now call America their home. We spoke with a few people about their journey and what they aspired to achieve as new naturalized citizens. Select Footage Courtesy of Canva Produced by Jason Banks, Sophia Celentano, Nicole Chang, Duncan McGrathPOP QUIZ
USCIS 100:8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?USCIS 100:9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?USCIS 100:28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?USCIS 100:29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?USCIS 100:49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?USCIS 100:50. Name one right only for United States citizens.USCIS 100:62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?USCIS 100:63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?USCIS 100:99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*USCIS 100:100. Name two national U.S. holidays.
George Washington's Mount Vernon: An American Celebration: Naturalization Ceremony at Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon was honored to host 52 of America's newest citizens on July 4th, 2022 at their Naturalization Ceremony. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was the featured speaker.
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the militaryUSCIS 100:35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?USCIS 100:36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?USCIS 100:52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?USCIS 100:53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?USCIS 100:63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?USCIS 100:64. There were 13 original states. Name three.USCIS 100:69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?USCIS 100:70. Who was the first President?USCIS 100:94. What is the capital of the United States?
USPS TV: Mighty Mississippi Forever® StampsThe U.S. Postal Service celebrated the beauty and majestic wonder of the Mighty Mississippi River — America’s quintessential waterway.
The Mississippi is at the core of the nation’s heritage, and is often referred to as America’s backbone, its heart and its soul. From Lake Itasca’s trickling overspill in Minnesota, the Mississippi flows and grows for 2,300 miles.
At the point where the Mississippi reaches the Gulf of Mexico, the trickle that started in Lake Itasca has intermingled with waters from 31 states.
The portfolio of 10 exquisite photographic stamps each represent a state along the course of the river. With five rows of two stamps each, the pane’s arrangement corresponds to the states’ north-south and west-east sequence. Art Director Ethel Kessler designed the pane using existing photographs.
The Mighty Mississippi Forever stamps are being sold in panes of 10. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #MightyMississippiStamps. Get them at USPS.com or your local post office. POP QUIZ:
- Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?2. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.3. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.4. What is the economic system in the United States?5. Name the state that borders Canada (and is the source of the Mississippi River).6. The Mississippi ends in the Gulf of Mexico. Name one state that borders Mexico.7. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? (HINT: USPS)8. In 1828, a teenaged Abraham Lincoln guided a flatboat down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. In 1861, he became the sixteenth U.S. president. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
VOA News: Revised US Border Policy Expected After Supreme Court Ruling
Changes are expected in how the U.S. deals with migrants along America’s southern border after the Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration’s push to terminate a Trump-era policy that forced them to await their immigration court dates on the Mexican side of the border. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports, last week’s ruling coincided with news that more than 50 migrants had died in a trailer truck abandoned in Texas.
Happy Independence Day Week! Today we will listen to an old podcast from uscitizenpod: USCIS 100:99 July 4th, Slavery, and Fredrick Douglass
We will first read about Q99 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will discuss the Declaration of Independence, the Compromise of 1850, and abolitionist Fredrick Douglass. Then we will listen to a short reading from Fredrick Douglass speech: “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.” Note that Negro was a common term for Black or African-Americans, but it is not often used today. Let's get started.
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excerpt from The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Fredrick Douglass
***What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?
I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelly to which he is the constant victim.
To him, your celebration is a sham;
your boasted liberty, an unholy license;
your national greatness, swelling vanity;
your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless;
your denunciations of tyrants, brass fronted impudence;
your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery;
your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings,
with all your religious parade, and solemnity, are, to him, mere bombast,
fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy—a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages...***
TimelessReader1: Meaning of July 4th for the Negro - Frederick Douglass Speech - Hear the Text
Listen to and read text from The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro, written by abolitionist and former slave: Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass presented this speech on July 5, 1852 in Rochester, NY. This speech concludes with a poem, a peace prayer, written by William Lloyd Garrison
For more info:
See zinnedproject.org: Frederick Douglass Fights for Freedom
Watch actor Danny Glover read abolitionist Frederick Douglass's "Fourth of July Speech, 1852" on October 5, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove.)
NPR: ‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech
The U.S. celebrates this Independence Day amid nationwide protests and calls for systemic reforms. In this short film, five young descendants of Frederick Douglass read and respond to excerpts of his famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" which asks all of us to consider America's long history of denying equal rights to Black Americans.
VOA News: Biden Hosts Naturalization Ceremony for New Americans (2021)The administration is also launching a governmentwide effort aimed at encouraging millions of immigrants to apply to become US citizens. Watch the full video here: wh.gov: President Biden Participates in a Naturalization CeremonyResources for Independence Day
SI.edu/USCIS: Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship
This web resource provides online videos and activities on the 100 civics questions from the naturalization test and highlights museum objects from the Smithsonian Institution. USCIS: List of Naturalization Ceremonies on Independence Day 2022
USCIS: For Independence Day
USCIS highlights some of the resources for learners and teachers that are related to this important holiday. Includes Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence and Establishing Independence.
USCIS: Civics Questions Playlist
USCIS helps you prepare for the civics test by posting a new playlist: one video for each civics and history question asked by different examiners. For Independence Day, check out 100:08, 09, 61, 62, 63, 64, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100. Good job, USCIS!
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American English at State: Celebrate Independence Day (pdf)
Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4 because on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, officially breaking bonds with England and forming a new independent nation, the United States of America.
Jennifer ESL: Lesson 26 - Red, White & Blue Idioms - Happy Fourth of July!
Learn six idioms based on the colors red, white, and blue. MORE PRACTICE
Rachel's English: 4th of July Traditions
Happy 4th of July! This is the day we celebrate America’s independence. Study vocabulary, pronunciation, and phrases as we study REAL English conversation and learn about 4th of July traditions in the US.state.gov: Celebrating Independence Day: The Resilience of U.S. Democracy (2021)This #IndependenceDay, we celebrate our democracy's progress toward a more equitable and prosperous society of the people, by the people, and for the people. TED-ED: What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence - Kenneth C. Davis (video)
In June 1776, a little over a year after the start of the American Revolutionary War, the US Continental Congress huddled together in a hot room in Philadelphia to talk independence. Kenneth C. Davis dives into some of the lesser known facts about the process of writing the Declaration of Independence and questions one very controversial omission.
uscitizenpod: Independence Day Citizenship Interview with Lien Ho (2017)
uscitizenpod: A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs for Independence Day
New for 2016: 24 questions based on the N-400r plus 10 civics question.uscitizenpod: The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Fredrick DouglassWe will discuss the Declaration of Independence, the Compromise of 1850, and abolitionist Fredrick Douglass.
uscitizenpod: US Citizenship Podcast Independence Day Quiz (video)
Celebrate Independence Day with uscitizenpod. Here is a quiz based on USCIS 100:08, 09, 61, 62, 63, 64, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100.
VOA News: Ahead of Independence Day Holiday, Children Take Oath to Become US Citizens.(2021)One of the themes of this year's Smithsonian Folk Life Festival is immigration. As part of the festival events, a group of 25 children were sworn in as U.S. Citizens, just ahead of America's Independence Day holiday. VOA's Elizabeth Cherneff reports.VOA Learning English; America's Birthplace: Independence National Historical Park (mp3 and article)
This week, our U.S. National Parks journey takes us to the eastern city of Philadelphia, an important place in American history.wh.gov: President Biden Participates in a Naturalization Ceremony (2021)President Biden Participates in a Naturalization Ceremony to Welcome Citizens to Our Country Ahead of Independence Daywh.gov: This Fourth of July, America is Back (2021)Today, Americans are #BackTogether – celebrating our country’s July 4th Independence Day and the progress we have made against the virus together.
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CBS2 NY: Special Independence Day naturalization ceremony held
Independence Day is taking on a whole new meaning for a group of people celebrating the July 4th holiday a little early by becoming citizens. As CBS2's Alice Gainer reports, Friday's special ceremony was a dream come true
VOA News: Supreme Court Cases That Have Shaped American Life Since the U.S. Supreme Court first assembled in 1790, it has ruled on tens of thousands of cases. The court’s decisions have defined the country’s legal framework and shaped countless aspects of U.S. society. Here are some cases that had a large impact on American life.Learn More about the Supreme Court* si.edu Preparing the Oath: The Court videos * TED-ed: How do US Supreme Court justices get appointed? - Peter Paccone video * USCIS: Judicial Branch (beginning) | (intermediate) * US Courts: Pathways to the Bench Play list videos * uscitizenpod: A citizenship quiz that celebrates Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her Sisters in Law and Justice pdf and mp3 * VOA News: The Supreme Court series (EXCELLENT!) * VOX: How a case gets to the US Supreme Court video
VOANews: The Inside Story: Democracy in America
From a landmark Supreme Court decision on abortion to the investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, how is America dealing with divisive issues and seismic events on The Inside Story: Democracy in America.
VOA News: Jackson Sworn in, Becomes 1st Black Woman on Supreme CourtNearly three months after she won confirmation to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the court's 116th justice on Thursday. The 51-year-old Jackson took the place Thursday of the justice she once worked for: Justice Stephen Breyer, whose retirement took effect at noon. Moments later, joined by her family, Jackson recited the two oaths required of Supreme Court justices, one administered by Breyer and the other by Chief Justice John Roberts. “With a full heart, I accept the solemn responsibility of supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States and administering justice without fear or favor, so help me God,” Jackson said in a statement issued by the court. “I am truly grateful to be part of the promise of our great Nation. I extend my sincerest thanks to all of my new colleagues for their warm and gracious welcome.” Roberts welcomed Jackson “to the court and our common calling.” The ceremony was streamed live on the court's website. Jackson, a federal judge since 2013, is joining three other women, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett — the first time four women will serve together on the nine-member court. POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:01. What is the supreme law of the land?USCIS 100:12. What is the “rule of law”?USCIS 100:37. What does the judicial branch do?USCIS 100:38. What is the highest court in the United States?USCIS 100:39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?USCIS 100:40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
VOA News: Trump Fought Secret Service to Join Capitol Rioters, White House Aide Testifies
U.S. lawmakers’ investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol resumed Tuesday with testimony from a top Trump White House aide. As VOA’s congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson explains, the testimony sheds new light on the former president’s attempt to hold onto power.
USCIS: Considering Citizenship From March to May 2022, USCIS released a series of factsheets that highlight Lawful Permanent Residents who are eligible to--but have not naturalized--yet. Please check this list and consider how to tailor your ESL/Citizenship to help these LPRs to become U.S. citizens.
| Fact Sheet – Promoting Citizenship for 50 and older (PDF, 112.82 KB) | | Fact Sheet – Promoting Citizenship for Cancellation of Removal (PDF, 107.44 KB) | | Fact Sheet – Promoting Citizenship for High Travel Individuals (PDF, 105.24 KB) | | Fact Sheet – Promoting Citizenship for Homeless (PDF, 111.75 KB) | | Fact Sheet – Promoting Citizenship for Low-Income (PDF, 101.13 KB) |
Share America: World Refugee Day
As this year's World Refugee Day theme states, "Whoever. Wherever. Whenever. Everyone has the right to seek safety."
USCIS: Refugees | Afghan Nationals | United for Ukraine | Humanitarian
In honor of LGBT Pride Month, a single question about the Flag: Long May She Wave! Text: uscitizenpod | Video: Lori Saltis
Take the full quiz:
LOVE AND PRIDE: A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of LGBT Pride Month (10 questions)
* pdf | mp3 | video
Center for Civic Education: 60 Second Civics LGBTQ+ Pride Week Series Part 1: What’s Significant About the Stonewall Riots?
* Part 2: Laying the Groundwork for LGBTQ+ Rights
* Part 3: Goodridge: The Cinderella Moment for Marriage Equality
* Part 4: Early Legislative Victories for LGBTQ+ Rights
* Part 5: The Defense of Marriage Act
* Part 6: Obergefell v. Hodges
* Part 7: The Future for LGBTQ+ Rights
WH.gov President Biden Deliver Remarks to Celebrate Pride Month 2022
* President Biden Signs H.R. 49, to Designate the National Pulse Memorial, Into Law 2021
* Remarks by President Joe Biden in Recognition of LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2021
* Vice President Harris Holds a Roundtable Marking LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2021
State.gov * Secretary Blinken hosts and delivers remarks at a Pride Reception at the Department of State. 2022
* Progress Flag Raising Ceremony at US Department of State in Honor of Pride Month - 3:30 PM 2021
* Secretary Blinken Atlantic Council Pride Interview 2021
* Secretary Blinken Celebrates Pride Month 2021
* Secretary Blinken participates in a virtual conversation “Pressing for Equality"- 1:00 PM 2021
VOA News and VOA Learning English:*
Gay Chinese couple talks about acceptance in US vs. China
* LGBT: The Gay Pride Movement | Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren
* Transgender Migrants Seek Asylum in the US
* What Is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?
+ Equal treatment. That’s the idea behind the Civil Rights Act. One part of the legislation, called Title VII deals with the workplace. What does that mean for American workers? VOA explains.
- US Supreme Court: Obergefell v Hodges
- US Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in 2015 article, video, and mp3
updated June 27, 2021
VOA News: Jan. 6 Investigators: Trump Pressured Department of Justice to Overturn 2020 Election Multiple Republican members of Congress sought presidential pardonsLearn more:N-400 Section Interviews: Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization (updated). Download all 30 interviews in one convenient pdf! n-400r-12c Acts of Violence * n-400r-12d Group Violence*
USCIS: Learn About U.S. Citizenship
| Naturalization Fact Sheet for Lawful Permanent Residents Who Had Asylee or Refugee Status (PDF, 99.38 KB) | | Naturalization Fact Sheet For Lawful Permanent Residents Who had T or U Nonimmigrant Status (PDF, 103.25 KB) | | Naturalization Fact Sheet for Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJS) (PDF, 98.63 KB) | | Naturalization Fact Sheet for VAWA Lawful Permanent Residents (PDF, 104.84 KB) | | Securing U.S. Citizenship for Your Child, Information for Adoptive Parents of Children Issued IH-4 and IR-4 Visas Fact Sheet (PDF, 87.69 KB) |
VOANews: January 6 Investigators: Trump Pressured Election Officials in Key States ‘No evidence’ of election fraud in Georgia, Arizona to justify Trump claims.Learn more:* uscitizenpod: Electoral College Citizenship Quizzes + Part 1: U.S. Civics mp3 / pdf + Part 2: U.S. History mp3 / pdf
LPRs per zip code in Santa Clara County. Milpitas, CA 95035--my home town-leads the way! See y'all at Milpitas Adult School adulted.musd.org!
From March to May 2022, USCIS released a series of factsheets that highlight Lawful Permanent Residents who are eligible to--but have not naturalized--yet. Please check this list, see if your service area is listed, and consider how to tailor your ESL/Citizenship to help these LPRs to become U.S. citizens.Thanks Kelton for the head's up!
| Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Berks County Pennsylvania (PDF, 2.12 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Cameron County Texas (PDF, 1.06 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia North Carolina, South Carolina CBSA (PDF, 1.11 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin CBSA (PDF, 1.05 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Dallas Texas CBSA (PDF, 4.23 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Michigan CBSA (PDF, 1.05 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Erie Pennsylvania CBSA (PDF, 1.07 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Fresno County California (PDF, 4.19 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Hidalgo County Texas (PDF, 4.13 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Hillsborough County Florida (PDF, 1.07 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Houston Texas CBSA (PDF, 3.23 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Imperial County California (PDF, 3.19 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Kern County California (PDF, 3.12 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Lake County Florida (PDF, 5.21 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Lancaster County Pennsylvania (PDF, 3.16 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Lehigh County Pennsylvania (PDF, 3.24 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Orange County Florida (PDF, 2.07 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Pasco County Florida (PDF, 2.05 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania CBSA (PDF, 1.05 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: San Joaquin County California (PDF, 2.07 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Santa Clara County California (PDF, 2.23 MB) | | Eligible to Naturalize Factsheet: Starr and Willacy County Texas (PDF, 2.22 MB) |
VOANews: What is Juneteenth?Juneteenth was first celebrated on June 19, 1866. A year earlier on that date, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom and that the US Civil War had ended two months earlier.*uscitizenpod: A Juneteenth Citizenship Quiz: 19 Civics Questions that Celebrate Freedom
video | podcast | quiz pdfMore U.S. Citizenship resources for Juneteenth
uscitzenpod: USCIS 100:76 Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth
More U.S. Citizenship resources for Juneteenth
WFAA: What does the Juneteenth flag mean?
The Juneteenth flag commemorates the day that slavery ended in the US.
On Thursday, June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, passed by Congress, to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday.
The celebration started with the freed slaves of Galveston, Texas. They got the news the war was over and they were free in 1865 on June 19, a date that was melded into the word “Juneteenth.”
Reflect, Re-envision, and Redesign Your U.S. Citizenship Program google slides | pdf | resource padlet
New Tradition: The Civic Season starts on Flag Day (June 14), continues to Juneteenth (June 19th), and ends Independence Day (July 4).
Get ready for Flag Day On June 14 with a Pop Quiz, then try the full thirteen question quiz below.
* podcast | pdf | video
Learn more:
* American English at State: Flag Day (pdf)
* Arago.si.edu: Long May It Wave: The Story of The American Flag Through Stamps
* City of Hialeah: Flag Day and the Naturalization Ceremony in Hialeah, FL
* EL Civics: Flag Day (lesson and activities) and (video)
* ESL Podcast Blog: You're a Grand Old Flag (text and video)
* National Constitution Center "The History of the U.S. Flag" (video)
* si.edu: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem
* VOANews: The Origins of the US Flag
VOANews: Congressional Investigators Say Trump Plotted 'Coup' in First Public Hearing After more than a year of investigation, the January 6 Committee held its first public hearing Thursday night, making the case before the American people that former U.S. President Donald Trump directed his followers to storm the U.S. Capitol as part of a conspiracy to hold on to the presidency. POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? USCIS 100:23. Name your U.S. Representative.USCIS 100:26. We elect a President for how many years?USCIS 100:27. In what month do we vote for President?USCIS 100:28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?USCIS 100:29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?USCIS 100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?USCIS 100:52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?USCIS 100:53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?USCIS 100:94. What is the capital of the United States?*
NBC Bay Area: Low Voter Turnout in Bay Area, California
As the ballots were being counted Tuesday night, people watching this election had predicted a low voter turnout. It’s clear that prediction was accurate. Cheryl Hurd reports.
Also watch: Chavez, Mahan Frontrunners in Race for San Jose Mayor
Today: Voters In 7 States Head To The Polls Tuesday For Primary Elections As voters head to the polls, the Democrats' control of Congress is in play with dozens of House seats in contention. At the local level, all eyes will be on key races, including two candidates neck and neck for mayor of Los Angeles.POP QUIZ:
USCIS 100:21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? USCIS 100:22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?USCIS 100:23. Name your U.S. Representative.USCIS 100:25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?USCIS 100:48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.USCIS 100:49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?USCIS 100:50. Name one right only for United States citizens.USCIS 100:54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?USCIS 100:45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
wh.gov: President Biden and Vice President Harris Welcome BTS to the White House
President Biden and Vice President Harris welcome BTS (@BANGTANTV) to discuss the need to come together in solidarity, Asian inclusion and representation, and addressing anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination.
Learn more:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month post
American Pentecost: A Citizenship Quiz about Languages in America pdf
An American Pentecost:We are American Indians, Native Alaskans, Europeans, Latinos, Africans, Arabs, Asians, Pacific Islanders-- yet all of us hear America speaking in our own languages about FREEDOM!
For more info about languages spoken in America:* Slate: Tagalog in California, Cherokee in Arkansas: What language does your state speak? By Ben Blatt (great graphics)
* Wikipedia: Languages of the United States
Voting Rights Act Sect 203Section 203 targets those language minorities that have suffered a history of exclusion from the political process: Spanish, Asian, Native American, and Alaskan Native. The Census Bureau identifies specific language groups for specific jurisdictions.Section 203 says that jurisdictions (cities, counties, states) shall provide election materials in the language of the applicable minority group as well as in the English language.Sources:* DOJ: MINORITY LANGUAGE CITIZENS: Section 203 of the voting Rights Act pdf * US Census: 2020 Presidential Election Voting and Registration Tables (2020) pdf * GPO: Federal Registrar: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2016, Determinations Under Section 203 pdf
More from US Citizenship Podcast: Go to N-400 pdfs for practice scripts based on the N-400 Application of Naturalization. * Go to Citizenship by the Month for more commemoration, event, and holiday resources. * Go to Citizenship by Language for Citizenship Resources organized by language. * Go to Citizenship by Country for Citizenship Resources organized by country or origin. * Go to More* for more citizenship resources.
US Dept. of the Interior: This Week at Interior June 3, 2022 (start 3:43)For the second year in a row a Progress Pride flag is flying above Interior to mark LGBTQI+ Pride Month; and happy 100th birthday to the Lincoln Memorial in our social media Picture of the Week! Watch from the beginning of the video for the following:This Week: Interior leaders join federal, state and Tribal officials to execute the Navajo-Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement; in Nevada Secretary Haaland announces significant clean energy advancements toward the administration's goal of a net-zero economy by 2050; a $33 million investment through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will put people to work plugging, remediating and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells on America's public lands; Interior hosts a first of its kind, nationwide symposium on environmental justice; BOEM announces the next steps for wind lease sales offshore California; there's final approval for construction of a 416-mile power transmission line in Wyoming; Interior announces $279 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia for outdoor recreation and conservation projects; Interior officials mark Historic Preservation Month with a visit to Antietam and Monocacy National Battlefields, and the Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, Maryland; USFWS announces more than $20 million to further bird and habitat conservation; Plus the Progress Flag and the Lincoln Memorial
uscitizenpod: Thuy Thanh Nguyen's Practice U.S. Citizenship InterviewWatch Thuy practice for her U.S. Citizenship interview. Update: She became a #newUScitizen in April 2022.
Updated 05-28-2022; Check back for updates
Memorial Day Resources from uscitizenpod Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Current and Former Armed Forces Members (8 pgs)*
+ Script
- N-400 Section videos
- n-400r-12c Acts of Violence
- n-400r-12d Group Violence
- n-400r-12e Work in a Prison
- n-400r-12f Gangs, Weapons, Child Soldiers
- n-400r-12j Military Service
- n-400r-12k Attachment to the US Constitution
- A 21-Question “Salute” for Memorial Day Quiz based on the USCIS 100qs
- podcast
- blog post with links to the memorials
- Memorial Day Twitter Moment Twenty-One @USCIS #Citizenship questions paired with U.S. memorials.
- Memorial Day: Vietnam Time Line (video)
Ngo Huu Phuc reads "The Vietnam Time Line" essay in honor of Memorial Day. Mr Ngo was a mechanic in the South Vietnam Air Force and studied for US Citizenship at Milpitas Adult School. He became a US Citizen in 2009. You can find a copy of "The Vietnam Time Line" in HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL DAYS IN THE USA by Mary Glasgow, Scholastic Inc., 2001, ISBN 1-900702-59-2. - The Vietnam War Memorial, Washington DC (photos)
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, The Three Soldiers, and The Vietnam Women's Memorial, april 2013. I took this picture in 2010 near the Vietnam Heritage Garden, San Jose. May the American and Vietnamese peoples always stand together! - uscitizenpod (gagliajn): Sons of San Jose Vietnam War Memorial
These photos were taken on Memorial Day 2013 at Sons of San Jose Vietnam War Memorial, Guadalupe Park, by Paula Harbor and were uploaded to Facebook. I asked Paula if I could share them. Her comments:
*I hate war. I hate violence. I hate greed. I look at this name etched into granite and wonder ... what if?
Over the course of the couple hours I was at this memorial today people came and went. Parents, siblings, friends, vets, Vietnamese with bouquets of thanks. Everyone had a story. "Do you have someone on the wall?" The answer was always yes and the story told. A man came and put his hand on my shoulder. After several moments we spoke. He helped with find raising the memorial and talked about his buddies who are on the wall. I shared about Gus.*
More Memorial Day Resources
* American English at State: Memorial Day (pdf)
* EL Civics: Memorial Day
* ESOL Courses: Memorial Day
* Jennifer ESL: #6 English Mini Lesson - Memorial Day (video)
* Learn English with EnglishClass101.com : Learn American Holidays - Memorial Day Learn All The Words In This Video! Get the FREE Word List
* Randall's ESL Lab: Memorial Day (video snapshot)
* Thing Link: Memorial Day by Susan Gaer
* VOA News:
+ Former POW: 'Forget, Forgive and Love Our Enemies' (2017 video)
+ On Memorial Day, Military Monuments Have Special Meaning (2017 video)
+ US Military's Fallen Honored With Flags (2016 video)
+ US Soldiers Place Flags at Arlington National Cemetery Ahead of Memorial Day (2021)
- VOA Learning English: (read and listen)
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Women Pilots Allowed Back Into Arlington for Burial
- A Visit with History: Gettysburg National Military Park
Check back later for more resources
Saipan* is the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean.*
Omar Ajoste Vlogs: US Naturalization Oath Ceremony 2022**First off, we missed you dad, Mr. Manuel Ajoste Sr. as this was the moment you and mom dreamed off since you arrived on Saipan back in the 1980’s. It was a greatful, thankful and rewarding moment for my mom, Carmelita Ajoste to finally get naturalized as a US citizen. This one’s definitely for you dad, and May you continue to Rest In Peace ✌️ 🙏 Commencement presentation are as follows: 1.) The welcoming remarks in attendance is Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona 2.) The Motion to Accept New Citizens is Ms. Patricia Phelan - Immigration Services Officers 3.) Oath of Allegiance and Pledge of Allegiance by New Citizens 4.) The remarks by special guest is Mr. Stanley Iakopo - Executive Officer, Office of Veterans Affairs 5.) Presentation of Certificates 6.) Message from President Joseph Biden 7.) Musical Tribute: “America the Beautiful” 8.) Adjournment The nineteen (19) newly sworn citizens are from four (4) countries that included Bangladeshi (1), Russia (1), China (2) and Philippines (15). Congratulations my fellow Americans and welcome. God bless us all, God bless America! 🇺🇸 After lunch, we gathered all US passport requirements to apply and submit my mom’s US passport application that will be arriving in our post office mailbox after 8-11 weeks. Congratulations again mom, you deserved it.
VOANews: US Congress Weighs Ways to Prevent Mass Shootings U.S. lawmakers will vote Thursday on whether to impose stricter background checks on gun sales after the second-worst mass school shooting in the nation's history earlier this week. VOA Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports. POP QUIZ:
USCIS 100:23. Name your U.S. Representative.USCIS 100:24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?USCIS 100:25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?USCIS 100:28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?USCIS 100:29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?USCIS 100:33. Who signs bills to become laws?USCIS 100:34. Who vetoes bills?USCIS 100:41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?USCIS 100:42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?USCIS 100:43. Who is the Governor of your state now?USCIS 100:45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?USCIS 100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
uscitizenpod: Tasleem's Second Practice InterviewCivics Quizzes 100:96-100 Integrated Civics: Symbols and Holidays pdf * USCIS 100 “Tens” pdf * 19 Random Questions A pdf * 20 Random Questions B pdf N-400 Quiz N-400 Part 12 Quiz III pdf Integration Quiz Citizenship Interview Quiz for Safa Aldabyani (Sana'a, Yemen) pdf *Learn more!* US Citizenship Resources for Memorial Day post
uscitizenpod: Tien's Citizenship Interview Civics Quizzes 100:88-95 Integrated Civics: Geography, Symbols, Holidays pdf * USCIS 100 “Nines” pdf * 17 Military History pdf * 18 To Protect and Serve pdf N-400 Quiz N-400 Part 12 Quiz II pdf Integration Quiz Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rafael Antonio de Jesús Pérez Lara (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) pdf *Learn more!* US Citizenship Resources for Memorial Day post
uscitizenpod: My Ngoc Thi Thach Practices for her U.S. Citizenship InterviewCivics Quizzes 100:78-87 Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information pdf * USCIS 100 “Eights” pdf * 15 Civil Rights pdf * 16 Civic Responsibilities pdf N-400 Quiz N-400 Part 12 Quiz I pdf Integration Quiz*** Citizenship Interview Quiz for Louay Safi (Damascus, Syria) pdf
Learn more!* US Citizenship Resources for Memorial Day post
uscitizenpod: Huyen's Practice Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS N-400 Civics Quizzes 100:70-77 American History: the 1800s pdf * USCIS 100 “Sevens” pdf * 13 Groups (Civics) pdf * 14 Groups (History) pdf N-400 Quiz N-400 Regular Interview Quiz II pdf Integration Quiz Citizenship Interview Quiz for Norma Torres Mendoza (Escuintla, Guatemala) pdf *Learn more!* US Citizenship Resources for Memorial Day post
uscitizenpod: Devi’s Second Practice U.S. Citizenship InterviewCivics Quizzes 100:58-70 American History: Colonial Period and Independence pdf * USCIS 100 “Sixes” pdf * 11 Freedom and more pdf * 12 Write and Rights pdf N-400 Quiz N-400 Regular Interview Quiz pdf Integration Quiz*** Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed (Mogadishu, Somalia) pdf
Learn more!* US Citizenship Resources for Memorial Day post
WTHR: IMS hosts naturalization ceremony for 33 new citizens
For the first time ever, Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens.
VOANews: Abortion Rights Rollback in US Could Ripple Across Globe The right of American women to have an abortion will be severely restricted if the Supreme Court reverses its 1973 decision to legalize the procedure. VOA's Veronica Balderas Iglesias spoke to activists on three continents and found grave concern about what impact a U.S. ruling overturning Roe v. Wade could have around the world. Videographer/Video editor: Veronica Balderas Iglesias Originally published at - https://www.voanews.com/a/abortion-rights-rollback-in-us-could-ripple-across-globe-/6580923.html POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:02. What does the Constitution do?USCIS 100:06. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*USCIS 100:09. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?USCIS 100:37. What does the judicial branch do?USCIS 100:38. What is the highest court in the United States?USCIS 100:40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?USCIS 100:42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?USCIS 100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?USCIS 100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?USCIS 100:77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
uscitizenpod: USCIS 100qs Remix by Milpitas Adult School StudentsCivics Quizzes USCIS 100:48-57 Rights and Responsibilities pdf * USCIS 100 “Five” pdf * 09 Do/Did? pdf * 10 Law, Gov't, Economy pdf N-400 Quiz N-400 Casual Interview Quiz pdf Integration Quiz*** Citizenship Interview Quiz for Maria Guerrero (Palmira, Colombia) pdf
uscitizenpod: A “Typical” Citizenship InterviewCivics Quizzes 100:37-47 System of Gov’t: Judicial Branch, State Gov’t, Political Parties pdf * USCIS 100 “Fours” pdf * 07 Name One (Civics) pdf * 08 Name One (History) pdf N-400 Quiz N-400 Basic Interview Quiz pdf Integration Quiz*** Citizenship Interview Quiz for América Griselda Ayes (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) pdf
uscitizenpod: Citizenship Interview (Basic)Civics Quizzes 100:15, 26-36 System of Government: Executive Branch pdf * USCIS 100 “Threes” pdf * 05 Numbers pdf * 06 Name Two (or more) pdf N-400 Quiz N-400 C-1 Elementary Interview Quiz pdf Integration Quiz*** Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Baghdad, Iraq) pdf
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Interview with Elvia Velázquez (cc--updated!) Civics Quizzes* 100:13-14, 16-25 Systems of Government: Legislative Branch pdf * USCIS 100 “Twos” pdf * 03 Places pdf * 04 Dates pdf
N-400 Quiz
- N-400 B-1 Easy Interview Quiz pdf
Integration Quiz
- Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hushang Ansary (Ahvaz, Iran) pdf
uscitizenpod: Huang Yanli's Interview Civics Quizzes* 100:01-12 Principles of American Democracy pdf * USCIS 100 “Ones” pdf * 01 Civics Names and Positions pdf * 02 History Names and Symbols pdf
N-400 Quiz
- N-400 Beginning Interview Quiz pdf
Integration Quiz
- Citizenship Interview with Juah Sarwee plus 10qs about US Geography and Symbols pdf
Updated 05-14-2022. Check back for more updates.
state.gov: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM)
AsianPacificHeritage.gov: May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian-Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).
American English @ State: Asian Pacific Heritage Month(pdf)
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Vote
APIAVote is a national nonpartisan organization that works with partners to mobilize Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in electoral and civic participation. resources and voting rights videos
DOD: Steven Calvery - National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Steven Calvery, Director of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, reflects on his career, family and culture. For more on the Department of Defense, visit: defense.gov
CCSF: Best, OK, and Worst Citizenship Interview Strategies
50+ videos of mock interviews and interview strategies.
janmdotorg: I Want the Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American Story (video)
Video produced by JANM's 2013 Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Interns, and the Watase Media Arts Center, to promote the Smithsonian's traveling exhibition, "I Want The Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American Story," currently on display at the Japanese American National Museum.
KQED: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month playlist
Asian Pacific Americans celebrate their heritage in the San Francisco Bay Area.
LOC: South Pacific Islands Archive
The South Pacific Islands Web Archive covers the following twenty islands/countries: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
LOC: Samoan Culture (video)
Rep. Aumua Amata, American Samoa's third Member of Congress and the first woman elected to the House American Samoa, discussed Samoan culture and history. Also generations of Samoan culture were illustrated by items found in a variety of Library
VOANews: Growing Asian-American Community Could Influence US Elections (video)
The growing number of Asian-American voters in the United States doesn’t necessarily translate into political clout in U.S. elections. Many who are eligible to vote sit on the sidelines. One organization wants to remove some barriers it says are in the way of getting Asian-Americans to vote. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports.
USCIS USCIS Multilingual Page* + Cantonese Public Engagement Event 2015(video) + 关于入籍常见的问题—美国公民及移民服务局制作 (video) + 如何成为美国公民—美国公民及移民服务局制作 (video) + 童年入境暂缓遣返手续常见的问题—美国公民及移民服务局制作 (video) + 童年入境暂缓遣返手续—美国公民及移民服务局制作 (video) + Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants in Chinese-traditional + Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants in Chinese-simplified + Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants in Korean + Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants in Vietnamese
NPS.govA Brief Glimpse: Asian American Pacific Islander National Historic Landmarks Theme Study [PDF 2.6 MB]A Brief Glimpse: Asian American Pacific Islander National Historic Landmark Theme Study - This is the introductory essay of Finding a Path Forward: Asian American/Pacific Islander National Historic Landmarks Theme Study, which will be published in its entirety later in 2016. Asian Reflections on the American Landscape: Identifying and Interpreting Asian Heritage [PDF 196 KB] examines Asian cultural heritage found in the American built environment and its interpretation within NPS cultural resources programs.Find Your Place: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders [PDF 2.1 MB]
This 18-page booklet examines the enduring and influential presence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders—from the earliest settlement of the country to the economic development of the West to the desegregation of public schools in the 20th century and political influence in the 21st. A core essay traces their impact on the American landscape, followed by the stories of seven signature places commemorating the legacy. A concluding section illustrates how this heritage is preserved today, transcending “bricks and mortar” preservation to include a celebration of collective experience.Historic Preservation from the Ground Up: The Harada House [PDF 3.9 MB] uses a house in Riverside, California as a case study in how a community can participate in local preservation. The Harada House has become a landmark in the fight for Asian American civil rights. Despite its significance, the road to its preservation was a long and contentious one.uscitizenpod:
N-400 Quizzes (pdfs)*
+ Quick Interview plus 10Qs about the Constitution pdf
+ Tasanee Rungteranoon (Bangkok, Thailand) pdf
+ Mok Kit-Ching (Hong Kong) pdf
+ Lê Thi Hiep (Ðà Lat, Vietnam) pdf
+ Vu Xuân Tran (Nha Trang, Vietnam) pdf
+ Florence Li Tim-Oi (Hong Kong and Toronto, Canada) pdf
+ A Quick Interview for US Constitution and Citizenship Day 2014 based on the new N-400r pdf
+ Anh Thi Vu (Vietnam) (Presidents' Day Quiz 2015) pdf and mp3
+ Mei-Lin Chen (Guangdong, China) (Lunar New Year 2015) pdf
+ Constitution and Citizenship Week Interview Quiz 2015 pdf
- Civics Quizzes (pdfs, etc)
- Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
- New Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year pdf
- Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year video
- A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year Part 2--Q and A LISTEN / READ
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A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of India and Pakistan Independence Day pdf
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Podcasts (mp3s)
- Interview-01:Intro to the N400 and a Simple Citizenship Interview--Mae Chen (GaoShung, Taiwan)
- Interview-02: Advanced Citizenship Interview--Nam Van Nguyen (Saigon, Viet Nam)
- Interview-09: Advanced Citizenship Interview--David Bian (Tianjin, China)
- Interview-10: Simple Citizenship Interview--Xuan Do (Hanoi, Vietnam)
- Interview 11: Simple Citizenship Interview: Jong-Yi Wang (Country of Birth: Korea; Country of Nationality: Taiwan)
- Interview 12: Election Day Interview--Chau Hoanh Chieu (Saigon, Vietnam)
- Interview 13: Easy Citizenship Intervew: Ngoc Tram My Nguyen (Hue, Vietnam)
- Interview 17: Lisa Lau (Hong Kong)
- Interview 18: Do Van Nguyen (Saigon, Vietnam)
- Interview-19: Hao Thi Vu (Saigon, Vietnam)
- Lunar New Year Citizenship Interview 2016
- Citizenship Interview with Senior Citizen Gabriela DeLeon (Philippines) LISTEN
- Carol Lin's Interview (Taipei, Taiwan) LISTEN
- A Casual Citizenship Interview with Mrs Chen (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) mp3 / post
- A "Common" Citizenship Interview with Hoa Minh Quan mp3 / post
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Election Eve 2016 Interview with #newUScitizen and #newUSvoter Thu Thi Nguyen LISTEN / READ / POST
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Videos
- Lunar New Year Citizens playlist
- Desi American Citizenship Interviews playlist
- Assembly Member Kansen Chu visits Milpitas Adult School
- Mayor Esteves visits Milpitas Adult Education's Open House
- more coming soon!
Updated 05-14-2021; Check back for updates!
uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 18 Detailed Review: Oath of Allegiance
VOCABULARY: Renounce and abjure | Foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty | Constitution | Allegiance | Bear arms | Noncombatant | Work of national importance | ObligationPDF: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/n-400r-2016-18.pdfAll Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization
Download all scripts: https://bit.ly/uscit-30
uscitizenpod: N-400 Practice Interview: Part 12i Detailed Review: Question 37-44: U.S. Military Service
VOCABULARY: Army | Navy | Air Force | Marines | Coast Guard | Selective Service | The DraftDownload the pdf (corrected)All Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for NaturalizationDownload all scripts: https://bit.ly/uscit-30
uscitizenpod: N-400 Practice Interview: Part 12i Detailed Review: Question 31-36: Deportation
VOCABULARYNOT TRUE = false | fraudulent | misleading | lieHAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO ILLEGALLYgain entry (admission) or an immigration benefit?IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS =remove | removal | exclude | exclusion | deport | deportation | rescind | rescission
Download the pdfAll Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for NaturalizationDownload all scripts: https://bit.ly/uscit-30
uscitizenpod: N-400 Practice Interview: Part 12h Detailed Review: Question 30: Crime Vocabulary: Habitual Drunkard | Prostitute | Illegal Drugs | Bigamy | Married for Immigration Benefit | Help someone enter the US illegally | Illegal Gambling | Fail to pay Child Support | Alimony | Lie to Get Public Benefits Download pdf: All Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for NaturalizationDownload all scripts: https://bit.ly/uscit-30
uscitizenpod: N-400 Practice Interview: Part 12g Detailed Review: Question 22-29: Criminal RecordsVocabulary: Crime | Arrested | Charged with a Crime |Convicted | Rehabilitative Program | Probation | Parole | Jail | Prisondownload the pdfAll Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for NaturalizationDownload all scripts: https://bit.ly/uscit-30
uscitizenpod: Three Citizenship Questions for Mother's Day(video)
Ann Reeves Jarvis was a peace activist who took care of wounded soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War. After the war, she hosted Mother's Day Friendship picnics for the women on both sides of the war. She also created Mother's Day Work Clubs to address public health issues.
After Ann Reeves Jarvis died, her daughter, Anna Jarvis, wanted to honor her mother by continuing the work that her mother had started. Anna Jarvis started a petition to set aside one day every year to honor all mothers. She said that a mother is "the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world."
In 1908, Anna Jarvis sent a petition to Congress to make Mother's Day a national holiday. Although Congress rejected the petition, many states and cities adopted the idea. In 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, held on the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers.
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
* civil rights
* first amendment rights
* states’ rights
* women's rights
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
* join a camping group
* join a civic group
* join a comedy group
* join a community group
Name two national U.S. holidays.
* Memorial Day
* Mother's Day
* Valentine's Day
* Veterans Day
Source: Wikipedia
Image Source: USPS Mother of America Stamp
Kazi passed his interview the next day, July 8, 2019! Watch Kazi's other interviews
Kazi's First Interview (Milpitas Adult School Open House Citizenship Interview 2)
Kazi’s Second Practice Citizenship Interview
Kazi Sabbir Ahmed's Third Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview
MST Saleha Khatun’s First Practice Citizenship Interview (Kazi's Mom) MST Saleha Khatun’s Second Practice Citizenship Interview (Kazi's Mom)
N-400 n-400r-12k Attachment to the US Constitution * n-400r-13 Applicant's Signature * n-400r-14 Interpreter's Signature * n-400r-15 Preparer's Signature * n-400r-16-17 Signature at Interview / Renunciation * n-400r-18 Oath of Allegiance * New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application" USA Learns* * N-400 Interview Practice + 2.10 Loyalty and the Oath
- Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.16 Symbols and Holidays
Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for May: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Memorial Day, and more! post
Candy Tran's Citizenship interview is next week, so here is her third practice interview with civics questions and reading/writing test. Note her explanation about the difference between the name on her Legal Permanent residence Card (Green Card) and her Legal Name. Check back soon for updated Closed Captions. Watch all of Candy Tran's Citizenship Interviews: Candy Tran's First Practice Citizenship Video--UPDATED! Candy Tran's Second Practice Citizenship Interview Candy Tran’s Third Practice Citizenship Interview Candy Tran nói về cuộc phỏng vấn thi công dân Hoa Kỳ của cô Candy Tran Talks About Her U.S. Citizenship Interview
N-400 n-400r-12k Attachment to the US Constitution * n-400r-13 Applicant's Signature * n-400r-14 Interpreter's Signature * n-400r-15 Preparer's Signature * n-400r-16-17 Signature at Interview / Renunciation * n-400r-18 Oath of Allegiance * New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application" USA Learns* * N-400 Interview Practice + 2.10 Loyalty and the Oath
- Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.16 Symbols and Holidays
Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for May: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Memorial Day, and more! post
Elvia Velázquez is back with Teacher Jennifer got a practice U.S. Citizenship plus dictation and Civics Questions. Closed Captions have been updated. Check Elvia's first interview in Spanish with fellow teacher Ana Mendoza:
La Entrevista de Ciudadanía en Español con audio mejorado!
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Elvia Velázquez (2nd interview; cc--updated!)
Both interview were recorded at #tdls sponsored by OTAN.us Learn more about Gonzales Adult School's Citizenship and Distance Learning Programs at https://ae.gonzalesusd.net/
N-400 n-400r-12k Attachment to the US Constitution * n-400r-13 Applicant's Signature * n-400r-14 Interpreter's Signature * n-400r-15 Preparer's Signature * n-400r-16-17 Signature at Interview / Renunciation * n-400r-18 Oath of Allegiance * New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application" USA Learns* * N-400 Interview Practice + 2.10 Loyalty and the Oath
- Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.16 Symbols and Holidays Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for May: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Memorial Day, and more! post
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month postU.S. Citizenship Resources for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr post
Cinco de Mayo post
Mother's Day post
Pentecost post
Memorial Day post
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uscitizenpod: N-400 Practice Interview: Part 12f Detailed Review: Question 17-21 video | pdf Vocabulary: Gangs | Weapons | Weapons Training | Honorable Discharge | Child Soldier Download all Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization Download all scripts: https://bit.ly/uscit-30Watch all of the N-400 Part 12 Videos*
uscitizenpod: Kazi's D Level Interview Series D: 25 Questions*
+ Interview D1
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N-400 n-400r-12i Deportation * n-400r-12j Military Service* * New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of * the N-400 Application"
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.10 Loyalty and the Oath
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
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Happy Pascha! A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Eastern Orthodox Christian Americans
pdf: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/pascha-quiz.pdf
I wrote this quiz for several reasons. First, to honor Central/Eastern European-American Heritage. Second, to showcase the diversity in the American Christian community. Third, to celebrate Easter.
In the past, Western Christians and the Eastern Orthodox have been divided by religion, history, and politics, but as Americans, we are united as one people, and this year, we are celebrating Easter on the same day.
This is recording is an update of a 2017 podcast featuring Branka and her husband Tony, both of whom were from the former Yugoslavia by way of Canada. Branka was a longtime colleague who at the time worked as a Projects Coordinator for OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK (otan.us) and had recently became a new US citizen. She then moved on to lead the Capital Adult Education Consortium. In late 2021, she and her family returned to Serbia where she continues to consult on Adult Education and digital literacy matters.
Quiz answers:
- Colonists came to America for freedom.
- Freedom of religion is that you can practice any religion or not practice a religion.
- America bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
- The two parts of the US Congress are the Senate and the House of Representatives
- Dianne Feinstein is one of the two US senators from the state of California.
- Joe Biden is the current President of the United States. Kamala Harris is the current Vice-President of the United States. Gavin Newsom is the current Governor of California.
- The two major political parties are Democratic and Republican parties.
- The President's Cabinet advises the President.
- Ro Khanna is the US Representative of San Jose/Milpitas, California.
- Two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy are join a civic group and join a community group.
EXTRA CREDIT: Listen to a great interview with Vlade Divac!
StoryCorps: Vivek and Vlade: From New Arrivals To Kings
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/12/08/vivek-and-vlade-from-new-arrivals-to-kings/
Former Sacramento Kings center and current general manager Vlade Divac is interviewed by his boss, majority owner Vivek Ranadive, in this StoryCorps segment. They talk a little basketball but mostly focus on their shared experience as immigrants.
uscitizenship: N-400 Practice Interview: Part 12e Detailed Review: Question 16 video | pdf Vocabulary: Prison Worker | Prison Guard and Prisoner | Prison or Jail | Prison Camp | Detention Facility | Labor Camp Download all Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization Download all scripts: https://bit.ly/uscit-30Watch all of the N-400 Part 12 Videos*
Happy Earth Day!*uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Bootcamp: Exemptions and Accommodations Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Senior Citizens or Those Who Request Accommodations/Exemptions plus the USCIS 100qs for 65/20 Applicants (8 pgs)Script * Before the Interview: 7 Questions about Exemptions and Accommodations PLUS 65/20 Civics Questions video
Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Arabic) (PDF, 135.05 KB) أسئلة التربية المدنية للمتمتعين بالإعفاء 20/65 Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Chinese) (PDF, 276.56 KB)65/20豁免之公民問題Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Korean) (PDF, 240.21 KB)65/20 면제에 해당되는 공민/역사 시험 문제Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Spanish) (PDF, 171.73 KB)Educación Cívica: Preguntas para la Exención 65/20Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Tagalog) (PDF, 201.56 KB)Mga Tanong Pangmamamayan para sa 65/20 ExemptionCivics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Vietnamese) (PDF, 232.9 KB)Các câu Hỏi của Công Dân về Miễn Trừ 65/20N-400 n-400r-12h Crime * n-400r-12i Deportation* * New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of * the N-400 Application"
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
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- 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for April: Tax Day, Pascha, Earth Day and more!
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uscitizenpod: A Practice Citizenship Interview for Mrs. MuthurajanThe Muthurajans visited Milpitas Adult School to record a practice interview for the mother. Here are three more comments about the interview:NOTE 1: Most examiners would ask if the applicant has any requested any ACCOMMODATIONS or EXEMPTIONSNOTE 2: USCIS may ask further questions about financial support. Many retirees have pensions/savings or are supported by their family. Prepare your answer.NOTE 3: I forgot to ask a very important question about TAXES. USCIS asks everyone about taxes. Many retirees do not pay taxes because they don't have an income. (However some retirees do have income from investments. Prepare your correct response!)* Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Senior Citizens or Those Who Request Accommodations/Exemptions plus the USCIS 100qs for 65/20 Applicants (8 pgs)Script * Before the Interview: 7 Questions about Exemptions and Accommodations PLUS 65/20 Civics Questions video
Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Arabic) (PDF, 135.05 KB) أسئلة التربية المدنية للمتمتعين بالإعفاء 20/65 Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Chinese) (PDF, 276.56 KB)65/20豁免之公民問題Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Korean) (PDF, 240.21 KB)65/20 면제에 해당되는 공민/역사 시험 문제Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Spanish) (PDF, 171.73 KB)Educación Cívica: Preguntas para la Exención 65/20Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Tagalog) (PDF, 201.56 KB)Mga Tanong Pangmamamayan para sa 65/20 ExemptionCivics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Vietnamese) (PDF, 232.9 KB)Các câu Hỏi của Công Dân về Miễn Trừ 65/20N-400 n-400r-12h Crime * n-400r-12i Deportation* * New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of * the N-400 Application"
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for April: Tax Day, Pascha, Earth Day and more!
uscitizenpod: La Entrevista de Ciudadanía en Español con audio mejoradouscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Interview with Elvia Velázquez (cc--updated!)* Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Senior Citizens or Those Who Request Accommodations/Exemptions plus the USCIS 100qs for 65/20 Applicants (8 pgs)Script * Before the Interview: 7 Questions about Exemptions and Accommodations PLUS 65/20 Civics Questions video
Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Arabic) (PDF, 135.05 KB) أسئلة التربية المدنية للمتمتعين بالإعفاء 20/65 Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Chinese) (PDF, 276.56 KB)65/20豁免之公民問題Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Korean) (PDF, 240.21 KB)65/20 면제에 해당되는 공민/역사 시험 문제Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Spanish) (PDF, 171.73 KB)Educación Cívica: Preguntas para la Exención 65/20Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Tagalog) (PDF, 201.56 KB)Mga Tanong Pangmamamayan para sa 65/20 ExemptionCivics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Vietnamese) (PDF, 232.9 KB)Các câu Hỏi của Công Dân về Miễn Trừ 65/20N-400 n-400r-12h Crime * n-400r-12i Deportation* * New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of * the N-400 Application"
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for April: Tax Day, Pascha, Earth Day and more!
uscitizenpod: Tasleem's Interview* Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Senior Citizens or Those Who Request Accommodations/Exemptions plus the USCIS 100qs for 65/20 Applicants (8 pgs)Script * Before the Interview: 7 Questions about Exemptions and Accommodations PLUS 65/20 Civics Questions video
Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Arabic) (PDF, 135.05 KB) أسئلة التربية المدنية للمتمتعين بالإعفاء 20/65 Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Chinese) (PDF, 276.56 KB)65/20豁免之公民問題Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Korean) (PDF, 240.21 KB)65/20 면제에 해당되는 공민/역사 시험 문제Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Spanish) (PDF, 171.73 KB)Educación Cívica: Preguntas para la Exención 65/20Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Tagalog) (PDF, 201.56 KB)Mga Tanong Pangmamamayan para sa 65/20 ExemptionCivics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Vietnamese) (PDF, 232.9 KB)Các câu Hỏi của Công Dân về Miễn Trừ 65/20N-400 n-400r-12h Crime * n-400r-12i Deportation* * New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of * the N-400 Application"
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for April: Tax Day, Pascha, Earth Day, and more!
uscitizenpod: USCIS 65/20 Special Consideration Civics Questions* Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Senior Citizens or Those Who Request Accommodations/Exemptions plus the USCIS 100qs for 65/20 Applicants (8 pgs)Script * Before the Interview: 7 Questions about Exemptions and Accommodations PLUS 65/20 Civics Questions video
Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Arabic) (PDF, 135.05 KB) أسئلة التربية المدنية للمتمتعين بالإعفاء 20/65 Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Chinese) (PDF, 276.56 KB)65/20豁免之公民問題Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Korean) (PDF, 240.21 KB)65/20 면제에 해당되는 공민/역사 시험 문제Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Spanish) (PDF, 171.73 KB)Educación Cívica: Preguntas para la Exención 65/20Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Tagalog) (PDF, 201.56 KB)Mga Tanong Pangmamamayan para sa 65/20 ExemptionCivics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Vietnamese) (PDF, 232.9 KB)Các câu Hỏi của Công Dân về Miễn Trừ 65/20N-400 n-400r-12h Crime * n-400r-12i Deportation* * New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of * the N-400 Application"
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for April: Tax Day, Earth Day, Pascha, and more!
WUSA9: A history of Emancipation Day in Washington DC 2020 WUSA9: Celebrating Emancipation Day in DC | It's A DC Thing 2021 Washington D.C. will mark Emancipation Day on Friday, April 16, commemorating an 1862 act signed by Abraham Lincoln which abolished slavery in the District, freeing over 3,000 people eight months before the Emancipation Proclamation. Learn more about Emancipation DayUSCIS 100:73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. the Civil War * the War between the States USCIS 100:73. 74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. slavery * economic reasons * states’ rights USCIS 100:73. 75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?* freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) * saved (or preserved) the Union * led the United States during the Civil War *USCIS 100:73. 76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?* freed the slaves * freed slaves in the Confederacy * freed slaves in the Confederate states * freed slaves in most Southern states
Learn more* statehood: Why Statehood for DC? * uscitizenpod: A Juneteenth Citizenship Quiz: 19 Civics Questions that Celebrate Freedom video | pdf * uscitizenpod: USCIS 100:76 Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth video
| | | Cross at the Arizona/Mexico Border Photo Source |
The Way of AsylumThe Way of Asylum as a community experience of compassion and empathy was inspired by the art of Michelina Nicotera-Taxiera, who created a moving interpretation of Stations of the Cross, a 14-step Catholic devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ’s last day on Earth as a man. In her version, Michelina's art recognizes that asylum seekers embody Christ in our midst, confronting us with the truly horrific journey that many who seek asylum endure on their journey to seek safety and refuge.DSJ: Stations of the Cross: The American Immigrant Experience
Via Cruces: La Experiencia de los Inmigrantes en Los Estados Unidos Based on the Scriptural Version of the Stations by Fr. Jon Pedigo, STL
Daylesford Abbey: Stations of the Cross for Immigrants and Migrants
When we pray the Stations, it is not for the purpose of undertaking an historical remembering of what occurred but to show us what is happening now – what is happening within each of us. The reason for praying the Stations of the Cross is to enter into the mystery of Jesus’ gift of himself for us – to experience his means of transforming suffering through love. (see their collection of themed-SOTC)
Episcopalian Migration Ministries
Our reflection authors represent a wide variety of experiences and backgrounds; each offers a poignant reflection on a Station and its relevance to migration and what it means to welcome the stranger as we would welcome Christ. Each reflection calls us back to our essential identity as beloved children of God and asks us to prayerfully reflect on the meaning of the Cross in a world being transformed by migration.Henry Luce: Global Stations of the Cross 2021Monuments to the Future This year’s exhibition takes viewers on a virtual journey around the world. Each station responds to a monument or memorial, reflecting a tumultuous year in which fresh memorials sprung up to grieve the dead and historic monuments to prejudice were toppled and dismantled. We invited artists to keep these connotations in mind, but ultimately left the terms ‘monument’ and ‘memorial’ open to interpretation.
Im/migration: Stations of the Cross
The following series of stations was curated by Grace Commons during Lent 2012, contemplating each station through the lens of immigration and migration.
JRUSA: The Jesuit Refugee Service Way of the Cross
Christ calls us to keep watch. Let us accompany Jesus on this journey as we watch and pray over all that is going on with many of our sisters and brothers around the world. pdf | 2022-renew-the-earth
MIGRANT STATIONS OF THE CROSS ARE IN EXHIBITION AT CHRIST CATHEDRAL
Lenten worshippers admired the artwork exhibit created with sacred artifacts found along the U.S.-Mexico border
Only In America Podcast with Ali Noorani: Bearing Witness Along the Border
Ali’s guest is Beth Cossin, a network pastor with the Heritage Church in the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois. She is also site director for the Esperanza Legal Assistance Center in Moline, Illinois. Beth recently visited the southern border with fellow pastors from the Wesleyan Church. She talks with Ali about bearing witness on the delegation trip to El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, the importance of sharing the stories of migrants and serving the underserved in her community.
SVD: STATIONS OF THE CROSS OF JESUS, THE MIGRANT AND REFUGEE
The Way of the Cross is directed towards those communities and people who are living the painful experience of migration and refugee status, to all who work with migrants and refugees in order to build a better world, a world without borders, and to all men and women of goodwill who wish to be involved in this noble task.
Trocaire: Stations of the Cross: Reflections on war by Syrian Child Refugees
Trócaire is delivering humanitarian assistance to those fleeing conflict and seeking refuge. Download and use our stations of the cross with reflections on war by Syrian child refugees.
USCCB: PRAYING THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING English
Hear the prayers which we pour forth to you, for the freedom of captives and the conversion of those who enslave them.
More Faith-Based Immigration and Refugee Resources
Catholic Relief Service: Ministry
Resources throughout the year related to justice for immigrants, refugees, and the marginalized. Powerful Stations of the Cross.
CLINIC: Praying the Rosary with Our Lady of Guadalupe and Tales of Immigrants - The Luminous Mysteries
CLINIC invites you to join us in praying for dignity and justice for our immigrant sisters and brothers. Just as the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary shed light on an important aspect of Christ’s mission, we hope these reflections will shed light on some immigrant experiences.
ESA: Immigration and Refugee Resources
We propose a discussion based on the reality that immigrants (authorized or otherwise) are human beings made in the image of God. Download ESA's Citizen Among Us: Loving the Immigrant as Ourselves, ESA’s free small group study guide on immigration
IIC: Holy Days and Holidays Resources
The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) is a partnership of faith-based organizations committed to enacting fair and humane immigration reform that reflects our mandate to welcome the stranger and treat all human beings with dignity and respect. Coalition members work together to advocate for just and equitable immigration policies, educate faith communities, and serve immigrant populations around the country.
Esperanza Immigration Legal Services
Driven by the biblical mandate to serve the “least of these” (Matthew- 25:40), we strengthen Hispanic communities. We carry out this mission through a variety of programs and services that are all designed to empower people through education, housing and economic development, immigration legal services, job training and advocacy.
LIRS: Be Not Afraid / No Temas
Be Informed materials to host a Know Your Rights session for immigrants in your community.
Sojourners: Immigration: Welcoming the Stranger
The United States is a nation of immigrants. Yet, our laws prevent immigrants from using their God-given gifts to improve communities and grow the economy. Through our work with the Interfaith Immigration Coalition and other partners, we are articulating the biblical witness for immigration reform, demonstrating the human cost of inaction, and encouraging our political leaders to take action. By working together, we believe the faith community has a historic opportunity to help create a road map to citizenship for 11 million aspiring Americans. who wish to fully integrate and contribute to the social fabric of our nation.
| | | Lady Liberty Opening the gate to a immigrant Jewish family. Source. |
The United States is a Nation of Immigrants. Each immigrant group brings it unique story.
Passover (Pesach) is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the emancipation of the Jews from slavery in ancient Egypt.
The Haggadah is a Jewish text that is read every year during the Passover meal (Seder).
Here are four haggadahs which remember that the Jews were once refugees, too, and are obligated to seek justice for "the Stranger."
ADL: Seeking Immigrant and Refugee Justice on Passover
As Jews celebrate freedom, let’s reflect on 10 modern plagues that still oppress so many—and identify actions we can take to help.
ADL: FOUR QUESTIONS: SEEKING IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE JUSTICE ON PASSOVER A Haggadah Supplement
This Passover, let us all embrace the lessons of this holiday’s story and extend a hand of friendship to our immigrant and refugee neighbors and advocate for their rights.
AWJS: Next Year in a Just World
This year, put social justice on your Seder table. Use the AJWS Global Justice Haggadah to spark meaningful conversations at your Seder — and connect our shared story of liberation with people fighting for freedom around the world today.
HIAS: Passover Resources
Explore the connections between the ancient Passover story and today's refugees The HIAS Haggadah In Every Generation See Yourself As Though You Left Egypt offers a deeper exploration of the global refugee crisis. While you are on the HIAS website, check out their N-400 translations in 7 languages!RAC: Passover ResourcesMany good resources, including Invisible: The Story of Modern Day Slavery--A Social Justice HaggadahWH: A Passover Message From The BidensWH: The White House's Virtual Passover CelebrationVice President Harris Participates in the White House's Virtual Passover Celebration with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff
Also see:
VOANews: New York Mosque Hosts Passover Celebrations
POP QUIZ
100:03. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
100:09. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
100:10. What is freedom of religion?
100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
100:58. What is one reason colonists came to America?
100:76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
100:84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
100:95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
100:100. Name two national U.S. holidays.*
Milpitas Adult School is on Spring Break. Please enjoy this new video and easy practice.
uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12c Detailed Review: Question 14 * Download script
Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization* Download all scripts: https://bit.ly/uscit-30
A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about the Branches of Gov’t Part 3 pdf
Milpitas Adult School is on Spring Break. Please enjoy this new video and easy practice.
uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12b Detailed Review: Questions 9 to 13 Download script
Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization** Download all scripts: https://bit.ly/uscit-30
A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about the Branches of Gov’t Part 2 pdf
Milpitas Adult School is on Spring Break. Please enjoy this new video and easy practice.
uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12a Detailed Review: Questions 1 to 8 Download script
Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization** Download all scripts: https://bit.ly/uscit-30
Claudia Rios Castro: A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about the Branches of Gov’t Part 1 pdf
US Dept. of the Interior: Cherry Blossoms Hit Peak Bloom Washington D.C.'s world-famous cherry blossoms will be at their peak bloom through this weekend. Under ideal conditions they can hold their blossoms for up to two weeks. Find out more here.Learn more:* asia.si.edu: Celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival with the National Museum of Asian Art * NPS.gov: Cherry Blossom Festival * si.edu: Cherry Blossoms * USCIS: A More Perfect Union: The USCIS Civics Test Guide to the Monuments and Memorials on the National Mall (13 memorials and pdfs)
VOANews: World Mourns Loss of Madeleine AlbrightMadeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, died Wednesday at the age of 84. She leaves a legacy that shaped American foreign policy and served as an inspiration for many. VOA’s Salem Solomon takes a look at her extraordinary life and career.LEARN MORE:
Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection This online collection features more than 200 pins, most of the costume variety, which Secretary Albright wore to communicate a message before, during, and after her years of public service, including the years she led the Department of State, from 1997 to 2001.
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?USCIS 100:36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?USCIS 100:41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?USCIS 100:53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?USCIS 100:78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*USCIS 100:83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
uscitizenpod:Officer David’s "Regular" Practice Citizenship Interview A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions)* + Presentation + Script + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist
N-400 n-400r-12g Criminal Records * n-400r-12h Crime*
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for April: Ramadan, Passover, Easter and more!
uscitizenpod:Peter Yuan’s "Regular" Practice Citizenship Interview A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions)* + Presentation + Script + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist
N-400 n-400r-12g Criminal Records * n-400r-12h Crime*
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for April: Ramadan, Passover, Easter and more!
uscitizenpod: Thu Thi Nguyen’s "Regular" Practice Citizenship Interview A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions)* + Presentation + Script + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist
N-400 n-400r-12g Criminal Records * n-400r-12h Crime*
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for April: Ramadan, Passover, Easter and more!
uscitizenpod: Hieu Thanh Nguyen’s "Regular" Practice Citizenship Interview A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions)* + Presentation + Script + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist
N-400 n-400r-12g Criminal Records * n-400r-12h Crime*
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for April: Ramadan, Passover, Easter and more!
uscitizenpod: A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400 PLUS Interview Tips A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions)* + Presentation + Script + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist
N-400 n-400r-12g Criminal Records * n-400r-12h Crime* * New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of * the N-400 Application"
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for April: Ramadan, Passover, Easter and more!
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U.S. Citizenship Resources for April: Passover, Easter, Ramadan, and more!
April 1 - May 1 Ramadan
Citizenship Resources for Ramadan 2022 post April 3-9: National Library Week post
Explore the role of Libraries in supporting the formation of new American citizens!April 15 to April 22 Passover post
Passover Haggadah celebrating our Immigrant Nation and a POP QuizApril 15: Good Friday post
GOOD FRIDAY Faith-Based Immigration and Refugee ResourcesApr 15-16 DC Emancipation Day postCommemorates 1862 act signed by Lincoln which freed the slaves in the District of Columbia.
April 17: Easter post
A U.S. Citizenship Quiz for Easter
April 18: Income Tax Day
15 question quiz and more post (postponed because of Passover, Easter, and DC Emancipation Day)
April 22: Earth Day
Citizenship Resources for Earth Day post
April 24: Pascha
Happy Pascha! A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Eastern Orthodox Christian Americans post
A Citizenship Quiz for the Month of Ramadan
* podcast | pdf | video (with subtitles)
wh: 2022 Statement by President Biden Marking the Occasion of Ramadan post
Videos
Muslim American Citizenship Interviews and more! playlist (90+ videos)*
* 2019 Citizenship Interview with Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem) and Juana Garcia (Mexico) video
* 2018 Citizenship Interview with Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem) and Josefina Rios (Mexico) mp3 video
* 2018 Spring U.S. Citizenship Interview with Pari Akbari, Iran mp3 / video
* Blessed Eid al-Adha! (video)
* Interview with Samia Amed (Yemen) video / mp3
* Milpitas Adult School Open House Citizenship Interview 1 (Teacher Nahil / Palestine) (video)
* Milpitas Adult School Open House Citizenship Interview 2 (Kasim / Bangladesh) (video)
* MST Saleha Khatun’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
* New US Citizen Minire Karamanaga (Bosnia/Yugoslavia) (2010) video
* New US Citizen Sardar Habibi (Afghanistan) (English) (video)
* New US Citizen Sardar Habibi (Afghanistan) (Farsi) (video)
* Practice! Practice! Practice! (video)
* Tasleem's First Practice Interview (Pakistan) video
* Tasleem's Second Practice Interview (Pakistan) video
* 2015 USCIS 100 Remix Round 1 Twos with Tasleem (Pakistan) video
* Tasleem Khaldoon talks about her Citizenship Interview (Pakistan) video
Interview Podcasts
* 2018 Citizenship Interview with Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem) and Josefina Rios (Mexico) mp3 video
* 2018 Spring U.S. Citizenship Interview with Pari Akbari, Iran mp3 / video
* 2016 Spring Citizenship Interview with Ali Akbari (Malyasia/Iran) (2016) mp3
* An "Everyday" Citizenship Interview with Munni Thakkar (Mumbai, India) (2016) mp3
* A Basic Citizenship Interview with Pari Akibari (Esfahan, Iran) (2007) (mp3)
* Interview with Samia Amed (Yemen) video / mp3
Quizzes (pdf)
* A Citizenship Quiz for the Month of Ramadan pdf mp3 video
* Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish (Liberia) pdf
* Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hushang Ansary (Iran) pdf
* Citizenship Interview Quiz for Louay Safi pdf
* Citizenship Interview Quiz for Mohamed Awad Elhassan pdf
* Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed (Libya) pdf
* Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Iraq) pdf
* Citizenship Interview Quiz for Safa Aldabyani (Yemen) pdf
VOA News (There are so many videos and articles--please search for more)
Ramadan Prayers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca (2022)*
* 2019 Challenges of Observing Ramadan in Non-Muslim Countries (article and videos)
* 2018 Muslim Americans Mark Start of Ramadan (article / video)
* America's Muslims Celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan
* Colorado Muslims Build a Mosque Inside a Community Center to Attract Their Children (2018)
* DC United’s Star Goalie a Muslim Who Balances Faith with Football
* Explainer: What is Ramadan (2019)
* Faith in Freedom: The Journey of Muslim American Candidates (2016)
* Food Packages Help Families in Need During Ramadan (2018)
* Girl Scouts Troop Gets Overwhelming Response to Eid Holiday Project (2018)
* Hijab Wearing TV Reporter Charts New Path for Muslim Americans
* Huge Crowds Fill the Streets for Eid al-Fitr Prayer in Moscow, Russia (2019)
* Islamic Store Making a Difference in Philadelphia
* Latinas Converting to Islam for Identity, Structure (2014)
* Learning Tolerance and Respect at a Ramadan Boarding School (2018)
* Muhammad Ali, a Beacon and Ambassador for Islam
* Muslim and Christian Volunteers Help to Educate South Philadelphia Rohingya Children (2018)
* Muslim Charity Clinic Helps Needy People of All Faiths in California
* Muslim American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Rebukes Attacks on Her Loyalty to America (2019)
* Muslim-Americans Say Ramadan Experience Differs in US
* Muslims Derive Spiritual Benefit From Ramadan Fasting
* Muslim Americans Run for Charity During Ramadan Fast (2019)
* Muslims Aspire to Senior Posts in Diverse Biden Cabinet (2021)
* New Convert to Islam Experiences His First Ramadan (2018)
* Nineteen Hours of Ramadan Sunlight for Muslims in Alaska (2019)
* Non-Muslim Teacher Fasts During Ramadan to Support Muslim Student (2019)
* People of Different Faiths Unite for Muslim Ramadan Meal (2018)
* Ramadan Energy Bar Eases Fast
* Ramadan in the United States
* Ramadan Renews Muslim Focus on Charity
* Ramadan Tradition in Washington: Young Muslim Volunteers Feed Local Homeless (2019)
* Sharia Financing Allows US Muslims to Achieve Home Ownership Dream
* Silicon Valley Non-profit Helps Muslim Entrepreneurs
* Time Lapse of 2019 Hajj Pilgrimage in Mecca (2019)
* Unconventional All-Women’s Mosque Opens in Los Angeles (2015)
* US Muslims Celebrate Ramadan in Different Ways (2018)
* Washington Restaurants Encouraged to Cater to Muslims During Ramadan (2019)
* Woman Converts to Islam After Relatives Are Killed on 9/11 (2011)
Arabic
* USCIS Arabic Resources Page
* USCIS: 100 Civics Questions in Arabic
* USCIS: Civics Questions for the 65/20 Exemption
* USCIS Arabic Language Engagement (video)
* ACLU: What to do if you are an immigrant stopped by law enforcement agents in Arabic
* Ameera Math Is Fun: Yes/No Questions Form N400 (Arabic and English) playlist (added 4/26/2020)
* Ameera Math Is Fun: U.S. Citizenship Test Parts (Arabic and English) playlist (added 4/26/2020)
* CA.gov: Arabic / English Legal Glosaary
* Justice.gov: Know Your Rights in Arabic
* VOA Arabic
Farsi
* CLINIC: 100 Civics Questions in Farsi
* ACLU: Immigrants' Rights: What To Do If Stopped (IN FARSI) (video)
* ACLU: What To Do When Faced With Anti-Muslim Discrimination (in Farsi) (video)
* CA DMV: California Driver Handbook (pdf)
* John Q. Khosravi Law Firm (JQK Law Firm): Naturalization for Iranians (Farsi/Persian) سیتیزنشیپ وتابعیت امریکا برای ایرانیان (video)
* MedicinePlus: Health Information in Farsi (فارسی) (web page)
* SSA: Social Security Resources in Farsi (web page)
* uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for Nowruz 2018 (blog post)
* VOA Farsi
Urdu
* USCIS Urdu Resources Page
* ACLU: What to do if you are an immigrant stopped by law enforcement agents
* CLINIC: 100 Questions in Urdu
* CA.gov: Urdu / English Legal Glossary 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
* Penguin House Radio: Citizenship Test Prep in Urdu: Part 1-5 [اردو میں امریکی شہریت کے امتحان کی آسان تیاری: پہلا حصہ]
* VOA Urdu
For more resources, go to
Citizenship by Languagefor Citizenship Resources organized by language.
* Citizenship by Country* for Citizenship Resources organized by country of origin.
Check back for more resources!
uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary Review PLUS Clarification Questions Overview of N-400 Part 12* + Intro Quiz (20 questions) + Overview Quiz (27 questions) + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz (20 words) + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist
N-400 n-400r-12e Work in a Prison * n-400r-12f Gangs, Weapons, Child Soldiers*
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.14 Participating in Your Government — Civics Learn More: April is National Poetry Month post*
- California Adult Education Week and Legislative Day post
On the last Monday of March, schools in California, Texas, and Colorado observe Cesar Chavez Day.]
uscitizenpod: Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta started the United Farm Workers union, because farm workers did not have
"the legal right to organize and to vote for collective bargaining. They didn't have the right to have clean drinking water, access to portable toilets, lunch breaks, or short rest breaks during workdays. And they were not entitled to the minimum wage or unemployment insurance." Overview of N-400 Part 12* + Intro Quiz (20 questions) + Overview Quiz (27 questions) + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz (20 words) + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist
N-400 n-400r-12e Work in a Prison * n-400r-12f Gangs, Weapons, Child Soldiers*
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.14 Participating in Your Government — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post
- U.S. Citizenship Resources for Cesar Chavez Day post
- California Adult Education Week and Legislative Day post
uscitizenpod: Patrice Lumumba’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview Overview of N-400 Part 12* + Intro Quiz (20 questions) + Overview Quiz (27 questions) + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz (20 words) + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist
N-400 n-400r-12e Work in a Prison * n-400r-12f Gangs, Weapons, Child Soldiers*
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.14 Participating in Your Government — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post
- U.S. Citizenship Resources for Cesar Chavez Day post
- California Adult Education Week and Legislative Day post
uscitizenpod: Xiao Mei Cen’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview Overview of N-400 Part 12* + Intro Quiz (20 questions) + Overview Quiz (27 questions) + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz (20 words) + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist
N-400 n-400r-12e Work in a Prison * n-400r-12f Gangs, Weapons, Child Soldiers*
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
- PDFs
- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.14 Participating in Your Government — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post
- U.S. Citizenship Resources for Cesar Chavez Day post
- California Adult Education Week and Legislative Day post
- Vietnam Veterans Day, March 29 post
uscitizenpod: USCIS N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary (Part 2) Overview of N-400 Part 12* + Intro Quiz (20 questions) + Overview Quiz (27 questions) + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz (20 words) + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist
N-400 n-400r-12e Work in a Prison * n-400r-12f Gangs, Weapons, Child Soldiers*
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.14 Participating in Your Government — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post
- U.S. Citizenship Resources for Cesar Chavez Day post
- California Adult Education Week and Legislative Day post
Naturalization - Federal Court, Western Missouri: Naturalization Ceremony – U.S. District Court, MOW Live Stream
VOANews: Supreme Court Confirmation Process US Supreme Court is made up of nine justices. Like all federal judges, they are appointed for life. When a justice chooses to step down, or dies in office, the process begins to select a replacement.Learn more:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: The Courts
- PDFs
- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: The Judicial Branch beginning | intermediate
- Mix-and-Match: USCIS 100:37-47 System of Gov’t: Judicial Branch, State Gov’t, Political Parties quiz
- Mix-and-Match: Law, Government, and the Economy quiz
- Women in the Judicial Branch pdf
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship N-400 Part 12 Quiz (20 Questions) Overview of N-400 Part 12 + Intro Quiz (20 questions) + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz (20 words) + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist N-400 n-400r-12c Acts of Violence * n-400r-12d Group Violence**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: The Courts
- PDFs
- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: The Judicial Branch beginning | intermediate
- Mix-and-Match: USCIS 100:37-47 System of Gov’t: Judicial Branch, State Gov’t, Political Parties quiz
- Mix-and-Match: Law, Government, and the Economy quiz
- Women in the Judicial Branch pdf USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.13 The Judicial Branch — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post
- U.S. Citizenship Resources in Honor of Nowruz post
uscitizenpod: Mr. Wang Reviews the USCIS N-400 Part 12 Overview of N-400 Part 12 + Intro Quiz (20 questions) + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz (20 words) + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist N-400 n-400r-12c Acts of Violence * n-400r-12d Group Violence**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: The Courts
- PDFs
- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: The Judicial Branch beginning | intermediate
- Mix-and-Match: USCIS 100:37-47 System of Gov’t: Judicial Branch, State Gov’t, Political Parties quiz
- Mix-and-Match: Law, Government, and the Economy quiz
- Women in the Judicial Branch pdf USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.13 The Judicial Branch — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post
- U.S. Citizenship Resources in Honor of Nowruz post
uscitizenpod: Oanh Thi Kim Do Reviews the USCIS N-400 Part 12 Overview of N-400 Part 12 + Intro Quiz (20 questions) + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz (20 words) + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist N-400 n-400r-12c Acts of Violence * n-400r-12d Group Violence**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: The Courts
- PDFs
- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: The Judicial Branch beginning | intermediate
- Mix-and-Match: USCIS 100:37-47 System of Gov’t: Judicial Branch, State Gov’t, Political Parties quiz
- Mix-and-Match: Law, Government, and the Economy quiz
- Women in the Judicial Branch pdf USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.13 The Judicial Branch — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post
- U.S. Citizenship Resources in Honor of Nowruz post
uscitizenpod: Jothy Nair Reviews the USCIS N-400 Part 12 Overview of N-400 Part 12 + Intro Quiz (20 questions) + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz (20 words) + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist N-400 n-400r-12c Acts of Violence * n-400r-12d Group Violence**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: The Courts
- PDFs
- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: The Judicial Branch beginning | intermediate
- Mix-and-Match: USCIS 100:37-47 System of Gov’t: Judicial Branch, State Gov’t, Political Parties quiz
- Mix-and-Match: Law, Government, and the Economy quiz
- Women in the Judicial Branch pdf USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.13 The Judicial Branch — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post
- U.S. Citizenship Resources in Honor of Nowruz post
uscitizenpod: USCIS N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary Overview of N-400 Part 12 + Intro Quiz (20 questions) + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz (20 words) + uscitizenpod: N-400 Part 12 playlist N-400 n-400r-12c Acts of Violence * n-400r-12d Group Violence**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: The Courts
- PDFs
- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: The Judicial Branch beginning | intermediate
- Mix-and-Match: USCIS 100:37-47 System of Gov’t: Judicial Branch, State Gov’t, Political Parties quiz
- Mix-and-Match: Law, Government, and the Economy quiz
- Women in the Judicial Branch pdf USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
- 3.13 The Judicial Branch — Civics Learn More:* U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post
- U.S. Citizenship Resources in Honor of Nowruz post
Practice Citizenship Interviews with Farsi-Speaking Americans
uscitizenpod: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Presidents’ Week 2017: Hushang Ansary (Iran) (pdf)
A citizenship multiple-choice quiz based on the N-400 Application for Naturalization plus 10 civics questions.
uscitizenpod: 2016 Spring Citizenship Interview with Ali Akbari (Iran/Malaysia) (mp3)
A practice citizenship interview recorded in honor of Persian New Year (2016)
uscitizenpod: A Basic Citizenship Interview with Pari Akibari (Esfahan, Iran) (mp3) (video)
A practice citizenship interview recorded in 2007. Note: N-400 Part 10 is now N-400 Part 12 and the Civics questions are obsolete (ex: George W Bush was the current president in 2007).
uscitizenpod: Citizenship Interview with Osman Nejat (Kabul, Afghanistan) (mp3) (video)
A short citizenship interview with "examiner" with Osman Nejat (Kabul, Afghanistan), the Citizenship and GED/HiSET teacher from New Haven Adult School. After the interview, Teacher Osman reflects on being bi-lingual and bi-cultural in America.
uscitizenpod: New US Citizen Sardar Habibi's report-back in Farsi video
Milpitas Adult School student, Sardar Habibi (formerly of Afghanistan) talks about his US Citizenship Interview on Thursday, March 7, 2011. (Also in English)
More ESL/Civics Resources in English and Farsi
ACLU: Immigrants' Rights: What To Do If Stopped (IN FARSI) (video)
ACLU: What To Do When Faced With Anti-Muslim Discrimination (in Farsi) (video)
CA DMV: California Driver Handbook (pdf)
CLINIC: 100 Civics Questions in Farsi (pdf)
ESL Library: Nauruz (Norooz) Festival (article)
In this lesson, students read about the Persian New Year's festival (New Day). They learn about the ceremonial table, and create their own in small groups. Students also learn idioms related to nature. Note: A number of different English spellings are used for this holiday. The UN recognizes March 21 as the International Day of Nowruz
John Q. Khosravi Law Firm (JQK Law Firm): Naturalization for Iranians (Farsi/Persian) سیتیزنشیپ وتابعیت امریکا برای ایرانیان (video)
More Citizenship and Immigration videos in English and Farsi at John Q. Khosravi Law Firm (JQK Law Firm) (YouTube channel)
K-vonComedy: Famous Comedian Explains PERSIAN NEW YEAR Perfectly (K-von on Nowruz) (video)
Want to learn about a new holiday? Persian New Year is in March. K-von breaks it down in this video w/ fun animation. Check out K-von on YouTube (especially his Cleaning for Nowruz videos and his trailer for the Nowruz movie) and his TEDx Talk.LastLY: Nowruz 2021: Date, Significance, Celebrations Associated With The Persian New Year Or Navroze video
Nowruz, also called Navriz, Navroz, Novruz, Nooruz, Nevruz & Nauryz, is a Persian word where 'Now' means 'new' and 'Ruz' means ‘day’. Hence, Nowruz signifies a new day. Nowruz is the Iranian New Year celebrated by the ethnic Iranian people. In India, the Parsi community celebrate Nowruz with full fervour. This year, it falls on Saturday, March 20. Nowruz holds great significance in the Iranian community. It is marked as the day King Jamshid was crowned as the King of Persia. People purchase new clothes and visit family and friends on this day. Nowruz is usually celebrated in the evening by performing certain rituals such as jumping over bonfires and lighting firecrackers. The celebrations also include family coming around the Haft sin table awaiting the moment of March equinox. Haft seen, also called Haft-seen (Persian For “Seven S’s”), is an arrangement of seven foods whose name start with 's' in Persian.
MedicinePlus: Health Information in Farsi (فارسی) (web page)
Must See Iran
FB page that introduces Iran's cultural, historical, and natural tourist attractions. Many good Nowruz videos in English and Farsi.
PARS Equality Center
Pprovides free or low-cost legal immigration services to qualified individuals. We provide community members with integration support by offering immigration education, representation and advocacy.
Quartz: Nowruz: How millions celebrate the Persian New Year (video)
During Nowruz, the Persian New Year celebration, each vibrant item on the haftseen table has its own symbolic meaning.
SSA: Social Security Resources in Farsi (web page)
Sahar Zand: What is Nowruz? How to celebrate Persian New Year
BBC Persian's Sahar Zand visited Little Persia in London to explain how her family celebrate the Persian New Year.
Share America: Online Nowruz connects Americans to the world
In the U.S., museums and cultural centers host Nowruz festivities. This year, because of the pandemic, they will reach out through the internet.state.gov: Secretary Blinken celebrates Nowruz 2021
TEDx Talks: Iran from a Different Lens | Maryam Ghadiri | TEDxPurdueU (video)
When only one side of a story is told, the truth can be blurred or completely disjointed. When Maryam arrived in the U.S. she encountered stereotypes and predisposed opinions causing her to hide her own identity as Iranian. She now describes how she rekindled the pride she once had for her motherland, Iran, through curating a photo exhibit that celebrates Iran's rich culture, diversity and beauty.
USIP: Iran Primer: Nowruz: Traditions for Persian New Year (article)
Ironically, the most widely celebrated holiday in the Islamic Republic of Iran long predates the official religion. Nowruz, literally “New Day” in Farsi, marks the first day of spring and the Persian New Year. The holiday, which falls on March 20 this year, is widely celebrated across the Middle East and Central Asia.
VA Health: Public Health Info in Farsi (webpage)
VOANews: New in Farsi (web page)
News in Farsi from the Voice of America
VOANews: Iranian-Americans Nurture New Generations After Revolution (2019) (article)
Sharifan and others from her generation seek to build a connection to their Iranian heritage and culture among their American children and grandchildren.
VOANews: Iranians Prepare For Traditional New Year Celebrations (video)
Iranians around the world are preparing to celebrate their traditional new year, Nowruz, which falls on Thursday. The ancient tradition is also celebrated by Kurds and marks the arrival of spring. Zlatica Hoke reports.
VOANews: Iraq Norwuz (video)
It's time for celebration in Iraq. Men and women rang in a new year, as millions of Kurdish people celebrated Nowruz. The celebration falls on the first day of spring, symbolizing the passing of the dark season and the arrival of the season of light.
VOANews: Kurds Celebrate 'Nawroz' - New Years (video)
Kurdish residents of the northern Syrian city of Kobani are marking the New Year festival Nawroz. Celebrations were held along the border with Turkey, where many of Kobani's citizens fled when the city came under attack by Islamic State militants. Video by VOA Kurdish service reporter Mahmoud Bali.Northern California's 'Little Kabul' a Cultural Hub to One of America's Largest Afghan Communities videoAlameda County in California, known as a retreat for hippies four decades ago, has become home to one of the largest Afghan American communities in America. VOA's Saba Shah Khan takes us to one area known as "Little Kabul," now a cultural hub for the Bay Area's rapidly growing Afghan American population. VOA Learning English: Once a US Soldier, Iranian Immigrant Now Serves Veterans (article, mp3, video)
Assal Ravandi knows service. First, as a soldier in the United States Army in Afghanistan. Now, as a soldier for soldiers at the organization she founded: Academy of United States Veterans. Read, listen to, and watch more great stories from VOA Learning English series: People in America
VOA Learning English: Mahsa, English Teacher in Iran, Talks About Spending Nowruz With Family (video of Skype interview)
Avi Arditti from VOA Learning English and Mehrnaz Sami from VOA's Persian Service (and an English teacher) talk to a Skype caller about the Persian New Year (2013)
VOA Learning Engish: Mohsen, Engineering Student in Iran, Talks About Nowruz (video of Skype interview)
Avi Arditti from VOA Learning English and Mehrnaz Sami from VOA's Persian Service (and an English teacher) talk to a Skype caller about the Persian New Year
VOA Learning English: Vernal Equinox: The Arrival of Spring (article)
An overview of many holidays associated with the Vernal Equinox (the Arrival of Spring) including Nowruz.
Vox: Persian New Year, or Nowruz, explained for non-Persians (article)wh.gov: Statement from President Biden Marking Nowruz 2021 (statement) (video)
PBS: The First Chinese American Woman to Vote in the U.S. | Unladlylike2020 | American Masters Tye Leung Schulze resisted domestic servitude and an arranged child marriage to provide translation services and solace to Asian immigrant victims of human trafficking in San Francisco. She became the first Chinese American woman to work for the federal government and the first Chinese American woman to vote in a U.S. election.Learn More* A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about Voting and Elections pdf and mp3 * American Women who Fought for the Right to Vote mp3 and pdf * Interview E-1 (N-400 Part 12 focus on voting and paying taxes)
uscitizenpod: A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of St Patrick's Day and Irish-American Heritage Month mp3 / pdf (10 Questions)uscitizenpod: Annie Lau's "Typical" Citizenship Interview A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages) + Presentation + Script + Vocabulary Picture notes N-400 n-400r-12c Acts of Violence * n-400r-12j Military Service**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Congress
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: The Legislative Branch beginning | intermediate
- uscitizenpod: Legislative Branch Quiz
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- U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post
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uscitizenpod: Thi Nhung's "Typical U.S. Citizenship Interview A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages) + Presentation + Script + Vocabulary Picture notes N-400 n-400r-12c Acts of Violence * n-400r-12j Military Service**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: Congress
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: The Legislative Branch beginning | intermediate
- uscitizenpod: Legislative Branch Quiz
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News On 6/KOTV: Tulsa Welcomes 98 New American Citizens At Naturalization CeremonyAfter raising their right hands and taking the oath together, 98 people from 37 countries walked out of the Cox Business Center on Thursday as American citizens.
Learn more:* USCIS: Oath of Allegiance Lesson Plan
uscitizenpod: "Common" U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David A "Common" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (53qs, 2pgs) + Presentation + Script N-400 n-400r-12b Affiliations * n-400r-12c Acts of Violence**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics + Preparing the Oath: The Presidency
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- USCIS: Your Government and You
- USCIS: The Executive Branch beginning | intermediate
- uscitizenpod: Executive Branch Quiz USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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Happy Women's History Month!
During the month of March, US Citizenship Podcast will explore the connection between the USCIS N-400, the 100 Civics questions, and the history of American Women. Updated 03/05/2022--check back for more updates!
Women's History Month Resources from uscitizenpod
PDFs and Podcasts* American Women who Fought for the Right to Vote mp3 / pdf * Eight Outstanding Americans by Choice for International Women’s Day! podcast / pdf * Four American Women in Honor of Women’s History Month pdf * International Women's Day pdf * Women and USCIS 100 Questions: Civics mp3 pdf * Women in the Executive Branch podcast / pdf * Women in the Legislative Branch Quiz podcast / pdf (fixed) * Women in the Judicial Branch podcast / pdf
Podcasts and Videos
* Azucena Guevara’s First Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview (video)
* Elvia Velázquez’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
* Maria Flores’ Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview (video)
* Martha Arroyo Orozco’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview (video)
* Maya Gomes (Guatemala)’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview Part 1 (video) (podcast)
* Maya Gomes (Guatemala)’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview Part 2 (video) (podcast)
* Nga Tran's U.S. Citizenship Interview video
* Patrice Lumumba (Senegal)’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview (video) (podcast)
* La Entrevista de Ciudadanía en Español con audio mejorado video
* Thao Nguyen: Happy New Year, Happy New U.S. Citizen! video
* Thi Nhung Phan's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview (video)
* Thi Nhung Phan's Second Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
* Thien Thi Kim Phan’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
* Thuy Thu Pham’s Practice Citizenship Interview (video)
* Thuan Thi Dieu Vo's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
* Thuan nói về cuộc phỏng vấn thi công dân Hoa Kỳ của cô video
* Yinghong Xu’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview (video) (podcast)
Other Resources
* ACLU: Major Supreme Court Decisions On Women's Rights pdf
* AmericanEnglish.state.gov: Women's History Month pdf
* CivicEd: Women in Constitutional History page
* Women in the 19th Century: Crash Course US History #16 (video)
* Crash Course: Women's Suffrage: Crash Course US History #31 video
* DOD.gov: Celebrating Women's History Month video
* ELCivics: National Women's History Month
* ESL Library: International Women's Day (new beginning LP plus more lessons)
* Five Minded: The History of International Women's Day video
* Google Arts and Culture: New Beginnings: Immigrant Women and The American Experience
* Kronos Incorporated: Celebrating Working Women: International Women's Day video
* NPS.gov: Woman's Suffrage History Timeline
* nwhm.org: New Beginnings: Immigrant Women and the American Experience
* SI.edu Postal Museum: Women in the Postal Service and Philately great online exhibitions!
* State.gov: Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award
* TED-ed: The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington - Michelle Mehrtens video
* TED-ed: Who were Las Mariposas, and why were they murdered? - Lisa Krause video
* UN: Interactive Women's Timeline
* US Courts: Women's History Month
* USPS: Women on Stamps pdf
* U.N. Women: A global history of women’s rights, in 3 minutes video
* VOA News:
+ 21 Extraordinary Women Honored with Courage Award 2021
+ Annual Award Recognizes Courageous Women 2021
+ At UN, Call to Action for Women’s Day (2020)
+ International Women’s Day Marks Year of Increased Hardships for Women Worldwide (2021)
+ International Women's Day is March 8 (2022)
+ International Women's Day Marked Across the World (2020)
+ For 200 Years Women Fought for Their Rights in the US (2020)
+ International Women’s Day Marks Year of Increased Hardships for Women Worldwide 2021
+ Major New Exhibition Explores Achievements of Native Women Artists (2020)
+ International Women's Day Highlights Gender Inequality in Women's Athletics (2020)
+ Women Survive Slavery, Challenge Status Quo in Documentaries (2021)
+ VOA News: Women Protest President in Mexico City on International Women’s Day 2021
- WomensHistoryMonth.gov: March is Women's History Month
Family Fun!
* Classroom Doodles: Women's History Month
* Education: Women's History Month Worksheets and Printables (4 pages)
* Highlights Along the Way: Women's History Month
News about Ukraine and Russia from VOA Newsuscitizenpod: Trick or Treat! A Halloween Citizenship Interview An “Everyday” Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS N-400 (51qs, 2pgs) + Presentation + Script + Vocabulary Picture notes N-400 n-400r-12a General Info * n-400r-12b Affiliations**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Famous Citizens + Preparing the Oath: Rights + Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
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- USCIS: Famous Americans
- USCIS: Equality and Freedom | Intermediate
- USCIS: Your Government and You
- uscitizenpod: Civil Rights quiz
- uscitizenpod: Halloween Citizenship Quiz USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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- US Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month
News about Ukraine and Russia from VOA News
KCRA: Video: 650 people become U.S. citizens at ceremony in Roseville
We are just a few days away from the Fourth of July, and hundreds of Northern Californians will celebrate this Independence Day as American citizens — for the first time.
News about Ukraine and Russia from VOA News wh: President Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme CourtLearn More:
WH.gov: Read more about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at whitehouse.gov/KBJVOA News: Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee? If approved by the Senate, federal appellate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, will make history as the first Black woman to sit on the country’s top court. (read more)
POP QUIZ
USCIS 100:12. What is the “rule of law”?USCIS 100:13. Name one branch or part of the government.USCIS 100:20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?USCIS 100:28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?USCIS 100:29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States nowUSCIS 100:37. What does the judicial branch do?USCIS 100:38. What is the highest court in the United States?USCIS 100:39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?USCIS 100:40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?USCIS 100:94. What is the capital of the United States?
News about Ukraine and Russia from VOA NewsVOA News: How Does Biden Compare to Other US Presidents?VOA News: Biden Announces Sanctions and Export Controls Against RussiaJoe Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician. He is the 46th and current President of the United States since 2021. Biden was also the 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 through 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency. Before becoming Vice President, he was a U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009. He had served in the Senate longer than any other Vice President.uscitizenpod Angelica Mendoza (Veracruz, Mexico) (Presidents' Day 2013) pdf | video * Anh Thi Vu (Vietnam) (Presidents' Day Quiz 2015 and 2016) pdf | mp3 * NEW Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part I: The Current President pdf * US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day Learn more*
- EL Civics: Joe Biden
- ESL Library: Joe Biden
- si.edu: Preparing the Oath: The Presidency
- USCIS: The Executive Branch
- VOA News: Video Slideshow: US Presidents
- VOA Learning English: The Unique Invention of the American President Vocabulary:* U.S. Citizenship 18: The Executive Branch
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States from 1861 to 1865. During the American Civil War, he worked to keep the United States together and end slavery.
uscitizenpod uscitizenpod: Washington and Lincoln Quiz * NEW Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part G: Abraham Lincoln pdf (corrected) * US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day Learn more EL Civics: Abraham Lincoln * ESL Library: Abraham Lincoln * Sean Banville: Lessons on America's Presidents: Abraham Lincoln * si.edu: Preparing the Oath: The 1800s * USCIS: Abraham Lincoln * USCIS: US History in the 1800s * VOA Learning English: America's Presidents: Abraham Lincoln: Martyr Vocabulary:*** U.S. Citizenship 25: Vocabulary Part 01 * U.S. Citizenship 26: Vocabulary Part 02 * U.S. Citizenship 27: Vocabulary Part 03
Happy Presidents' Week! Happy George Washington's Birthday! Happy 2-22-2022! Today we have two quick practice quizzes. Check back with uscitizenpod.com for new Presidents' Week quizzes and resources. You can also see a video version of this interview with closed captions on the uscitizenpod YouTube channel. Download the PDFs for this episode
Citizenship Interview Quiz for Presidents’ Week 2022: Washington's Birthday
Citizenship Interview: Series E / Practice 1 (voting/taxes)
Mix-and-Match Citizenship Quiz: Name Two (or More)
You can pre-order my new book, U.S. Citizenship for Dummies, by Jennifer Gagliardi at amazon.com and other fine booksellers.
uscitizenpod: Presidents' Day Quiz (2018)
Over 40 USCIS Civics and History Questions about our Presidents
- US Citizenship Podcast
- Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part A: Washington and Lincoln pdf
- Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part B: Executive Branch and Federalist Period pdf
- Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part C: The 1800s pdf
- Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part D: Recent History pdf
- Presidents’ Day Quiz 2012 Part E: Geography pdf
- NEW Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part F: Two Interviews for Washington's Birthday pdf | podcast | video
- NEW Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part G: Abraham Lincoln pdf
- NEW Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part H: Presidents in th 1900s pdf
- NEW Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part I: The Current President pdf
- Angelica Mendoza (Veracruz, Mexico) (Presidents' Day 2013) pdf | video
- The Presidential Valentine's Day Quiz pdf | form | video
- Anh Thi Vu (Vietnam) (Presidents' Day Quiz 2015 and 2016) pdf | mp3
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Carol Lin (Taipei, Taiwan) mp3
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Presidents' Day 2017 interviews
- Hushang Ansary (Iran) pdf
- Rend al-Rahim (Baghdad, Iraq) pdf
- Esam Omeish (Tripoli, Libya) (Presidents' Day 2017) pdf
- Nimco Ahmed (Mogadishu, Somalia) pdf
- Louay Safi (Damascus, Syria) pdf
- Safa Aldabyani (Sana'a, Yemen) pdf
- Other Resources
- White House: Presidents' Day Message From President Biden
- American English at State: President's Day
- EL Civics: Presidents Day
- ESL Library: American President
- Learning Chocolate: U.S. Citizenship 29: Presidents Day
- MilpitasChat: Presidents Week 2021 for Literacy / Beginning ESL students (daily posts) (summary video)
- Sean Banville: Lessons on American Presidents
- si.edu: Preparing for the Oath: The Presidency
- USCIS: The Executive Branch (beginning) | (intermediate)
- VOA Learning English: The Making of a Nation
- VOA Learning English: A History of Presidents Day (2018) (read)
- VOA Learning English: America's Presidents articles, videos, and mp3s
Check back for updates!
uscitizenpod: Basic Citizenship Interview with Chris Norwood A Basic Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS Revised N-400 (2pgs, 38 qs) + Presentation + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz Part 01 to Part 11 + Vocabulary Picture Quiz Part 12 N-400 USCIS: Marital Status * USCIS: Children * n-400r-10 Marital History * n-400r-11 Children**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: 1800s
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- USCIS: Abraham Lincoln
- USCIS: Civil War
- USCIS: U.S. Wars in the 1800s
- USCIS 100:70-77 Quiz USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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- 3.8 Difficult Times and Great Leaders since 1900 Learn More:* US Citizenship Resources for the Month of February
US Citizenship Resources for Black History post A Presidential Valentine's Day Citizenship Quiz Month video | pdf Susan B. Anthony Day post US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day post Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year post
Happy Black History Month! During the month of February, US Citizenship Podcast explores the connection between the USCIS History and Civics questions and African American History. Let's get started!
*image source: www.african-americanflag.com Updated 2022-02-05Citizenship Interview and Civics Quizzes: 15 USCIS Civics Questions in Honor of African-American History Month. (mp3) (pdf)
* Citizenship Resources for Martin Luther King Jr Day (post)
* A Citizenship Quiz for Kwanzaa mp3 and pdf
* Ethiopia: Citizenship Interview with Krestos Negasi pdf mp3
* Liberia: Citizenship Interview with Juah Sarwee plus 10qs about US Geography and Symbols pdf
* Libya: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish pdf
* Senegal: Patrice Lumumba’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video podcast video podcast mp3
* Somalia: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed pdf
* Sudan: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Mohamed Awad Elhassan pdf
* U.S. Citizenship Quiz for African-American History Month 2020 (pdf)
* Yemen: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Safa Aldabyani pdf
* Yemen: Citizenship Interview with Samia Amed mp3
Activities ESL Library* (check for updates) + Black History Jigsaw lesson + Black Lives Matter B-IL / IH + Coretta Scott King lesson + Frederick Douglass lesson + Harriet Tubman lesson + Kamala Harris lesson + Martin Luther King Jr IL / IH
- LearningChocolate.com
- U.S. Citizenship 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day activity
- U.S. Citizenship 22: African-American History Part 1 activity
- U.S. Citizenship 23: African-American History Part 2 activity
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- CITIZENSHIP QUESTIONS FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH activity
LISTEN UP! US Citizenship Podcast African-American History Series
* USCIS 100:60 Slaves, Slavery, and Olaudah Equiano mp3
* USCIS 100:61 Colonists, Taxes, Crispus Attuks, Lemuel Haynes, and the American Revolutionary War mp3
* USCIS 100:62 the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, and Sally Hemings mp3
* USCIS 100:69 George Washington, Phillis Wheatley, and Columbia mp3
* Feb 05 USCIS 100:65 The Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise, and Slavery mp3
* USCIS 100:94 Washington DC, Benjamin Banneker, and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson mp3
* USCIS 100:71 Louisiana Territory, Missouri River, and York mp3
* USCIS 100:09 Life, Liberty, and La Amistad mp3
* USCIS 100:77 Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, and Civil Rights mp3
* USCIS 100:99 July 4th, Slavery, and Fredrick Douglass mp3
* USCIS 100:74 Slavery, the Supreme Court, and Dred Scott mp3
* USCIS 100:75 Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, and the Underground Railroad mp3
* USCIS 100:76 The Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth (mp3)
VOA News (recent videos)
1. VOANews: From Africa to America (Special Report--multiple articles and videos) (2019)--In 1619, the first Africans were brought to colonial Virginia – in bondage – beginning more than two centuries of slavery in America
2. African American Families Seek Clues About Enslaved Ancestors (2019)
3. African American Community Wants to Preserve Its Heritage (2018)
4. Members of African Diaspora Want More African Refugees in the US (2016)
5. BEYOND THE UNICORN: African and African-American Tech Entrepreneurs (2018)
6. Biden to Nominate Black Woman to Supreme Court (2022)
7. Black Panther Offers a Bridge for African Americans to Connect with Their African Roots (2018)
8. Buffalo Soldiers Celebrate 150th Anniversary (2016) (video)
9. Black Lives Matter Activists Voice Cautious Optimism About Biden Presidency (2021)
10. Black Panther Offers a Bridge for African Americans to Connect with Their African Roots (2019)
11. 'Driving While Black' Documentary Chronicles Decades of Mistreatment of African American Motorists (Dec 2020)
12. Founded by Former Slaves, Oklahoma’s All-Black Towns Struggle to Survive (Sept 2020)
13. A Futuristic Tool Helps Viewers Access Black History (Nov 2021)
14. Historic Oklahoma All-black Towns Fight to Survive (2017)
15. Inspiring Story of one of America's First African American Millionaires (2018)
16. Juneteenth – A Day to Reflect on the History and Legacy of Slavery in the US (2019)
17. Juneteenth Becomes a Federal Holiday in the US (June 2021)
18. Kamala Harris Makes History as First Black and Indian American Female Vice President (2021)
19. Largest Historically Black College in US Welcomes International Students (2020)
20. The Life of an African American Rodeo Cowgirl | VOA Connect (2019)
21. Nation’s Capital Celebrates Juneteenth, Newest Federal Holiday (June 2021)
22. Pan African Festival Connects the African Diaspora Through the Arts (2019)
23. Seeing America Through the Eyes of African Immigrants Turned Truckers (2018)
24. Storycorps: African-American NASCAR Driver Was Driven to Compete (2018)
25. 'Trapped': People from Travel Ban-Affected Countries Reflect, One Year Later (2018)
26. The Truth of Our Origins (VOA Connect Ep 16) (2019)
27. Visual Exploration of African Americans' Identity (2019)
28. VOA Takes Sneak Peek at the Smithsonian’s Newest Museum in Washington (2017)
MORE RESOURCES (check back for updates)* American English at State: Black History Month * ELCivics.com: Black History Month * LOC.gov: African American History Month * Smithsonian Education: Black History Month * Urban Intellectuals: Stories, News, Lesson Plans, and more. Check out their new Flash cards.
Citizenship, Immigration, and Government Resources in African Languages
* Amharic
+ CLINIC: Amharic / English 100 Civics Questions
+ King County: Public Health Info in Amharic
+ MedicinePlus: Health Info in Amharic
+ MN SOS: Elections and Voting in Amharic
+ Seattle: Democracy Voucher Program in Amharic
+ USCIS: Immigration resources in Amharic
+ VOA: News in Amharic
- Oromo
- CLINIC: Oromo / English 100 civics questions
- King County: Public Health Resouces in Oromo
- Medicine Plus: Health Info in Oromo
- MN SOS: Elections and Voting in Oromo
- Seattle: Democracy Voucher in Oromo
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VOA: News in Oromo
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Somali
- ACLU: Somali: What to do if you are stopped by law enforcement agents
- CLINIC: Somali 100 civics questions
- HIAS: Somali/English M-638 Quick Civics Lessons
- King County: Public Health Resources in Somali
- MedicinePlus: Health Info in Somali
- MN Historical Society: Becoming Minnesotan: Stories of Recent Somali Immigrants and Refugees
- MN Judicial Branch: English / Somali Legal Glossary and more resources
- MN SOS: Elections and Voting in Somali
- Seattle: Democracy Voucher Program in Somali
- SSA: Social Security Resources in Somali
- USCIS: Immigration Resources in Somali
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VOA: News in Somali
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Swahili
- King County: Public Health Resources in Swahili
- MedicinePlus: Health Info in Swahili
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VOA: News in Swahili
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Tigrigna
- CLINIC: Tigrigna / English
- King County: Public Health Resources in Tigrigna
- MedicinePlus: Health Info in Tigrinya
- Seattle: Democracy Voucher Program in Tigrigna
- VOA: News in Tigrigna Updated 2022-02-05
uscitizenpod: Tao Guangfang’s First Practice Citizenship Interview Interview C5 * Name One of Several Possible Answers N-400 n-400r-5 Residence * n-400r-6 Parents * n-400r-7 Biographic Info * n-400r-8 Work and School * n-400r-9 Travel outside the US**
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Rights + Preparing the Oath: 1800s
- PDFs
- USCIS: Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
- USCIS: Early America
- USCIS: 1800s History
- uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
- uscitizenpod: Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quizzes
- Bill of Rights pptx slides
- Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 01
- Bill of Rights Citizenship Quiz USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.5 Employment, Schools, and Travel
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.6 The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
- 3.7 The 1800s and Civil War Learn More:* Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year!
- Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
- Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs)* + Script + Vocabulary Picture Quiz
N-400 n-400r-5 Residence * n-400r-6 Parents * n-400r-7 Biographic Info * n-400r-8 Work and School * n-400r-9 Travel outside the US*
Civics:* Videos + Preparing the Oath: Rights + Preparing the Oath: 1800s
- PDFs
- USCIS: Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
- USCIS: Early America
- USCIS: 1800s History
- uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
- uscitizenpod: Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quizzes
- Bill of Rights pptx slides
- Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 01
- Bill of Rights Citizenship Quiz USA Learns * N-400 Interview Practice
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2.5 Employment, Schools, and Travel
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Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.6 The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
- 3.7 The 1800s and Civil War Learn More:* Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year!
- Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
- Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day
VOA Learning English: America's Presidents - Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - April 12, 1945) was the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. Before becoming President, he was Governor of New York from 1929 to 1932, Assistant United States Secretary of the Navy from 1913 to 1920 and a state senator from the state of New York.After he was elected President, he started a series of popular programs known as the New Deal to fight against the Great Depression. The New Deal gave people jobs building roads, bridges, dams, parks, schools, and also created Social Security. The United States did not fully recover from the Great Depression until it entered World War II.He served 12 years as President, dying shortly after beginning his 4th term, the longest ever spent in office. After his death, the 22nd Amendment came into effect, limiting how long a person could be President. (source)Learn More: ESL Library: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Subscription required!) * NPS: Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt - National Park Service * NPS: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial * VOA Learning English: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Powerful POP QUIZ*
USCIS 100:15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?USCIS 100:26. We elect a President for how many years?USCIS 100:30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?USCIS 100:32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?USCIS 100:36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?USCIS 100:43. Who is the Governor of your state now?USCIS 100:46. What is the political party of the President now?USCIS 100:78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.USCIS 100:80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? USCIS 100:81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?*
VOA Learning English: America's Presidents - William McKinley William McKinley Jr. (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. Before he became President, McKinley was a congressman and Governor of Ohio. During his term, Congress declared war against Spain in Latin America. This was the Spanish-American War (1898). After this war, the United States annexed Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, and Wake Island (now part of the "United States Minor Outlying Islands). Also, the U.S. deposed Queen Liliuokalani and annexed Hawaii. After McKinley's death, his vice president Theodore Roosevelt became president.Learn more: VOA Learning English: William McKinley: Imperial * NPS: William McKinley Tomb * NPS: Denali or Mount McKinley? * NPS: Saxton-McKinley House | First Ladies National Historic Site and the National First Ladies Library * History: William McKinley POP QUIZ:USCIS 100:21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? USCIS 100:22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?USCIS 100:23. Name your U.S. Representative.*USCIS 100:28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?USCIS 100:30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?USCIS 100:32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?USCIS 100:43. Who is the Governor of your state now?USCIS 100:72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.USCIS 100:91. Name one U.S. territory.*USCIS 100:92. Name one state that borders Canada
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level C Practice 4 + "Fours" Civics QuestionsN-400 Practice* Mix and Match Citizenship Interviews + Interview C-4 + ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
- N-400 Section Interviews
- n-400r-0 Before the Interview plus mp3
- n-400r-1 Eligibility
- n-400r-2 Info About You
- n-400r-3 Accommodations
- n-400r-4 Contact Info
- ALL N-400 Section Interviews Civics:* Videos
- Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence
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Preparing the Oath: Writing the Constitution
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PDFs
- USCIS: George Washington and the War of Independence
- USCIS: Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
- USCIS: Benjamin Franklin & the Constitution
- USCIS: Establishing Independence
- USCIS: The US Constitution
- uscitizenpod: Geography Quiz
- uscitizenpod: Dollar Quiz
- uscitizenpod: EXTRA PRACTICE: "Fours"
- uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
USA Learns:* N-400 Interview Practice + 2.1 Unit Introduction + 2.2 Questions and Short Answers + 2.3 Information about You + 2.4 Contact Information
- Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.4 The Declaration of Independence
- 3.5 The Constitution Learn more:* Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year (will update soon)!
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level C Practice 3 + "Threes" Civics QuestionsN-400 Practice* Mix and Match Citizenship Interviews + Interview C-3 + ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
- N-400 Section Interviews
- n-400r-0 Before the Interview plus mp3
- n-400r-1 Eligibility
- n-400r-2 Info About You
- n-400r-3 Accommodations
- n-400r-4 Contact Info
- ALL N-400 Section Interviews Civics:* Videos
- Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence
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Preparing the Oath: Writing the Constitution
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PDFs
- USCIS: George Washington and the War of Independence
- USCIS: Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
- USCIS: Benjamin Franklin & the Constitution
- USCIS: Establishing Independence
- USCIS: The US Constitution
- uscitizenpod: Geography Quiz
- uscitizenpod: Dollar Quiz
- uscitizenpod: EXTRA PRACTICE: "Threes"
- uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
USA Learns:* N-400 Interview Practice + 2.1 Unit Introduction + 2.2 Questions and Short Answers + 2.3 Information about You + 2.4 Contact Information
- Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.4 The Declaration of Independence
- 3.5 The Constitution Learn more:* Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year (will update soon)!
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level C Practice 2 + "Twos" Civics QuestionsN-400 Practice* Mix and Match Citizenship Interviews + Interview C-2 + ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
- N-400 Section Interviews
- n-400r-0 Before the Interview plus mp3
- n-400r-1 Eligibility
- n-400r-2 Info About You
- n-400r-3 Accommodations
- n-400r-4 Contact Info
- ALL N-400 Section Interviews Civics:* Videos
- Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence
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Preparing the Oath: Writing the Constitution
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PDFs
- USCIS: George Washington and the War of Independence
- USCIS: Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
- USCIS: Benjamin Franklin & the Constitution
- USCIS: Establishing Independence
- USCIS: The US Constitution
- uscitizenpod: Geography Quiz
- uscitizenpod: Dollar Quiz
- uscitizenpod: EXTRA PRACTICE: "Twos"
- uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
USA Learns:* N-400 Interview Practice + 2.1 Unit Introduction + 2.2 Questions and Short Answers + 2.3 Information about You + 2.4 Contact Information
- Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.4 The Declaration of Independence
- 3.5 The Constitution Learn more:* Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year (will update soon)!
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level C Practice 1 + "Ones" Civics QuestionsN-400 Practice* Mix and Match Citizenship Interviews + Interview C1 + ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
- N-400 Section Interviews
- n-400r-0 Before the Interview plus mp3
- n-400r-1 Eligibility
- n-400r-2 Info About You
- n-400r-3 Accommodations
- n-400r-4 Contact Info
- ALL N-400 Section Interviews Civics:* Videos
- Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence
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Preparing the Oath: Writing the Constitution
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- USCIS: George Washington and the War of Independence
- USCIS: Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
- USCIS: Benjamin Franklin & the Constitution
- USCIS: Establishing Independence
- USCIS: The US Constitution
- uscitizenpod: Geography Quiz
- uscitizenpod: Dollar Quiz
- uscitizenpod: EXTRA PRACTICE: "Ones"
- uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
USA Learns:* N-400 Interview Practice + 2.1 Unit Introduction + 2.2 Questions and Short Answers + 2.3 Information about You + 2.4 Contact Information
- Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.4 The Declaration of Independence
- 3.5 The Constitution Learn more:* Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year (will update soon)!
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level B Practice 5 and Civics Questions about IndependenceN-400 Practice* Mix and Match Citizenship Interviews + Interview B1 + Interview B2 + Interview B3 + Interview B4 + Interview B5 + ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
- N-400 Section Interviews
- n-400r-0 Before the Interview plus mp3
- n-400r-1 Eligibility
- n-400r-2 Info About You
- n-400r-3 Accommodations
- n-400r-4 Contact Info
- ALL N-400 Section Interviews Civics:* Videos
- Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence
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Preparing the Oath: Writing the Constitution
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- USCIS: George Washington and the War of Independence
- USCIS: Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
- USCIS: Benjamin Franklin & the Constitution
- USCIS: Establishing Independence
- USCIS: The US Constitution
- uscitizenpod: EXTRA PRACTICE: Independence Quiz
- uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
USA Learns:* N-400 Interview Practice + 2.1 Unit Introduction + 2.2 Questions and Short Answers + 2.3 Information about You + 2.4 Contact Information
- Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.4 The Declaration of Independence
- 3.5 The Constitution Learn more:* uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level B Practice 4 and Random Civics QuestionsN-400 Practice* Mix and Match Citizenship Interviews + Interview B4 + ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
- N-400 Section Interviews
- n-400r-0 Before the Interview plus mp3
- n-400r-3 Accommodations
- ALL N-400 Section Interviews Civics:* Videos
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Preparing the Oath: Writing the Constitution
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- USCIS: Benjamin Franklin & the Constitution
- uscitizenpod: EXTRA PRACTICE: Random Questions Set 1
- uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
USA Learns:* N-400 Interview Practice + 2.3 Information about You
- Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.5 The Constitution Learn more:* uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level B Practice 3 + Civic Names & Positions QuestionsN-400 Practice* Mix and Match Citizenship Interviews + Interview B3 + ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
- N-400 Section Interviews
- n-400r-2 Info About You
- ALL N-400 Section Interviews Civics:* Videos
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Preparing the Oath: Writing the Constitution
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PDFs
- USCIS: Establishing Independence
- uscitizenpod: EXTRA PRACTICE: Civics Name
- uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
USA Learns:* N-400 Interview Practice + 2.3 Information about You
- Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.5 The Constitution Learn more:* uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level B Practice 2 and Random Civics QuestionsN-400 Practice* Mix and Match Citizenship Interviews + Interview B2 + ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
- N-400 Section Interviews
- n-400r-1 Eligibility
- ALL N-400 Section Interviews Civics:* Videos
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Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence
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PDFs
- USCIS: Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
- uscitizenpod: EXTRA PRACTICE: Random Questions Set 2
- uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
USA Learns:* N-400 Interview Practice + 2.2 Questions and Short Answers
- Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
- 3.4 The Declaration of Independence Learn more:* uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Christmas is a federal U.S. holiday. Christians celebrate #Christmas as the birth of Jesus Christ. All Americans look forward to a long holiday of family, food, and fun. Here is a #Citizenship Quiz based on historical events which occurred on Christmas Eve (Dec 24) or Christmas Day Dec (25). Download the pdf and follow along: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/christmas-quiz.pdf
Video: https://youtu.be/oNIPSrSlKfk
All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us. Twelve civics questions paired with the following Americans.
Download the pdf at https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2021.pdf
- Nov 23, 2020: Bruce Boynton, African-American civil rights activist
- Dec 6, 2020: Paul Spyros Sarbanes, US Congressman
- Dec 10, 2020: Juan Pérez-Giménez, U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico judge
- Feb 6, 2021: George Shultz, three-time Cabinet Secretary
- Apr 4, 2021: LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, Native American activist
- Apr 19, 2021: Walter Mondale, Vice-President
- Aug 5, 2021 Richard Trumka, labor union leader
- Oct 16, 2021: Colin Powell, Secretary of State
Check out all our new videos on the uscitizenpod YouTube channel
All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us. Twelve civics questions paired with the following Americans.
Download the pdf at https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2021.pdf
- Nov 23, 2020: Bruce Boynton, African-American civil rights activist
- Dec 6, 2020: Paul Spyros Sarbanes, US Congressman
- Dec 10, 2020: Juan Pérez-Giménez, U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico judge
- Feb 6, 2021: George Shultz, three-time Cabinet Secretary
- Apr 4, 2021: LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, Native American activist
- Apr 19, 2021: Walter Mondale, Vice-President
- Aug 5, 2021 Richard Trumka, labor union leader
- Oct 16, 2021: Colin Powell, Secretary of State
Check out all our new videos on the uscitizenpod YouTube channel
Pair this 10 Question civics quiz with one of the Mix-and-Match Citizenship Interviews (https://bit.ly/mm-uscitizen) for a quick mock naturalization interview.
Find more Constitution and Citizenship Week 2021 resources at https://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/09/citizenship-resources-for-constitution.html.
Find more Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month 2021
https://www.uscitizenpod.com/2021/09/citizenship-resources-for-hispanic.html
On July 2, 2021, USCIS released a new report: A Quick Review of the USCIS Interagency Strategy for Promoting Naturalization. Dr. Patricia Hernandez and Teacher Jennifer Gagliardi do a quick review of the plan and look forward to it's implementation.
USCIS Interagency Strategy for Promoting Naturalization
https://www.uscis.gov/promotingnaturalization
Executive Order on Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/02/02/executive-order-restoring-faith-in-our-legal-immigration-systems-and-strengthening-integration-and-inclusion-efforts-for-new-americans/
Interagency Strategy for Promoting Naturalization pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/Interagency_Strategy_for_Promoting_Naturalization_Final.pdf
Naturalization Policies Fact Sheet
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/fact-sheets/EXA_NatzPoliciesFactSheet_06292021_SP_V2.pdf
LIST OF PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
https://bit.ly/cit-lawyer or
https://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
Release Date 04/12/2021 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that F-1 students seeking optional practical training (OPT) can now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online if they are filing under one of these categories:
- (c)(3)(A) – Pre-Completion OPT;
- (c)(3)(B) – Post-Completion OPT; and
- (c)(3)(C) – 24-Month Extension of OPT for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students.
OPT is temporary employment that is directly related to an F-1 student’s major area of study. Eligible students can apply to receive up to 12 months of OPT employment authorization before completing their academic studies (pre-completion) and/or after completing their academic studies (post-completion). Eligible F-1 students who receive STEM degrees may apply for a 24-month extension of their post-completion OPT.
“USCIS remains committed to maximizing our online filing capabilities,” said Senior Official Performing the Duties of USCIS Director Tracy Renaud. “The I-765 online filing option allows eligible students to file forms online in a more user-friendly fashion and increases efficiencies for adjudicators.”
The option to file Form I-765 online is only available to F-1 students filing Form I-765 for OPT. If an applicant submits Form I-765 online to request employment authorization on or after April 15, but is eligible for a different employment authorization category, USCIS will deny the application and retain the fee. As USCIS continues to transition to paperless operations, the agency will work to expand online filing for Form I-765 to additional categories.
Online filing allows applicants to submit forms electronically, check the status of their case anytime from anywhere, and receive notices from USCIS online instead of waiting for them in the mail. USCIS is using innovation and technology to meet the needs of applicants, petitioners and employees. Regardless of the paper or electronic format of an application or petition, USCIS is committed to ensuring a secure and efficient process for all.
Individuals can file 11 USCIS forms online, which can all be found on the Forms Available to File Online page. To file these forms online, individuals must first create a USCIS online account at myaccount.uscis.gov. This free account allows them to:
- Submit their forms;
- Pay their fees;
- Track the status of their case;
- Communicate with USCIS through a secure inbox; and
- Respond to Requests for Evidence.
USCIS continues to accept the latest paper version of these forms by mail.
For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn.
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/f-1-students-seeking-optional-practical-training-can-now-file-form-i-765-online
video: https://youtu.be/g0KlqlgS2Oc
Delia, a student of Dr. Patricia Hernandez, talks about her recent "virtual" citizenship interview
Dr Hernandez and Teacher Jennifer give tips about The Stressed-out USCIS Officer and More Tips for Your Citizenship Interview (in English)
https://youtu.be/HnpGEtdmUhI
El estrés de los oficiales de USCIS, y sugerencias que pueden facilitar su entrevista de ciudadanía
https://youtu.be/5dqymNu9u1s
US Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month https://www.uscitizenpod.com/
You will hear the announcement in English, Español, 廣東話,普通話, Tiếng việt
2021-02-22 USCIS Reverts to the 2008 Version of the Naturalization Civics Test
https://youtu.be/BbgG43pEpnw
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-reverts-to-the-2008-version-of-the-naturalization-civics-test
USCIS Vuelve a la Versión del 2008 del Examen de Educación Cívica para Naturalización
https://www.uscis.gov/es/noticias/comunicados-de-prensa/uscis-vuelve-a-la-version-del-2008-del-examen-de-educacion-civica-para-naturalizacion
美國公民及移民服務局恢復為2008年版本的入籍公民測試
您只學習100個公民問題。
新的128個問題太難了！ 我們真高興！ 謝謝美國移民局！
USCIS Hoàn nguyên về Phiên bản 2008 của Bài kiểm tra Công dân Nhập tịch
Bạn chỉ học 100 câu hỏi môn công dân.
128 câu hỏi mới quá khó! Chúng tôi rất vui! Xin cảm ơn USCIS!
Thank you USCIS for listening to the people!
Before we start the interview, I share some news about the 128 civics questions (check with USCIS.gov for confirmation). Then Thao answers N-400 and 10 civics questions, plus 1 reading and dictation question. Happy New Year, Happy New U.S. Citizen Thao Nguyen!
Citizenship Resources for February http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2021/02/us-citizenship-resources-for-february.html
Biden Is Planning To Scrap Trump's Version Of The Citizenship Test That Critics Said Was More Confusing
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/biden-us-citizenship-test-change
Biden Is Planning To Scrap Trump's Version Of The Citizenship Test!
https://youtu.be/ELelLHy2ZLA
This is an extended N-400 Part 12 vocabulary review with Quynh. When she doesn't understand a questions, she asks for clarification.
This interview is based on
- N-400r Part 12 Overview Quiz (27 questions) http://goo.gl/3m3t7K
Nga Trans answers questions from the Basic Citizenship Interview, plus 10 Civics Questions, and then talks about her Citizenship interview.
USCIS: USCIS Application Support Centers Updates, Dec 29, 2020
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDHSCISINVITE/2020/12/29/file_attachments/1635668/ASC%20Updates.pdf
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, USCIS has experienced delays in scheduling or rescheduling application support center (ASC) appointments to collect biometrics. Current processing times are affected by several variables including demand and capacity at individual ASCs.
The information below may help you understand what to expect with your biometrics appointment.
Safely Reopening ASCs
USCIS temporarily suspended in-person services between March and June to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and ensure employee and applicant safety. As a result, we cancelled approximately 280,000 appointments. USCIS began a phased reopening of our ASCs in July, after we installed protective screens and incorporated proper social distancing measures across 132 sites. Since reopening, there have been sporadic and temporary ASC closures for reasons such as local stay-at-home orders, COVID-19-related cleaning and extreme weather. From July to September, ASCs were operating at below 50 percent of pre-COVID levels. By late October, we increased ASC operations to approximately 65 percent of pre-COVID levels.
Current State
We are working to safely maximize appointment capacity at ASCs and are also reusing previously collected biometrics to conduct background and security checks when authorized by law. Based on capacity limitations unique to each ASC, we have not yet rescheduled all cancelled appointments. USCIS is scheduling approximately 10,400 appointments per day. Approximately 1.3 million applications are awaiting biometrics appointments as of mid-December. Applicants should continue to wait for an ASC appointment notice or a Form I-797, Notice of Action, from USCIS indicating that their previously collected biometrics may be reused.
Priority of ASC Appointments
Biometrics appointments are scheduled based on the prioritization of benefit types, considering adjudication capacity and processing times. Within a benefit type, USCIS generally schedules appointments on a first-in, first-out basis. The wait time for appointments will vary geographically, based on capacity and varying demand at individual ASC locations.
Biometrics Reuse
USCIS is authorized to reuse biometrics under limited circumstances, and usually where we must verify an individual’s identity and the case is otherwise ready to adjudicate. If USCIS will reuse biometrics for a pending application, we will mail a Form I-797 notice to the applicant stating that we will be reusing the applicant’s biometrics and that the applicant is not required to appear at an ASC. Not all applications meet the requirements for biometrics reuse.
Walk-ins
Because of our COVID facility constraints, we cannot process walk-ins for biometrics collection except for military applicants and their family members when the principal applicant is scheduled for an appointment.
Before visiting any USCIS facility, check the USCIS Office Closings webpage for the current operating status. For more information about USCIS ASCs, visit our ASC information webpage. Please use our online tools for help in managing your application and to track the status of your case. If you have questions that are not addressed in your appointment notice, you may connect with the USCIS Contact Center.
USCIS Application Support Centers Updates
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDHSCISINVITE/2020/12/29/file_attachments/1635668/ASC%20Updates.pdf
Dec 31, 2020
USCIS Application Support Centers Updates
https://youtu.be/50HbACj-j74
Dec 13, 2020 What's happening with USCIS Biometrics Appointments?
https://youtu.be/sqgdBXfkV_w
Dec 21, 2020
BIOMETRICS Plus USCIS TOOLS: Case Status, Case Inquiry, & Processing Times
https://youtu.be/BN1sGQjx1tw
More links:
USCIS Office Closings
https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings
USCIS Application Support Centers
https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/preparing-for-your-biometric-services-appointment
USCIS Tools
https://www.uscis.gov/tools
Check Your Case Status
https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do
USCIS Contact Center.
https://www.uscis.gov/contactcenter
Ahmed Khan is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who is practicing for his naturalization interview this week. We included extra civics and dictation practice. Let's get started!
Hung went to his interview in Santa Ana, CA. Before the interview began, they gave him an iPad. The officer then went to another office, took off his mask, and talked to Hung via the iPad. Hung was able to see and hear the officer clearly. Also Hung answered questions in Vietnamese in a separate video.
Videos
Hung Do talks about his U.S. Citizenship Interview (English)
https://youtu.be/T_IaF6qTuiA
Hùng Đỗ nói về cuộc Phỏng vấn Quốc tịch Hoa Kỳ của mình.
https://youtu.be/yhJAVhusDGQ
USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date on or after Dec. 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. For more information, visit The 2020 Version of the Civics Test page. Applicants for naturalization with a filing date before Dec. 1, 2020, are required to take the 2008 version of the civics test.
With the 2020 version of the civics test, the USCIS officer will ask you to answer 20 out of the 128 civics test questions. You must answer at least 12 questions correctly to pass the 2020 version of the civics test. All questions on the test are asked orally. There are no changes to the English portion of the naturalization civics test. You must demonstrate an understanding of the English language, including the ability to read, write, and speak basic English.
Video: https://youtu.be/k6qzt1AcxEE
https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship-resource-center/the-2020-version-of-the-civics-test/128-civics-questions-and-answers-2020-version
All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us.
We honor the following list of Americans who passed before us:
Jan 24 Pete Stark, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–2013).
Feb 23 Ahmaud Arbery, jogger, shot.
Feb 24 Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician,
Mar 2 Charles Trimble, Native American advocate.
Mar 13 Barbara Harris, American Episcopal prelate.
Mar 13 Breonna Taylor, African-American woman and EMT.
Apr 9 Phyllis Lyon, American gay rights activist.
Apr 16 Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizona (1997–2003).
May 6 Carlos Ernesto Escobar Mejía, Salvadoran-born American immigrant, COVID-19.
May 25 George Floyd, American police detainee.
July 17 John Lewis and C. T. Vivian, American civil rights leaders
Sept 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2020
video: https://youtu.be/enB6QoyU16c
pdf: http://bit.ly/2020-dotd
Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2019
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2019.mp3
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2019.pdf
watch: https://youtu.be/T7suXxNUFME
Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2018
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2018.mp3
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2018.pdf
watch: https://youtu.be/8keZs7fjIDc
Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2017
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2017.mp3
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2017.pdf
watch: https://youtu.be/ihsW_9GiO3Q
Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2016
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/day-of-the-dead-2016.mp3
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2016.pdf
A Citizenship Quiz for All Saints Day Podcast 2015
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-all-saints.mp3
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-all-saints.pdf
Citizenship Quiz for Day of the Dead Podcast 2015
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead.mp3
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead.pdf
Also see:
I am the American Way https://youtu.be/26Y2MXPUo7s
Trick or Treat! A Halloween Citizenship Interview 2019 watch: https://youtu.be/7_5ofzC8oEE A Citizenship Quiz for Halloween
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-halloween-quiz.mp3
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-halloween.pdf Dead Honored in Various Ways
https://youtu.be/f3cRohj2vEA
Dr. Hernandez describes how her student found time to study for and pass her Citizenship interview. Super quick review of some Part 12 Vocabulary plus many interview tips!
A mother with a newborn reports back about her Citizenship Interview
video: https://youtu.be/b3bD3QxSIlE
Una madre con un recién nacido informa sobre su entrevista de ciudadanía
video: https://youtu.be/JYM5mJs7F-8
Examples of Dr. Hernandez's worksheets:
What's happening with the USCIS Openings? Week 4
video: https://bit.ly/uscis-week-04
worksheet: https://bit.ly/ez-n400-part12
What's happening with the USCIS Openings? Week 6
video: https://bit.ly/uscis-week-06
worksheet: https://bit.ly/uscis-week-06-x
U.S. Citizenship Prep Activities 1: Part 12 Vocabulary Bingo
video: https://youtu.be/qOU4BGdOQ-8
To join Dr. Patricia Hernandez's class
Contact:
Adult Education Center (AEC)
2510 Lincoln Boulevard - Room 203
Santa Monica, California 90405
Telephone: 310-664-6222 Fax: 310-664-6220
Online Registration
https://smmusd.asapconnected.com/
Teacher Patricia Hernandez and Teacher Jennifer Gagliardi talk about getting organized for your U.S. Citizenship Interview. These tips are for everyone, especially those whose eligibility is based on marriage to a U.S. citizen. We also talk about recent immigration news, encourage everyone to complete their Census, and advocate for alternative funding for USCIS. UPDATED VISA INFO IN SHOW NOTES!
You can watch this podcast on YouTube
https://youtu.be/LrjLoMZle9A
USCIS responds to a judge's order to stop the increase of the citizenship fee from $725 to $1170 on October 2.
CNN reported Tuesday night that a Federal judge blocked attempt to hike naturalization fees by 80%. The fee hike was supposed to go up on Oct.2. See the details at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/politics/naturalization-fees-judge/index.html
USCIS Response to Preliminary Injunction of Fee Rule
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-response-to-preliminary-injunction-of-fee-rule
Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Foreign Workers
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/foreign-workers-visas-h-1b-trump.html
Trump Virtually Cuts Off Refugees as He Unleashes a Tirade on Immigrants
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/politics/trump-refugees.html
NPR: Hansi Lo Wang
Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) is a national correspondent for NPR based in New York City. He reports on the people, power and money behind the 2020 census.
https://www.npr.org/people/177498291/hansi-lo-wang
VISA AND GREEN CARD UPDATES!
Here is a link to the October Visa Bulletin
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2021/visa-bulletin-for-october-2020.html
Adjustment of Status Filing Charts from the Visa Bulletin
https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/visa-availability-priority-dates/adjustment-of-status-filing-charts-from-the-visa-bulletin
Visa Appointment Wait Times
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html
Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions
https://www.usembassy.gov/
October Visa Bulletin: Significant Changes for #Indian and #Chinese Nationals
Immigration Nerds Podcast
Erickson Immigration Group's Managing Director, Hiba Anver joins.
Skilled Indian workers make up roughly 75% of the employment-based green card backlog, a category that only accepts up to 7% of applicants from each country. Today, the number of total green cards issued each year is limited to 140,000. There's currently over 700,000 Indian workers waiting in a line now that is likely to stretch for decades. This discussion addresses how Octobers bulletin may effect this particular cohort, and others like them.
#EB2 #India #EB3 #H1B # China #India #visa #USCIS #fees
Listen to this #podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hiba-anver-october-visa-bulletin-significant-changes/id1400312981?i=1000493401079
I am not a lawyer. I cannot answer any questions about this info. Please contact:
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers | EOIR | Department of Justice
https://bit.ly/cit-lawyer
USCIS responds to a judge's order to stop the increase of the citizenship fee from $725 to $1170 on October 2.
CNN reported Tuesday night that a Federal judge blocked attempt to hike naturalization fees by 80%. The fee hike was supposed to go up on Oct.2. See the details at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/politics/naturalization-fees-judge/index.html
USCIS Response to Preliminary Injunction of Fee Rule
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-response-to-preliminary-injunction-of-fee-rule
WASHINGTON-U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Deputy Director of Policy Joseph Edlow issued the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issuing a nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining fee increases for citizenship and other immigration benefits. “This unfortunate decision leaves USCIS underfunded by millions of dollars each business day the fee rule is enjoined. Unlike most government agencies, USCIS is fee funded. As required by federal law, USCIS conducted a comprehensive biennial fee review and determined that current fees do not recover the cost of providing adjudication and naturalization services. This is nothing new or abnormal. In fact, the fee rule is two years behind schedule, and is a smaller percentage increase than the previous. In a fee-funded agency such as USCIS, this increase is necessary to continue operations in any long-term, meaningful way to ensure cost recovery. This decision barring USCIS from enacting its mandatory fee increase is unprecedented and harmful to the American people.” TRASLATION VIA GOOGLE TRANSLATE: Respuesta de USCIS a la regla de orden judicial preliminar Fecha de lanzamiento 30/09/2020 WASHINGTON-EE. UU. El Director Adjunto de Política de los Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración, Joseph Edlow, emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta a que el Tribunal de Distrito de los EE. UU. Para el Distrito Norte de California emitió una orden judicial preliminar a nivel nacional que ordena aumentos de tarifas para la ciudadanía y otros beneficios de inmigración. “Esta desafortunada decisión deja al USCIS sin fondos suficientes en millones de dólares cada día hábil que se impone la regla de tarifas. A diferencia de la mayoría de las agencias gubernamentales, USCIS se financia mediante tarifas. Como lo requiere la ley federal, el USCIS llevó a cabo una revisión de tarifas bienal integral y determinó que las tarifas actuales no recuperan el costo de brindar servicios de adjudicación y naturalización. Esto no es nada nuevo ni anormal. De hecho, la regla de las tarifas tiene un retraso de dos años y es un aumento porcentual menor que el anterior. En una agencia financiada con tarifas como USCIS, este aumento es necesario para continuar las operaciones de cualquier manera significativa a largo plazo para garantizar la recuperación de costos. Esta decisión que prohíbe al USCIS promulgar su aumento de tarifas obligatorio no tiene precedentes y es perjudicial para el pueblo estadounidense ”. Para obtener más información sobre USCIS y sus programas, visite uscis.gov o síganos en Twitter (@uscis), Instagram (/ uscis), YouTube (/ uscis), Facebook (/ uscis) y LinkedIn (/ uscis).Respuesta de USCIS a la regla de orden judicial preliminar Fecha de lanzamiento 30/09/2020 WASHINGTON-EE. UU. El Director Adjunto de Política de los Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración, Joseph Edlow, emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta a que el Tribunal de Distrito de los EE. UU. Para el Distrito Norte de California emitió una orden judicial preliminar a nivel nacional que ordena aumentos de tarifas para la ciudadanía y otros beneficios de inmigración. “Esta desafortunada decisión deja al USCIS sin fondos suficientes en millones de dólares cada día hábil que se impone la regla de tarifas. A diferencia de la mayoría de las agencias gubernamentales, USCIS se financia mediante tarifas. Como lo requiere la ley federal, el USCIS llevó a cabo una revisión de tarifas bienal integral y determinó que las tarifas actuales no recuperan el costo de brindar servicios de adjudicación y naturalización. Esto no es nada nuevo ni anormal. De hecho, la regla de las tarifas tiene un retraso de dos años y es un aumento porcentual menor que el anterior. En una agencia financiada con tarifas como USCIS, este aumento es necesario para continuar las operaciones de cualquier manera significativa a largo plazo para garantizar la recuperación de costos. Esta decisión que prohíbe al USCIS promulgar su aumento de tarifas obligatorio no tiene precedentes y es perjudicial para el pueblo estadounidense ”. Para obtener más información sobre USCIS y sus programas, visite uscis.gov o síganos en Twitter (@uscis), Instagram (/ uscis), YouTube (/ uscis), Facebook (/ uscis) y LinkedIn (/ uscis).
Dr. Patricia Hernandez and Teacher Jennifer Gagliardi get together for a practice interview plus interview tips. This video is based on report-backs from recent Citizenship interviews in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose.
You can watch the zoom video with sub-titles here:
Download the PDF and take the quiz:
Twenty-seven N-400 & Civics Qs for US Constitution & Citizenship Week https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/Const-Week-Quiz-2015.pdf
Then listen to Teacher Jennifer's comments.
Citizenship Resources for Constitution Day and Citizenship Week are available at http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/09/citizenship-resources-for-constitution.html
Good News from USCIS!
News Alert Aug 25, 2020
No furlough!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uscis-abandons-furloughs-13000-employees-us-immigration-system/
Biometrics fee included in new N-400 fee Oct 2: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-16389.pdf pg 277
No New DACA Applications (This is bad news, but we think this will change soon because the Supreme Court ruled in favor of potential DACA applicants)
https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-implements-dhs-guidance-on-daca
Plus make a plan to vote early by mail or drop it off at your County Registrar of Voters!
Good News from USCIS!
News Alert Aug 25, 2020
No furlough!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uscis-abandons-furloughs-13000-employees-us-immigration-system/
Biometrics fee included in new N-400 fee Oct 2: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-16389.pdf pg 277
No New DACA Applications (This is bad news, but we think this will change soon because the Supreme Court ruled in favor of potential DACA applicants)
https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-implements-dhs-guidance-on-daca
Plus make a plan to vote early by mail or drop it off at your County Registrar of Voters!
The new fee structure, unveiled by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), is expected to take effect October 2. The cost of online naturalization applications is increasing from $640 to $1,160. There will also be a $50 fee for asylum-seekers.
USCIS Adjusts Fees to Help Meet Operational Needs https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-adjusts-fees-to-help-meet-operational-needs
Increase in US Immigration Fees Announced https://www.voanews.com/usa/immigration/increase-us-immigration-fees-announced
Dr. Patricia Hernandez and Jennifer Gagliardi discuss 20 basic USCIS N-400 Part 12 vocabulary terms. Includes a quiz, an exploration of the new USCIS.gov website, news about the Furlough, and so much more!
What's happening with the USCIS Openings? Week 7
Video with audio (1 hour!)
https://bit.ly/uscis-week-7
Video with slides only, no audio (9 min) (Posted 7/26/2020)
https://bit.ly/uscis-week-07-no
2020-07-25 Agenda
- N-400 Part 12 Picture Vocabulary and Definition Quiz
a. Overview of the Revised N-400 Part 12 https://bit.ly/n400-p12-interview-intro
b. Intro to the N-400 Part 12 Quiz Picture Vocabulary https://bit.ly/n400-p12-interview-intro
c. Intro to the N-400 Part 12 Quiz https://bit.ly/n400-p12-quiz-intro
2. USCIS website update
a. https://www.uscis.gov/
b. uscitizenpod video about update: https://bit.ly/new-uscis-gov
3. TEACHER ALERT: USCIS Citizenship Resource Center
a. https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship
b. USCIS Lesson plans have moved! https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/resources-for-educational-programs/educational-products-for-educators-and-program-administrators
c. Teachers: update your links to USCIS lesson plans!
4. USCIS ASC Re-openings and Furlough
a. ASC re-openings: https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings
b. 7/23 USCIS Furlough Update from Rep. Peter Welch https://bit.ly/rep-welch-uscis
c. 7/24 Senator Leahy announce that USCIS is postponing USCIS furloughs of 13,00 civil servants
d. Call Congress & the White House to fully fund USCIS!
Dr. Patricia Hernandez and Jennifer Gagliardi start with a shortened USCIS N-400 interview which focuses on difficult Part 12 vocabulary.
07/18/2020 Agenda:
Practice Interview
Don’t just say NO!
7 simple definitions for some new Vocabulary
New Citizenship Resource: Voices of Freedom ebook
USCIS San Jose Webinar (and more info about USCIS outreach)
More info about immigration scams
Migration Policy Institute Webinar
Good News! DACA and ICE Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announcement
What's happening with the USCIS Openings? Week 6
Video with audio (40 min +)
https://bit.ly/uscis-week-06
Video with slides only, no audio (4 min)
https://bit.ly/uscis-week-06-no
Seven Part 12 simple definitions https://bit.ly/uscis-week-06-x
Watch video:
https://bit.ly/uscis-week-04
worksheet:
https://bit.ly/ez-n400-part12
N-400 Part 12 playlist (16 videos)
https://bit.ly/n400-part12
Voices of Freedom Digital Book and Audio
http://buymylab.com/accesscode/?page_id=1806
Upcoming Local Engagements
https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/upcoming-local-engagements
Good Info about Scams: FTC.gov Fotonovelos
ftc.gov: Notario scams (English)
https://bit.ly/ftc-notario-scams
ftc.gov: Estafas de Notario (Spanish)
https://bit.ly/ftc-notario-estafa
More Info: uscitizenpod’s US scams playlist
https://bit.ly/USscams
07/16 Migration Policy Institute Webinar
A Rockier Road to U.S. Citizenship? Findings of a Survey on Changing Naturalization Procedures
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/changing-uscis-naturalization-procedures
A Bumpy Path to U.S. Citizenship: A Survey of Changing USCIS Practices (video)
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/bumpy-path-us-citizenship-survey-changing-uscis-practices
Dr. Patricia Hernandez and Jennifer Gagliardi talk very briefly about video comments and then move on to a practice USCIS N-400 interview and much more.
07/11/2020 Agenda:
- Quick Comments and Request
- Practice Interview
- New Citizenship Resources--(Sorry, we skipped it. See below)
- 2020 Calendar—before and after COVID-19
- USCIS Webinar Seattle plus Migration Policy Institute Webinar
- Immigration news headlines
- ICE Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announcement and our response
This podcast is almost 50 minutes!
Here is the video with closed caption:
https://bit.ly/uscis-week-05
Here is the video with slides only, no audio: (3.5 minutes)
https://bit.ly/uscis-week-05-no
Google slides
https://bit.ly/uscis-week-05-gslides
Podcast:
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/2020-07-11.mp3
New Citizenship Resources
Voices of Freedom Digital Book and Audio
http://buymylab.com/accesscode/?page_id=1806%C2%A0
05/06/2020 COABE webinar: Resources for Online Citizenship Classes
google slides: https://bit.ly/2020-coabe-cit (UPDATED)
07/06/2020 COABE: Hit the Deck Running: 2020 Census, Civics, and Citizenship
google slides: https://bit.ly/2020-coabe-3cs
News You Can Use
PBS: The American Experience: The Vote
video/website: https://bit.ly/wom-vote
VOANews: New US Citizens Sworn In at Los Angeles Drive Through
video: https://bit.ly/oath-drivethru
NPR: How The Pandemic Will Affect This Year's Election
video: https://bit.ly/pan-vote
NPR: The Long, Perilous Route Thousands Of Indians Have Risked For A Shot At Life In U.S.
read/listen: https://bit.ly/indian-migrants
NYTimes: How ICE Helped Spread the Coronavirus | Coronavirus News
video: https://bit.ly/ICE-covid
NPR: Foreign Journalists Working For U.S. Government Broadcasters (VOANews) May Lose Visas
Read/listen: https://bit.ly/voa-jvisas
VOA Learning English: Who Is Affected by the US Visa Ban?
read/listen: https://bit.ly/visas-ban-2020
VOA Learning English: New Rules: Foreign Students Must Leave US if Classes Go Online
read/listen: https://bit.ly/online-go-home
Dr. Patricia Hernandez and Jennifer Gagliardi talk very briefly about USCIS Outreach events and then move on to simple definitions to complex USCIS N-400 Part 12 vocabulary. Download Dr. Hernandez's USCIS N-400 Part 12 worksheet, watch the video, and write in the N-400 vocabulary.
Watch video: https://bit.ly/uscis-week-04
worksheet: https://bit.ly/ez-n400-part12
Upcoming National Engagements
USCIS holds a variety of external stakeholder events in which we share information and obtain feedback on USCIS programs and policies.
https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/upcoming-national-engagements
Upcoming Local Engagements
Community Relations Officers build collaborative relationships with local stakeholders in many ways, including regular meetings, special sessions with specific and targeted agendas, educational presentations, email dissemination of communications materials, and phone conversations.
https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/upcoming-local-engagement
Dr Hernandez and I talk about the good news and bad news from USCIS June 18-26:
DACA victory, Visa bans, Civics Pilot, SF/SJ re-opening, possible new procedures, impending furlough, participating in democracy, DC statehood and more!
What's happening with the USCIS Openings? Week 3
The video with full audio is about 40 minutes long.
Watch it at https://bit.ly/uscis-week-03
QUICK TAKE: USCIS Openings Week 3
Video with slides only, no audio.
10 seconds per slide, approximately 3.5 minutes
https://bit.ly/uscis-week-03x
One big concern: a possible USCIS furlough in August. This can greatly delay naturalization and immigration petitions.
Please contact Congress to fully fund USCIS!
Write or say this message:
I SUPPORT THE FULL FUNDING OF USCIS
Example of the address:
Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard
Chairwoman, Homeland Security Subcommittee House Appropriations Committee
2006 Rayburn House Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20515
More information about who to contact about USCIS funding:
House Committee on Appropriations
Homeland Security subcommittee
2006 Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-5834
https://appropriations.house.gov/subcommittees/homeland-security-116th-congress
Committee Membership:
Lucille Roybal-Allard, Chairwoman
Henry Cuellar
Dutch Ruppersberger
David E. Price
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Grace Meng
Chuck Fleischmann, Ranking Member
John Rutherford
Dan Newhouse
Steven Palazzo
Pete Aguilar
You can also direct postal correspondence to your representatives as follows:
The Honorable (Name)
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 224-3121
http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/
Dr Hernandez and I talk about the June 18 USCIS Webinar. We summarize and comment on USCIS info about case backlog priorities, Oath Ceremonies, requirements to enter USCIS facilities, citizenship interviews, fingerprint appointments, translators, and much more!
One big concern: a possible USCIS furlough in August. Please contact the White House and Congress to fully fund USCIS!
The President
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Comments: 202-456-1111
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
You can also direct postal correspondence to your senator as follows:
The Honorable (Name)
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-3121
https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
You can also direct postal correspondence to your representatives as follows:
The Honorable (Name)
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 224-3121
http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/
Watch Dr Hernandez's interviews here:
What's happening with the USCIS Openings? Week 2 video
https://youtu.be/-3AQ_5udfek
What's happening with the USCIS Openings? Week 1
https://youtu.be/MdVzv5Ei43Y
Travel Questions during the USCIS Interview with Dr Patricia Hernandez
https://youtu.be/a10VzAppCFo
Preguntas de Viaje durante la Entrevista de USCIS con Dr Patricia Hernandez
https://youtu.be/p4Ninazqln0
Dr Hernandez and I compare notes about what is happening in Los Angeles and Northern Californian USCIS office re-opening. We talk about Oath Ceremonies, citizenship interviews, office openings and closings, fee increase (no date yet), travel, summer citizenship classes via zoom (email uscitizenpod@gmail.com), and much more!
Video of this zoom call with closed captions:
https://youtu.be/MdVzv5Ei43Y
Watch Dr Hernandez's two earlier interviews here:
Travel Questions during the USCIS Interview with Dr Patricia Hernandez
https://youtu.be/a10VzAppCFo
Preguntas de Viaje durante la Entrevista de USCIS con Dr Patricia Hernandez
https://youtu.be/p4Ninazqln0
video: USCIS Offices Preparing to Reopen on June 4
USCIS: USCIS Offices Preparing to Reopen on June 4
https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-offices-preparing-reopen-june-4
On March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily suspended in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS is readying offices to reopen on or after June 4. Employees in these offices are continuing to perform mission-essential services that do not require face-to-face contact with the public while the offices are closed.
While offices are temporarily closed, USCIS will continue to provide limited emergency in-person services. Please call the USCIS Contact Center for assistance with emergency services.
USCIS field offices will send notices to applicants and petitioners with scheduled appointments and naturalization ceremonies impacted by the extended temporary closure. USCIS asylum offices will send interview cancellation notices and automatically reschedule asylum interviews. When the interview is rescheduled, asylum applicants will receive a new interview notice with the new time, date and location of the interview. When USCIS again resumes operations for in-person services, USCIS will automatically reschedule ASC appointments due to the temporary office closure. Individuals will receive a new appointment letter in the mail. Those who had InfoPass or other appointments must reschedule through the USCIS Contact Center once field offices are open to the public again. Please check to see if the respective office has been reopened before calling the Contact Center.
Please also visit https://www.uscis.gov/coronavirus for updates. For the latest information on the status of an office, visit https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-office-closings
Oficinas de USCIS se Preparan para Reabrir el 4 de Junio
https://www.uscis.gov/es/noticias/alertas/oficinas-de-uscis-se-preparan-para-reabrir-el-4-de-junio
El 18 de marzo, el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos suspendió temporalmente los servicios en persona en sus oficinas locales, oficinas de asilo y centros de asistencia en solicitudes (ASC, por sus siglas en inglés) para ayudar a frenar la propagación del coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS está en el proceso de preparar las oficinas para su reapertura en o después del 4 de junio. El equipo de trabajo de USCIS continúa brindando servicios esenciales para la misión, que no requieren contacto en persona con el público mientras las oficinas permanecen cerradas.
Mientras las oficinas estén cerradas temporalmente, USCIS continuará los servicios en persona en limitadas situaciones de emergencia. Por favor, llame al Centro de Contacto de USCIS para asistencia con los servicios de emergencia.
Las oficinas locales de USCIS enviarán notificaciones a los solicitantes y peticionarios con citas y ceremonias de naturalización programadas afectadas por el cierre temporal extendido. Las oficinas de asilo de USCIS enviarán notificaciones de cancelación y reprogramarán entrevistas de asilo automáticamente. Cuando se reprograme una entrevista, los solicitantes de asilo recibirán una nueva notificación de entrevista con una nueva hora, fecha, y lugar de la entrevista. Cuando USCIS reanude las operaciones para servicios en persona, UCIS reprogramará automáticamente las citas en el ASC debido al cierre temporal de la oficina. Las personas recibirán una nueva Notificación de Cita por correo postal. Las personas que tenían una cita InfoPass u otras citas, deben reprogramar su cita a través del Centro de Contacto de USCIS cuando abran nuevamente las oficinas al público. Por favor verifique si la oficina respectiva ya ha sido abierta antes de llamar al Centro de Contacto de USCIS.
También, por favor visite https://www.uscis.gov/es/coronavirus para actualizaciones. Para la información actualizada sobre el estatus de oficinas, visite https://www.uscis.gov/es/estatus-oficinas
Our seventh daily Citizenship lesson features:
a. the B-2 Citizenship interview
b. USCIS 100:58, 100:64 (European colonists, Thanksgiving)
For all the links, please go to:
U.S. Citizenship 07, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/03/us-citizenship-07-covid-19-break.html
Daily U.S.Citizenship Lessons 07 summary video
https://youtu.be/B2uPd_j4qBQ
N-400
- Easy Interview
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- Interview B-2
- Entrevista B-2
Civics
- si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Pilgrims / European Immigrants (requires flash) USCIS 100:58, 100:64
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- English transcript
- Spanish transcript
- USCIS: Lesson Plans
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- Thanksgiving 1, 2, 3 (beginning)
- Early America pdf (intermediate)
- ELCivics.com
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- ELCivics.com: Thanksgiving
- ELCivics.com: The 13 Original Colonies
- ELCivics.com: American Indian Tribes
- LearningChocolate.com
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- U.S. Citizenship 15: Mayflower
- U.S, Citizenship 15a: Thanksgiving
- U.S. Citizenship 5: American Indian Tribes
Integration * Colonial Quiz * Citizenship Quiz B-2 (added 04/05/2020)
Extra Credit: * Native American Tribes Puzzle pdf * Thanksgiving Video * Citizenship Resources for Thanksgiving (November) * A US Citizenship Quiz about the History of Thanksgiving video / mp3 / pdf * Thanksgiving N-400 Interview (2016) pdf and mp3
Our sixth daily Citizenship lesson features:
a. the B-1 Citizenship interview
b. USCIS 100:59, 100:87 (Native Americans)
For all the links, please go to:
U.S. Citizenship 06, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/03/us-citizenship-06-covid-19-break.html
A video summary is available at https://youtu.be/w7idHmunGOw
Our fifth daily Citizenship lesson features:
a. the A-5 Citizenship interview
b. a grammar tip about your Permanent Residence Card
c. N-400 and Civics quiz (geography and symbols)
d. a reading and dictation sentence
e. All of the above!
For all the links, please go to:
U.S. Citizenship 05, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/03/us-citizenship-05-covid-19-break.html
uscitizenpod: Daily U.S.Citizenship Lessons 05(video summary)
N-400
- Beginning Interview
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- Interview A-5
- Entrevista A-5
Civics
- The Star Spangled Banner! On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution officially making “The Star Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States of America. Now, we celebrate National Anthem Day on March 3!
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- A Spanish Version of The Star-Spangled Banner: Nuestro Himno (Our Anthem)
- Arlington County: Special US Naturalization - Arlington VA Deaf Performance of the Star Spangled Banner by Mayari Loza minute 8:56 to 10:31 (video)
- EL Civics: The Nation Anthem (for beginners)
- ListenandReadAlong: The Star Spangled Banner Presented by the United States Air Force Band
- NIEonline: Star Spangled Banner mini-page
- si.edu: The Star-Spangled Banner - National Museum of American History
- Star Spangled Music and their YouTube channel features diverse performances of the National Anthem--wonderful!
- WFMT: Chicago Violist Plays National Anthem at Her Own Naturalization Ceremony
- VOANews: Celebrating America in Song
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Our fourth daily Citizenship lesson features:
a. the A-4 Citizenship interview
b. USCIS 100:99-100 (Symbols part 2)
For all the links, please go to:
U.S. Citizenship 04, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/03/us-citizenship-04-covid-19-break.html
The summary video for this lesson is available on the uscitizenpod YouTube channel as uscitizenpod: Daily U.S.Citizenship Lessons 04
USCIS: Response to COVID-19: Closures, Cancellations, and Rescheduling 03/17/2020 (video)In order to protect the public and the USCIS workforce, USCIS has issued a series of guidelines related to in-person services.
N-400
- Beginning Interview
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- Interview A-4
- Entrevista A-4
Civics
- si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Symbols and Holidays (requires flash)
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- English transcript
- Spanish transcript
- USCIS: Symbol (intermediate) lesson plan / student pdf
Integration * N-400 Easy Interview and more USCIS Geography and Symbols
Extra Credit: * VOANews: Celebrating America in Song Americans celebrate the Fourth of July with family gatherings, parades, speeches and fireworks. They also celebrate with patriotic music | American Mosaic | LISTEN * + VOA Learning English Quiz: CELEBRATING AMERICA
Our third daily Citizenship lesson features:
a. the A-3 Citizenship interview
b. USCIS 100:88-90 (Symbols part 1)
For all the links, please go to:
U.S. Citizenship 02, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/03/us-citizenship-03-covid-19-break.html
The summary video for this lesson is available on the uscitizenpod YouTube channel as
Daily U.S.Citizenship Lessons 03
https://youtu.be/3atpN7XQRag
uscitizenpod: USCIS: Response to COVID-19: Closures, Cancellations, and Rescheduling 03/17/2020
In order to protect the public and the USCIS workforce, USCIS has issued a series of guidelines related to in-person services.
N-400
- Beginning Interview
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- Interview A-3
- Entrevista A-3
- Other resources for the Beginning Interview
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- LearningChocolate.com http://goo.gl/pSIIZF
- PPTX http://goo.gl/BeFXUD
- Video http://goo.gl/OzkLxC
- Kahoot.it http://goo.gl/N7FHco
Civics
- si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Symbols and Holidays (requires flash)
- English transcript
- Spanish transcript
- USCIS: Symbol (beginning) lesson plan / student pdf
- Learning Chocolate (literacy/beginners vocabulary)
- U.S. Citizenship 02: Federal Holidays
- U.S. Citizenship 30: Symbols
Integration * N-400 Easy Interview and USCIS Geography and Symbols
Our second daily Citizenship lesson features:
a. the A-1 Citizenship interview
b. USCIS 100:88-90 (Geography part 1)
For all the links, please go to:
U.S. Citizenship 02, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/03/us-citizenship-02-covid-19-break.html
The summary video for this lesson is available on the uscitizenpod YouTube channel as
Daily U.S.Citizenship Lessons 02
https://youtu.be/WPkB7ZlQqLo
N-400
- Beginning Interview
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- Interview A-2
- Entrevista A-2
- Other resources for the Beginning Interview
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- LearningChocolate.com http://goo.gl/pSIIZF
- PPTX http://goo.gl/BeFXUD
- Video http://goo.gl/OzkLxC
- Kahoot.it http://goo.gl/N7FHco
Civics
- si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Geography (requires flash)
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- English transcript
- Spanish transcript
- USCIS: Geography (Intermediate) lesson plan / student pdf
Integration * Geography Quiz * N-400 Beginning Interview Quiz * Two Citizenship Questions for St Patrick's Day * A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of St Patrick's Day and Irish-American Heritage Month http://goo.gl/l9aCOV
Milpitas Adult School, like many schools, is closed until April 3 (and may be even longer).
During the next three weeks (or perhaps longer), I will post daily Citizenship lessons available from public sources.
This lesson was originally posted as
U.S. Citizenship 01, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School
at http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/03/us-citizenship-01-covid-19-break.html
and video summary appears on uscitizenpod's YouTube channel as
Daily U.S. Citizenship Lesson 01
https://youtu.be/CxdBbzsjrno
- USCIS: Lessons Plans
- si.edu: Preparing the Oath (list of links) (transcript of videos)
- uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes
- uscitizenpod: Mezclar y Combinar Entrevistas y Exámencitos de Ciudadanía
- uscitizenpod: Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization
- uscitizenpod: N-400 pdfs
- MilpitasChat: ESL COVID-19 Resources
- YouTube: uscitzenpod channel
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- new: Shape the Future: Filing Out the 2020 Census
- new: Thuan Thi Dieu Vo's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview
If you need more focused or class-based practice, go to USALearns.org Citizenship course.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please email me at jgagliar@musd.org
Preparing for Naturalization
- Kahoot http://goo.gl/8f6myD
- LearningChocolate Part 1 http://goo.gl/IY39S1
- LearningChocolate Part 2 http://goo.gl/CHYgue
- PPTX http://goo.gl/p6kNWH
- Quiz based on Video transcript http://bit.ly/1xosSkj
- Video http://bit.ly/usnatzvideo
N-400
- Beginning Interview
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- Interview A-1
- Entrevista A-1
- Other resources for the Beginning Interview
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- LearningChocolate.com http://goo.gl/pSIIZF
- PPTX http://goo.gl/BeFXUD
- Video http://goo.gl/OzkLxC
- Kahoot.it http://goo.gl/N7FHco
Civics
- si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Geography (requires flash)
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- English transcript
- Spanish transcript
- USCIS: Geography (Beginning) lesson plan / student pdf
- Please note: I usually give the civics quiz the next day. Tomorrow I will use the Geography quiz from Mix-and-Match or Mezclar y Combinar
Integration * Naturalization Picture Vocabulary Quiz http://goo.gl/w86kWi * Beginning Interview Picture Vocabulary Quiz http://goo.gl/TXQhuX
This is also available as a video:
USCIS Temporary Office Closure Extended Until At Least May 3
https://youtu.be/8vu-vT48DMc
On March 18, to protect our workforce and to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in our communities, USCIS temporarily suspended all routine face-to-face services with applicants at all of our offices, including all interviews and naturalization ceremonies. The temporary suspension is extended through May 3, and USCIS offices will begin to re-open on May 4 unless the public closures are extended further.
This includes interviews, naturalization ceremonies and biometric collection appointments. However, we will continue to provide emergency services during this time. If you have an emergency service request, please contact the USCIS Contact Center. Employees in these offices are continuing to perform mission-essential services that do not require face-to-face contact with the public.
USCIS field offices will send notices to applicants and petitioners with scheduled appointments impacted by the temporary public closure. We will also send notices to naturalization applicants scheduled for naturalization ceremonies. We will reschedule all applicants when USCIS resumes normal operations.
USCIS asylum offices will send interview cancellation notices and automatically reschedule asylum interviews. When the interview is rescheduled, asylum applicants will receive a new interview notice with the new time, date and location of the interview.
USCIS will also automatically reschedule application support center appointments due to the temporary office closure. Those impacted will receive a new appointment letter in the mail. Individuals who had InfoPass or other appointments at the field office must reschedule through the USCIS Contact Center once field offices are open to the public again. Please check to see if the office in your jurisdiction has been reopened before reaching out to the USCIS Contact Center.
Additionally, USCIS is postponing all in-person public engagement and outreach events for the duration of the temporary office closure. Please contact public.engagement@uscis.dhs.gov if you have an immediate engagement question during this time.
Education and precautions are the strongest tools against infection. Get the latest facts by visiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 website. Continue to practice good health habits, refrain from handshakes or hugs as greetings, and clean hands and surfaces appropriately.
USCIS will provide further updates as the situation develops and will continue to follow CDC guidance in response to this situation. Please visit uscis.gov/coronavirus for updates.
Kind regards,
Public Engagement Division
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
ALERT:As of March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has suspended routine in-person services until at least April 1 to help slow the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). USCIS staff will continue to perform duties that do not involve contact with the public. However, USCIS will provide emergency services for limited situations. To schedule an emergency appointment contact the USCIS Contact Center.
Visit CoronaVirus.gov for a complete list of CDC travel health notices.
Learn about the Department of Homeland Security’s response.
In order to protect the public and the USCIS workforce, USCIS has issued a series of guidelines related to in-person services.
https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-response-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19
A screencast of this podcast is available at
https://youtu.be/ZkoYZGtZyXI
Milpitas Adult School, like many schools, is closed until April 3 (and may be even longer). During the next three weeks (or perhaps longer), I will post daily Citizenship lessons (in English and Spanish) available from public sources.
- USCIS: Lessons Plans
- si.edu: Preparing the Oath (list of links) (transcript of videos)
- uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes
- uscitizenpod: Mezclar y Combinar Entrevistas y Exámencitos de Ciudadanía
- uscitizenpod: Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization
- uscitizenpod: N-400 pdfs
- MilpitasChat: ESL COVID-19 Resources
- YouTube: uscitzenpod channel
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- new: Shape the Future: Filing Out the 2020 Census
- new: Thuan Thi Dieu Vo's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview
If you need more focused or class-based practice, go to USALearns.org Citizenship course.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please email me at jgagliar@musd.org
ESL Resources about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Adult students
http://bit.ly/esl-covid19
Barbara Harris, a teacher at Woodland Adult School, participates in mock Citizenship interview as Patrice Lumumba from Senegal. After the interview, Barbara will talk briefly about Woodland Adult School and her family's tradition of service in the U.S. military.
This interview was recorded at the 2020 CASAS.org EL Civics Conference, Charles A. Jones Career Education Center, Sacramento, CA. You can watch a shorter version of this interview:
Patrice Lumumba’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview
https://youtu.be/YDfpp9y_Yww
Woodland Adult Education
https://adulted.wjusd.org/
Charles A. Jones Career Education Center
https://caj.scusd.edu/
Also of note:
U.S. Citizenship Quiz for African-American History Month 2020
In February 2020, restrictions on immigration were placed on six additional countries, including Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, and Tanzania. In honor of African-American History Month, this quiz celebrates the contributions of Nigeran, Eritrean, Sudanese, and Tanzanian immigrants and their children.
http://bit.ly/2020-af-amer-cit
See more Citizenship Resources for African-American History Month
http://bit.ly/2020-af-amer-month
USCIS is actively monitoring the effects of the public health emergency related to the 2019 coronavirus outbreak on agency operations.
USCIS Response to the 2019 Coronavirus
https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-response-2019-coronavirus
USCIS Special Situations
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/special-situations
USCIS Beijing Field Office
https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-a-uscis-office/international-offices/contact-us-uscis-beijing-field-office
Email
DHSBeijing.CIS@uscis.dhs.gov (for general inquiries)
I-730.Beijing@uscis.dhs.gov (for inquiries regarding Form I-730 - Following-to-Join beneficiaries)
Phone
010-8531-3111 (from within China)
011-8610-8531-3111 (from the United States)
Fax
010-8531-3100 (from within China)
011-8610-8531-3100 (from the United States)
Mailing Address from the United Sates
Field Office Director
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Beijing Field Office
Unit 7300 Box 0624
DPO AP 96521-0624
Mailing Address from Outside the United States and Express Mail Address
Field Office Director
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Beijing Field Office
American Embassy
No. 55 An Jia Lou Road
Beijing 100600
Guangzhou Field Office
https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-a-uscis-office/international-offices/contact-us-guangzhou-field-office
Email CIS.Guangzhou@uscis.dhs.gov
Phone
020-3814-5880 (within China)
011-8620-3814-5880 (from the United States)
Fax
020-3814-5883 (within China)
011-8620-3814-5883 (from the United States)
Mailing Address and Express Mail Address
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Consulate General
43 Hua Jiu Road, Zhujiang New Town
Tianhe District
Guangzhou, China
510623
美国公民及移民事务局
美国驻广州总领事馆
广州市天河区
珠江新城华就路43号
510623
Note: We recommend that you provide your email address in any correspondence you send us so that we may reply quickly.
This is Maya's second practice US Citizenship Interview. Includes civics questions and dictation sentence.
Listen to Maya's first interview:
mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2020-01-11.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/5qjbHmy-gN8
US Citizenship Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod/
US Citizenship Podcast website: https://www.uscitizenpod.com/
Yinghong Xu will have her citizenship interview in week. Wish her luck!
Check out A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) (updated 10/01/2016)
pdf: http://goo.gl/Q5BhXk
ppt: https://goo.gl/GUfiKY
vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/PsDrG9
Maya Gomes, a cashier at Walmart, is getting ready for her US Citizenship Interview next. Includes civics questions and dictation sentence.
Invitation: Help Shape the USCIS Online Experience for Green Card Applications
emailed Jan 9, 2020 from uscis@public.govdelivery.com
We want to hear from petitioners, applicants and representatives to gather feedback on their filing experiences
for Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and related forms.
Who can participate
To participate, you must:
Be at least 18 years old;
Be preparing to file, or have filed within the last 12 months, at least one of the following forms:
I-485, the (family-based) Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
I-130, Petition for Alien Relative
I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)
I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant
I-131, Application for Travel Document
I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
Participation is voluntary and will not affect the outcome of any pending case you may have.
We will not request any case-specific information as part of this study.
How to participate
Please send an email to myuscisfeedback@uscis.dhs.gov with a subject line of “I-485 Feedback Session” and include the following:
Your role (petitioner, applicant or representative)
A brief description of your experience with Form I-485 including whether you filed with dependents
We will randomly select participants who meet the criteria listed above for a one-hour session where we will ask for feedback on proposed designs.
If you have any questions, please email myuscisfeedback@uscis.dhs.gov.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Hi. this is Teacher Jennifer with a quick preview of three major events for those preparing for US Citizenship in 2020.
The first major event is the 2020 U.S. Census.
April 1 is National Census Day.
In mid-march, households will receive a form to participate in the 2020 Census. There are three options for responding: online, by mail, or by phone. The printed Census form is available in 12 non-English languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese)There are also 59 non-English language guides that explain the Census form in your language.
It is very important that you respond to the Census. The information that you give is private. This information can change the number of our representatives in Congress and the money needed for our schools, roads, and social services.
In May 2020: The Census Bureau begins following up with households that have not responded. December 2020: The Census Bureau delivers Census count to the president.
The second major event is related to Civics and voting.
In January, America will begin a year-long celebration of 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. Local civics groups will mark the anniversary with voting drives in preparation for the November presidential election.
From February to June, each state will hold a primary election or caucus to choose candidates for the Democratic, Republican, and third-party parties.
In July, the Democrats will hold their presidential nominating convention and the Republicans will hold theirs in August.
In September and October, the presidential candidates will meet for three debates.
On Tuesday, November 3, U.S. citizens will vote in the the 2020 United States presidential election. On this date, people will also vote for federal, state, and local officials and on proposed laws.
The third major event is related to Citizenship.
The processing fees related to Citizenship and immigration forms will increase. For example, the fee for form N-400 Application for Naturalization will increase from $725 (including $640 for processing and $85 for biometrics services) to approximately $1200. Most fee-reduction petitions will no longer be accepted.
The requirements for fee-waivers have been increased. No date for USCIS fee increase has been announced yet.
Also, in late 2020 or early 2021, USCIS will release a new set of 100 Civics and History questions. Before USCIS releases the new set of questions, USCIS will travel to many Citizenship Preparation classes. USCIS will test the questions for appropriate language level and civics content. After the new 100 questions are released, there will also be a transition period during which new citizens can be asked the old or new questions.
Don't worry! You will have time to prepare.
- Study a little English, civics, and history every day.
- Save a little bit more for the new USCIS fees every week.
- In mid-March, complete the Census--those questions are like the questions on the first part of the N-400.
- As we get closer to November, pay attention to the news, especially the 2020 Elections. That will really help you get ready for the new 100 Civics and History questions.
- And check back with USCIS.gov and uscitizenpod.com for the latest Citizenship news.
Step Up to 2020: New Year, New U.S. Citizen!
Van's interview is based on:
- A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) (updated 10/01/2016)
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- pdf: http://goo.gl/Q5BhXk
- ppt: https://goo.gl/GUfiKY
- vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/PsDrG9
All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us.
We honor the following list of Americans who passed before us:
Nov 30, 2018--George Herbert Walker Bush, 43rd president
Dec 8, 2018-- Rosanell Eaton, voting rights activist
Feb 7, 2019--John David Dingell Jr. , US Representative (MI)
May 4, 2019-- Rachel Held Evans, religious author
May 19, 2019--Nativo Lopez-Vigil, immigrant rights activist
July 16, 2019--John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court justice
Aug 5, 2019--Toni Morrison, author
Sept 17, 2019--"Cokie" Roberts, political reporter
Oct 17, 2019--Elijah Cummings, U.S. Representatives (MD)
Oct 27, 2019--John Conyers, U.S. Representatives (MI)
Remember all those who died trying to escape violence and live in freedom.
Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2019
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2019.pdf
Citizenship Resources for Halloween, All Saints, and Day of the Dead
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2019/10/citizenship-resources-for-halloween-all.html
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USCIS updated Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, by removing receipt of a means-tested benefit to establish eligibility.
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Individuals may still request a fee waiver if their documented annual household income is at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or they demonstrate financial hardship.
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The new policy is effective on Dec. 2.
Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
https://www.uscis.gov/i-912
Additional Information on Filing a Fee Waiver
https://www.uscis.gov/feewaiver
Eligibility
https://www.uscis.gov/feewaiver#Eligibility
What is a means-tested benefit?
https://www.uscis.gov/feewaiver#meanstested
How to show you are currently receiving a means-tested benefit
https://www.uscis.gov/feewaiver#meanstested
Federal Poverty Guidelines
https://www.uscis.gov/i-912p
Financial Hardship
https://www.uscis.gov/feewaiver#financial_hardship
How requesting a fee waiver affects your current immigration status
https://www.uscis.gov/feewaiver#status
uscitizenpod: USCIS Updates Fee Waiver Requirements (subtitled video of this podcast episode)
Video posted October 28, 2019.
http://bit.ly/I-912-2019
uscitizenpod: The USCIS N-400 and Fee Waivers (includes Fee Reduction)
Video posted January 13, 2018.
Available at http://bit.ly/I-912-2018
10/25/2019 USCIS Press Release
I-912 Revised Criteria Provides Clarity for Demonstrating Eligibility
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-updates-fee-waiver-requirements
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has revised Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, by removing the means-tested benefit criteria that was previously used as a factor in determining whether an applicant was exempt from paying for filing fees or biometric services. Individuals may still request a fee waiver if their documented annual household income is at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or they demonstrate financial hardship.
A means-tested benefit is a public benefit—offered by federal, state, or local agencies—for which eligibility and amount considerations are based on a person’s income and resources. USCIS formerly considered Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, and Supplemental Security Income during eligibility evaluations.
USCIS has determined that receiving a means-based benefit is not an appropriate criteria in reviewing fee-waiver requests because income levels used to decide local assistance eligibility vary greatly from state to state.
“USCIS relies on fees to cover the costs of adjudicating applications and petitions, implementing operational efforts, and ensuring the nation’s lawful immigration system is properly administered,” said USCIS Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli. “USCIS waives hundreds of millions of dollars in fees annually. The revised fee waiver process will improve the integrity of the program and the quality and consistency of fee waiver approvals going forward. Providing clear direction to agency adjudicators for more uniform determinations will help us to uphold our mission of efficiently and fairly adjudicating immigration requests.”
USCIS has estimated that the annual dollar amount of fee waivers increased from around $344.3 million in fiscal year 2016 to $367.9 million in FY 2017. In FY 2018, the estimated annual dollar amount of fee waivers USCIS granted was $293.5 million. Fee revenues account for more than 95% of the USCIS budget.
Under the revised criteria, individuals may still request a fee waiver if:
Their documented annual household income is at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines; or
They demonstrate financial hardship.
However, USCIS will require applicants to complete Form I-912 and submit supporting documentation, including federal income tax transcripts. USCIS will not accept a letter stating the applicant is unable to afford filing fees or biometric services without a completed Form I-912.
As of Dec. 2, those seeking a fee waiver must submit the 10/24/19 version of this form to request a waiver of a required fee for immigration benefits. After Dec. 2, USCIS will reject any Form I-912 with an edition date of 03/13/18 or earlier, a fee waiver request submitted with a letter, or documentation of receipt of means-tested benefit to show eligibility for a fee waiver. USCIS will adjudicate any fee waiver request postmarked before Dec. 2 under the previous policy, AFM 10.9, Waiver of Fees.
The new form does not change the applications and petitions that are eligible for a fee waiver. For the list of eligible applications and petitions, see the Form I-912 Instructions. In addition, USCIS has updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to accompany this form revision. The updated policy guidance is effective on Dec. 2.
For more information on USCIS and our programs, please visit uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), Instagram (/uscis), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook (/uscis), and LinkedIn (/uscis).
The new edition of the USCIS Form N-400 Application for Naturalization is dated 09/17/19. It expires 09/30/2022.
There are only two changes to the N-400 (09/17/19)
1) The expiration date (09/30/2022).
2) A dynamic bar code encodes info as the N-400 is filled out online. This bar code does not appear on the print copy.
The updated N-400 (09/17/19) questions are the same as the old N-400 (12/23/16).
The late 2018--early 2019 proposed questions were not adopted by the updated N-400 (09/17/19).
These questions were possibly disregarded after an extended period of discussion with legal experts and stake holders.
You can watch a subtitles version of this podcast:
Update to USCIS Form N-400 Application for Naturalization
https://youtu.be/nwSm-tXGvWg
posted Oct 22, 2019
This video is a correction to the following video:
Preview of the Revised USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (March 2019)
https://youtu.be/jMWCwr4EIc4
posted Feb 8, 2019
US Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 2
Ten N-400 Questions & Five Civics Questions
Use US Citizenship Bootcamp to work your way up to the US Citizenship Interview!
Vocabulary Words:
Date of Birth
Country of Birth
Address
Work
Children
Arrested
Independence Day
State Capital
U.S. Capital
You can order US Citizenship Bootcamp by Jennifer Gagliardi from any bookstore or library.
Free Resources to Study U.S. Citizenship
USCIS Citizenship Resource Center
https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship
Preparing for the Oath
https://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/
USA Learns Citizenship
https://www.usalearns.org/
US Citizenship Podcast
https://www.uscitizenpod.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod/
Your Local Public Libraries and Adult Schools
Five N-400 Questions and Five Civics Questions
with Officer David
Use US Citizenship Bootcamp to work your way up to the US Citizenship Interview!
Vocabulary words
Name
Permanent Resident
Citizen
Married
Month
Year
Constitution
Vote
President
You can order US Citizenship Bootcamp by Jennifer Gagliardi from any bookstore or library.
Free Resources to Study U.S. Citizenship
USCIS Citizenship Resource Center
https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship
Preparing for the Oath
https://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/
USA Learns Citizenship
https://www.usalearns.org/
US Citizenship Podcast
https://www.uscitizenpod.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod/
Your Local Public Libraries and Adult Schools
Officer David is back to review the USCIS N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary.
His review is based on the following quiz:
N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary Review (27 Questions)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-12-overview-quiz.pdf
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400-part-12-quiz-2.mp3
https://youtu.be/WPqZD1y7suQ
Also see
U.S. Citizenship N-400 Part 12 Quiz (20 Questions)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-12-intro-quiz.pdf
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/part-12.mp3
https://youtu.be/ZDsTwhbLAEs
N-400 Basic Interview Quiz Part 12 (pictures)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-basic-part-12.pdf
More videos:
Jothy Nair Reviews USCIS N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary
https://youtu.be/jjeI4nWxOrI
Mr. Wang Practices the N-400 Part 12
https://youtu.be/yU16UGh2he0
A "Regular" Citizenship Interview (plus N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary Questions)
https://youtu.be/_nvSEpNrD-w
A Quick Review of the Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 plus Civics Questions
video: https://youtu.be/Ih8cW8ByHdo
pdf: https://goo.gl/XPCNgd
Citizenship Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Week
http://bit.ly/USConstWeek19
Tip 1: Common Immigration Scams
- https://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/common-scams
Tip 2: Scam Alerts
- https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts
- https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/taxonomy/term/863
Tip 3: Notario Scams
- FTC.gov: How Myriam and Pedro Learned about Notario Scams (pdf)
- https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/ files/articles/pdf/pdf-0203-fotonovela-notario-scams.pdf
- FTC.gov: Cómo se enteraron Myriam y Pedro de las estafas de notario (pdf)
- https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/ articulos/spdf-0203-estafas-de-notario.pdf
Tip 4: Resources to Avoid Immigration Scams
- www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/resource-center
Tip 5: U.S. Government Website for Immigration Info
- U.S. Embassy and Consulate websites: http://www.usembassy.gov/
- Department of State, Consular Affairs travel website: http://travel.state.go
- vDepartment of State, Diversity Visa Lottery website: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS): http://www.dhs.gov
- DHS, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: http://www.uscis.gov
- DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection: http://www.cbp.gov
- DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement: http://www.ice.gov
- Department of Labor: http://www.doleta.gov
Tip 6: Immigrate to the United States
- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate.html
- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry.html
- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry/diversity-visa-instructions.html
Tip 7: Work or Study in the United States
- https://www.uscis.gov/working-us
Tip 8: Check My Case Status (and more tools)
- https://www.uscis.gov/tools
- https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do
Tip 9: Good, Low-cost Legal Aid
- https://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
Tip 10: Report a Scam
- https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
Thanks for learning more about Immigration Scams!Have you been a victim of immigration fraud? Do you know about people who might be victims of fraud—or who are committing fraud? USCIS wants to make reporting suspected fraud easy. email: Reportfraudtips@uscis.dhs.gov
Watch all the videos in the uscitizenpod: Immigration Scams Playlist
- http://bit.ly/USscams
This video is available on YouTube:
10 Quick Tips About Immigration Scams
https://youtu.be/67sIfSwuxBA
Tip 1: Common Immigration Scams
- https://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/common-scams
Tip 2: Scam Alerts
- https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts
- https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/taxonomy/term/863
Tip 3: Notario Scams
- FTC.gov: How Myriam and Pedro Learned about Notario Scams (pdf)
- https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/ files/articles/pdf/pdf-0203-fotonovela-notario-scams.pdf
- FTC.gov: Cómo se enteraron Myriam y Pedro de las estafas de notario (pdf)
- https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/ articulos/spdf-0203-estafas-de-notario.pdf
Tip 4: Resources to Avoid Immigration Scams
- www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/resource-center
Tip 5: U.S. Government Website for Immigration Info
- U.S. Embassy and Consulate websites: http://www.usembassy.gov/
- Department of State, Consular Affairs travel website: http://travel.state.go
- vDepartment of State, Diversity Visa Lottery website: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS): http://www.dhs.gov
- DHS, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: http://www.uscis.gov
- DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection: http://www.cbp.gov
- DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement: http://www.ice.gov
- Department of Labor: http://www.doleta.gov
Tip 6: Immigrate to the United States
- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate.html
- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry.html
- https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry/diversity-visa-instructions.html
Tip 7: Work or Study in the United States
- https://www.uscis.gov/working-us
Tip 8: Check My Case Status (and more tools)
- https://www.uscis.gov/tools
- https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do
Tip 9: Good, Low-cost Legal Aid
- https://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
Tip 10: Report a Scam
- https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
Thanks for learning more about Immigration Scams!Have you been a victim of immigration fraud? Do you know about people who might be victims of fraud—or who are committing fraud? USCIS wants to make reporting suspected fraud easy. email: Reportfraudtips@uscis.dhs.gov
Watch all the videos in the uscitizenpod: Immigration Scams Playlist
- http://bit.ly/USscams
This video is available on YouTube:
10 Quick Tips About Immigration Scams
https://youtu.be/67sIfSwuxBA
Love and Citizenship from the Heart of California:
an US Citizenship Interview with Rene Smith
ESL/Citizenship Instructor
Madera Adult School
https://www.madera.k12.ca.us/Page/4134
Teacher Jennifer does a practice US Citizenship interview with Teacher Rene (Madera Adult School), then Rene about her own experience about becoming a US citizen and preparing students to become US Citizens.
For more info about Adult Education, see:
California Adult Education (California)
https://caladulted.org/
Educate and Elevate (USA)
https://educateandelevate.org/
I would like to make a few comments about the new USCIS "public charge" rule before I read the rule's summary and full text.
A “public charge” is a person who depends on the government to pay for his or her food, clothing, housing, healthcare, and more.
The new USCIS "public charge" rule says that an immigrant to the United States must be able to financially support his- or herself.
If a person cannot support his- or herself, then he or she will not be allowed to legally enter the United States.
I want to emphasize that new "public charge" rule affects people who want to get a Green Card and become Legal Permanent Residents.
The "public charge" rule does not directly affect people who are legal permanent residents.
Although the "public charge" rule is not about legal permanent residents who are preparing for their citizenship interview,
they should be prepared to answer extra questions about their financial status if they submitted a I-912 Fee Waiver Form or an I-942 Fee Reduction Form with their N-400 Application for Naturalization which USCIS plans to update on Oct 15, 2019 to reflect the changes of the new "public charge" rule.
I want to talk a little bit more about the indirect impact of the "public charge" rule on the citizenship interview.
The current administration is particularly concerned about immigrants ability to financially support themselves.
During the Citizenship interview about Employment and School (N-400 Part 8) a USCIS officer sometimes asks a non-working applicant
about a spouse's occupation, place of employment, and joint tax returns.
Furthermore, Senior Citizens who are preparing for their citizenship interview, should be prepared to answer more questions about financial support.
Example: (excerpt from Mr Wang)
More examples
- Senior citizens may also be asked about taxes, for example:
- Does your child declare you as a dependent on his or her tax return?
Do you pay taxes on your pension or investments in a foreign country?
Part 12:30i, is strongly linked to the "public charge rule."
It asks: Have you ever made any misrepresentation to obtain any public benefit in the United States?
Public benefits is financial help from the government such as food stamps or healthcare, these are not part of the new "public charge" rule.
Some public benefits such as rent assistance, scholarships, or unemployment insurance are seen as means of financial support and may be asked about during the Part 8 Employment and Schools section.
If you were legally qualified to received these benefits, it's ok.
Receiving public benefits does stop you from getting Citizenship.
If the USCIS officer needs further evidence such as tax returns or public benefits forms they will send you a letter requesting the specific documents after you complete your citizenship interview.
Finally, once a legal permanent resident becomes a new US citizen,
he or she may sponsor his or her relatives to come to the United States.
USCIS will look very carefully potential immigrants' ability to support themselves.
USCIS will look at their work skills, education, and ability to speak English.
USCIS will also look at the applicant's health, finances, and ability to integrate into American society.
The sponsor must submit to Affidavit of Support which details their own ability to support the new immigrant.
For more details, see the show notes for the links USCIS.gov Green Card Process Procedures, particularly the Public Charge page.
Let's get started
USCIS.gov Green Card Process Procedures
https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/green-card-processes-procedures
USCIS.gov Public Charge
https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge
USCIS Announces Final Rule Enforcing Long-Standing Public Charge Inadmissibility Law (08/12/2019)
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-announces-final-rule-enforcing-long-standing-public-charge-inadmissibility-law
Excerpt from Chengyu Wang’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview
https://youtu.be/IiVHUCpoxrM
More 2020 Census Resources for Adult Education students at http://bit.ly/2020-AE
iCount! An Intetrview with the San Mateo Adult School Census Ambassador Team
Today we will continue our series:
U.S. Citizenship and the 2020 Census
San Mateo County is partnering with the San Mateo Adult School to pilot a Census Ambassador training program, which will be launched across the county in Fall 2019.
In the previous podcast, we interviewed Aparna Ramakrishnan from the San Mateo County Census Team. In this interview, we hear from the San Mateo Adult School Ambassador team.
SAN MATEO ADULT SCHOOL CENSUS AMBASSADOR TEAM
Alena Bashko, student
Marina Zabruskova, student
Shelley Cheng, Student Council President (morning session)
Shereen Lata, Student Council Vice-President (morning session)
Shirley Pinheiro, student
Stephanie Kriebel, SMAS Census Ambassador Faculty Co-facilitator
San Mateo Adult School
https://www.smuhsd.org/smas
This episode timeline
- 00:00 Podcast Intro
- 00:30 SMAS Census Ambassadors Intro
- 03:18 How you recruited to become a Census Ambassador?
- 04:04 What kind of class training was involved with becoming a Census Ambassador?
- 04:41 Why does the county want to know how many people live here?
- 05:38 Who taught/trained you to become a Census Ambassador?
- 07:09 Is there any fear/concern about the Census?
- 07:34 "What are you going to do with the information?"
- 08:01 "Why are you asking me?"
- 08:39 How is the Census process different this year?
- 09:15 What was your experience of the Census in your home country?
- 11:04 Is it difficult to talk to a stranger? How do you make people more comfortable?
- 11:50 "I have a complicated living situation..."
- 12:48 The Citizenship Question is dropped, but legal status info can be accessed via Federal agencies
- 16:22 Do you have any advice for Adult School to participate/start in a a Census Ambassador program?
- 17:50 When are the a Census Ambassador going out into the community in the upcoming year?
- 19:12 What are the objectives of the Census Ambassador program?
- 21:17 Planned Census Ambassador outreach events
- 21:57 What is an individual a Census Ambassador plan?
- 22:09 Can Adult Schools contact you? (see below for contact info)
- 22:33 Photos! Thanks! Good-bye!
For more more info about the San Mateo Adult School Census Ambassador training program, see
https://cmo.smcgov.org/census-ambassador-program
or contact
Aparna Ramakrishnan
San Mateo County Census Team
400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 363-1800
http://www.smccensus.org/
SMC_Census@smcgov.org @SMC_CommAffairs
I will be chopping up both interview with Aparna Ramakrishnan and the SMAS Census Ambassadors, and posting the subtitled videos to the uscitizenpod YouTube channel.
Listen to U.S. Citizenship and the U.S. Census 2020 series and other podcasts:
01. A Quick Comparison between the USCIS N-400 and Census 2020 (07/01/2019)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/census.mp3
https://youtu.be/6dnF93zELuw
02. No Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census BUT.... (7/13/2019)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/census-2.mp3
https://youtu.be/uoAthR65aBc
03. NEWS ALERT: USCIS Will Update the Naturalization Civics Test! (07/19/19)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/update.mp3
https://youtu.be/RR1slYZBX54
04. The 2020 Census: We are counting on YOU to make sure that WE ALL COUNT! (7/29/2019)
An Interview with Aparna Ramakrishnan from the SMC Census Team video: https://youtu.be/Pgc5m-jZ7iU
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/census-sm4.mp3
blogpost: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2019/07/the-2020-census-we-are-counting-on-you.html
OLDER PODCASTS ABOUT THE CENSUS
uscitizenpod: THE 2010 US CENSUS! (3/15/2010)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2010census.mp3
uscitizenpod: The 2010 US Census in 4 minutes (3/16/2010)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2010census-qs.mp3
uscitizenpod: An American Pentecost (6/6/2017) (based on Language Access information from the 2010 census)
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/american-pentecost.mp3
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/american-pentecost.pdf
video: https://youtu.be/L69nzNVlTxY
MORE:
Census.gov Promotional Materials and Guidelines
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/2020-census/planning-management/promo-print-materials.html
Census.gov Educational Resources
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis.html
For more info about the Census, listen to Hansi Lo Wang, NPR
https://www.npr.org/people/177498291/hansi-lo-wang
Or follow him on Twitter @hansilowang
Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (PCRC) (Shirley Pinheiro volunteers here!)
https://www.pcrcweb.org/
Offers mediation services for landlord/tenant and neighbor/neighbor disputes and training for community organizations.
The 2020 Census: We are counting on YOU to make sure that WE ALL COUNT!
An Interview with Aparna Ramakrishnan from the SMC Census Team
- video: https://youtu.be/Pgc5m-jZ7iU
- podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/census-sm4.mp3
- blogpost: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2019/07/the-2020-census-we-are-counting-on-you.html
Today we will continue our series New Series:
U.S. Citizenship and the U.S. Census 2020
Every 10 years, the federal government is required to count
all residents in the United States,
citizens and noncitizens alike, through a national census.
The next national census is in April 2020.
The information is used to make sure everyone
is equally represented in our political system
and that government resources are allocated fairly.
It is also used to make important decisions
about community programs and services,
like where to build homes and parks,
establish public transit routes,
build new roads and offer language access services.
Participating in the Census is a civic responsibility
for citizens and non-citizens
similar to paying taxes and educating ourselves and our children.
In certain situations,
people can refuse to pay taxes
or send their children to school,
but they cannot ignore
what is happening in the community.
They must learn the facts,
and then make their decisions accordingly.
Today I will interview
Aparna Ramakrishnan from the SMC Census Team
about their Census Ambassador program
400 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063
(650) 363-1800
SMC_Census@smcgov.org
@SMC_CommAffairs
San Mateo County is partnering with the San Mateo Adult School to pilot a Census Ambassador training program,
which will be launched across the county in Fall 2019.
https://cmo.smcgov.org/census-ambassador-program
San Mateo County Census 2020
http://www.smccensus.org/
Census 2020 Outreach Resources
--especially look at their Guides, Talking Points + Toolkits
https://cmo.smcgov.org/census-2020-outreach-resources
Next Monday, I will post the podcast that I recorded at
the San Mateo Adult School with the Census Ambassadors.
And over the next several weeks,
I will be chopping up both of these into smaller bits,
and posting the subtitled videos to the uscitizenpod YouTube channel.
Let's get started!
Interview with
uscitizenpod: A Quick Comparison between the USCIS N-400 and Census 2020 (7/01/2019) https://youtu.be/6dnF93zELuw
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/census.mp3
uscitizenpod: No Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census BUT.... (7/13/2019) https://youtu.be/uoAthR65aBc
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/census-2.mp3
uscitizenpod: THE 2010 US CENSUS! (3/15/2010)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2010census.mp3
uscitizenpod: The 2010 US Census in 4 minutes (3/16/2010)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2010census-qs.mp3
An example of interpreting Language Access information from the 2010 census
uscitizenpod: An American Pentecost (6/6/2017)
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/american-pentecost.mp3
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/american-pentecost.pdf
video: https://youtu.be/L69nzNVlTxY
For more info about the Census, listen to Hansi Lo Wang, NPR
https://www.npr.org/people/177498291/hansi-lo-wang
or follow him on Twitter @hansilowang
Also see:
Census.gov Promotional Materials and Guidelines
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/2020-census/planning-management/promo-print-materials.html
Census.gov Educational Resources
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis.html
In this podcast, I read, comment and summarize the latest USCIS memo about updates to the USCIS Civics test.
Watch for upcoming discussions between US government agencies, adult educators, community-based organization, and stakeholders,
https://lincs.ed.gov/
USCIS Announces Plan to Improve the Naturalization Test (July 19, 2019)
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-announces-plan-improve-naturalization-test
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is revising the current naturalization test with improvements to ensure it continues to serve as an accurate measure of a naturalization applicant’s civics knowledge and that it reflects best practices in adult education assessments. The goal is to create a meaningful, uniform, and efficient test that will assess applicants’ knowledge and understanding of U.S. history, government and values.
This spring, the former USCIS director signed the Revision of the Naturalization Civics Test Memorandum (PDF, 202 KB). This memorandum announces the revision of the naturalization test and formalizes a decennial revision schedule of the naturalization test based on adult education best practices.
“Granting U. S. citizenship is the highest honor our nation bestows,” said USCIS Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli. “Updating, maintaining, and improving a test that is current and relevant is our responsibility as an agency in order to help potential new citizens fully understand the meaning of U.S. citizenship and the values that unite all Americans.”
In December 2018, USCIS formed a naturalization test revision working group with members from across the agency. The working group has been reviewing and updating the naturalization test questions. The working group will also assess potential changes to the speaking portion of the test. USCIS is soliciting the input of experts in the field of adult education to ensure that this process is fair and transparent. After careful analysis of the pilot, and thorough officer training, USCIS will set an implementation date in December 2020 or early 2021.
Section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act outlines the English and civics requirements for naturalization. By law, candidates for naturalization must have “…an understanding of the English language, including an ability to read, write, and speak words in ordinary usage in the English language…” and “…knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the history, and of the principles and form of government, of the United States...” This test revision will comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements, and USCIS will pilot it this fall.
In Fiscal Year 2018, USCIS naturalized nearly 757,000 people, a five-year high in new oaths of citizenship. The naturalization test revision is a key part of preparing legal immigrants to fully exercise their rights and meet their responsibilities.
For more information on USCIS and our programs, please visit uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), Instagram (/uscis), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook (/uscis), and LinkedIn (/uscis).
Today is Friday, July 12, 2019.
Last week, I did A Quick Comparison between the USCIS N-400 and 2020 Census Form:
- Podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/census.mp3
- Video: https://youtu.be/6dnF93zELuw
This week I will give a quick update about the 2020 Census Form Citizenship Question.
Let's get started.
This past week, people closely followed the news about the 2020 Census. They wanted to know if the 2020 Census would include a Citizenship Question. The answer to this question seemed to change every hour.
President Trump wanted to have a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census. He said that the Citizenship Question would protect voting rights.
The federal courts disagreed that the Citizenship Question would protect voting rights. The courts reviewed what the Constitution said about the Census, state representation, and voting rights.
Article 1 Section 2 of the Constitution says that Congress must count all people living in the United States every 10 years.
The number of a state's representatives is based on the number of people--not citizens--who live in the state. If some people are not counted, states would lose members in the House of Representatives, plus government money for public services.
Also, many people oppose the Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census. They think that every person must be counted in the 2020 Census. They contacted their Senators and Representatives by phone, email, or Twitter. Some people said that they would not answer the Citizenship Question because they are not legal residents or live with people who are undocumented. There are afraid of being deported.
On Thursday, July 11, 2019, President Trump that the 2020 Census will not have the Citizenship Question BUT he issued an executive order for federal agencies to collect and share people's citizenship information. Trump said that the Citizenship information will show us how immigration changes America. The citizenship information will help us make stronger immigration laws and give public services. Trump's executive order wants states to draw voting districts based on number of eligible voters (citizens) instead of total number of people (citizens, legal residents, and undocumented), which many people say will give more power to Republicans & Non-Hispanic Whites voters and may take away the voting power of Democrats, Hispanic, African-American, and other minority voters.
While people are still taking about what Trump's executive order,
communities are preparing for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids this weekend. All undocumented immigrants can be arrested and deported, not just immigrants who have committed crimes. Sometimes, U.S. citizens are arrested during ICE raids.
Remember, NEVER LIE ABOUT YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS!
All people--citizens and non-citizens--have rights under the US Constitution.
- DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door.
- DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS from an immigration agent if they try to talk to you. You have the right to remain silent.
- DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING without first speaking to a lawyer. You have the right to speak with a lawyer.
- If you are outside of your home, ask the agent if you are free to leave and if they say yes, leave calmly.
For more info about your rights in many languages, go to: https://www.informedimmigrant.com/resources/ilrc-red-cards/
Stay safe.
POP QUIZ
Listen to this podcast to find the answer to the following five questions:
1. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
2. What does the judicial branch do?
3. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
4. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
5. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
6. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
We are back from out hiatus with a new series about U.S. Citizenship and the U.S. Census 2020. The first episode is a quick comparison between the USCIS N-400 and Census 2020.
Check out our YouTube channel for a video version of this podcast and many more practice Citizenship interviews.
For more info about the Census 2020:
Follow Hansi Lo Wang @hansilowang on Twitter
NPR.org national correspondent covering #2020Census
The New Yorker: How the Census Changed America by Ted Widmer, May 1, 2019
The simple act of enumeration created data processing, led to the establishment of the National Archives, and rooted a rootless people.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/how-the-census-changed-america
Officer David is back with all of the USCIS Civics Questions. The questions are asked in sets of ten (all the questions ending in 1 are asked first, followed by the 2s, etc).
You can listen and watch Officer David's other interviews below:
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 1
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/WFT0qmr1hl4
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 2
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview-2.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/8dknLegW6pY
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 3
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-3.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/EyaDt7KUQF0
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 4
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-4.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/wczLyAPdTIc
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 5
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/g6rxO0wCUDw
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-5.mp3
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 5--QUESTIONS ONLY!
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/Iblo-djqBSM
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 6
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/yXMrQk_GMA4
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-6.mp3
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Before the March 2019 revision of the N-400 application for Naturalization, we would like to review some vocabulary for Additional Information in the N-400 Part 12 (which will become Part 11 in the revised N-400). This review is based on:
N-400r Part 12 Overview Quiz (27 questions)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-12-overview-quiz.pdf
Also watch/listen to:
uscitizenpod: Preview of the Revised USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (March 2019)
A quick preview of the revised USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (March 2019). Some of the vocabulary has been simplified, but the scope of the question has been broadened to reflect changes to US immigration policy and laws.
video: https://youtu.be/jMWCwr4EIc4
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400-preview.mp3
uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship N-400 Part 12 Quiz (20 Questions)
Milpitas Adult Students Guangfang Tao (Shenzhen, China) and Van Thi Bach Thach (Saigon, Vietnam) prepare to become #new US citizens in the Lunar New Year by practicing N-400 Part 12 vocabulary.
video: https://youtu.be/ZDsTwhbLAEs
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/part-12.mp3
US Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
https://www.uscitizenpod.com/2019/02/us-citizenship-resources-for-african.html
US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day
https://www.uscitizenpod.com/2019/02/us-citizenship-resources-for-presidents.html
Also check out our new video series:
U.S. Citizenship Reading and Writing Test Practice (only 18 videos now, but will grow into over 50 videos soon)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y4wtr0MlDxpH39LZFUqWASp
A quick preview of the revised USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (March 2019). Some of the vocabulary has been simplified, but the scope of the question has been broadened to reflect changes to US immigration policy and laws.
A closed caption video of this podcast is available at https://youtu.be/jMWCwr4EIc4 Info source:
Form N-400, Application for Naturalization
OMB No. 1615-0052
Expires 03/31/2019
https://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=USCIS-2008-0025-0138
Accommodations and Exemptions will be folded into Part 2 Personal Info, thereby renumbering the sections of the N-400
Part 8. Time Outside the United States
- List below all the trips of 24 hours or longer that you have taken outside the United States since you became a lawful permanent resident or during the last ten years, whichever is shorter. Start with your most recent trip and work backwards. If you need extra space, use additional sheets of paper.
Part 11. Additional Information About You (Person Applying for Naturalization)
- Have you EVER been associated with, worked for, or given any kind of money, help, or any other thing to a group or a member of a group that used weapons or engaged in violence?
15.E. Sexual contact or activity with any person who did not consent (did not agree), who could not consent (could not
agree), or who was being forced or threatened by you or by someone else?
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Have you EVER been arrested, cited, or detained by any law enforcement officer (including any foreign law enforcement officer, any immigration official or any official of the U.S. armed forces) for any reason?
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Have you EVER had your fingerprints taken by a law enforcement officer in any country?
30.A. Have you EVER received a pardon?
- Have you EVER been removed or deported from any (other) country?
If you answered "Yes," please answer the following:
40.A. When were you removed or deported (mm/dd/yyyy)?
40.B. From what country where you removed or deported?
40.C. Why were you removed or deported?
Please review your own personal info and be ready to respond appropriately to these new and revised questions.
Milpitas Adult Students Guangfang Tao (Shenzhen, China) and Van Thi Bach Thach (Saigon, Vietnam) prepare to become #new US citizens in the Lunar New Year by practicing N-400 Part 12 vocabulary.
Download the pdf and take the quiz:
Introduction to the N-400r Part 12 Quiz (20 questions)
http://goo.gl/0HdOVp
Watch Van and her sister's videos:
Van Thi Bach Thach Practices for her U.S. Citizenship Interview
https://youtu.be/t3DpLTnbw8A
Milpitas Adult School Open House Citizenship Interview 7
https://youtu.be/bQ_xvjhPCSI
My Ngoc Talks about her U.S. Citizenship Interview in English and Vietnamese
https://youtu.be/vTKxia6tUkI
My Ngoc Thi Thach Practices for her U.S. Citizenship Interview
https://youtu.be/VHCb8hfI-30
And a Citizenship Interview "report back" in Vietnamese by Van's fiends, Anh and Dam
Chúng tôi đã phỏng vấn đậu quốc tịch Mỹ
https://youtu.be/r4j6M9kNYkw
Also check out our new video series:
U.S. Citizenship Reading and Writing (only 4 videos now, but will grow into over 50 videos soon)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y4wtr0MlDxpH39LZFUqWASp
More Citizenship Resources for the Lunar New Year
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2019/01/citizenship-resources-for-lunar-new-year.html
Today we will listen to our sixth interview with Officer David. You can download the Regular Citizenship Interview at uscitizenpod.com and practice with a classmate, friend, or family member.
A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) (updated 10/01/2016)
pdf: http://goo.gl/Q5BhXk
ppt: https://goo.gl/GUfiKY
vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/PsDrG9
USCIS 100 Remix Quiz "Sixes" 06, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66, 76, 86, 96
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q06s.pdf
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 1
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/WFT0qmr1hl4
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 2
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview-2.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/8dknLegW6pY
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 3
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-3.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/EyaDt7KUQF0
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 4
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-4.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/wczLyAPdTIc
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 5
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/g6rxO0wCUDw
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-5.mp3
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 5--QUESTIONS ONLY!
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/Iblo-djqBSM
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 6
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/yXMrQk_GMA4
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-6.mp3
Subscribe and listen to US Citizenship Podcast
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https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod/
New Year, New US Citizen playlist
Our goal New Year's resolution: This Year--US Citizenship!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y44_dOoBykvyjDEdNSoeKwC
U.S. Citizenship Interviews with Officer David playlist
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Listen to an in-depth discussion about USCIS and Immigration Scams with USCIS Public Affairs Officer Arwen FitzGerald
- Intro
- Recent Phone and Email Scams
- USCIS never requests payment or info via phone/phone!
- Good and Bad Smart Phone Apps
- USCIS.gov Common Scams Webpage
- TPS Re-registration Scams
- Immigration Scam in India
- Tip about INS and DHS/USCIS logo
- I-9 and Email Scams targeting Employers
- “Notarios Públicos”
- Visa Lottery Scams
- Job Offer Scams
- Scams targeting Students
- Good and Bad Immigration Websites
- How to get HELP
USCIS.gov Common Scams Webpage
https://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/common-scams
If you need help with your questions:
- Call USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (For people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833);
- Ask Emma (a virtual assistant that answers questions and helps you navigate our the USCIS.gov website);
- Find authorized legal help: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/board-of-immigration-appeals
More Immigration Scam resources
MUST READ!!!!! In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero (Chapter 3 to Chapter 5)
DOJ.gov: EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW
https://www.justice.gov/eoir
DOJ.gov: FIND LEGAL REPRESENTATION
https://www.justice.gov/eoir/find-legal-representation
DOJ.gov: LIST OF PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
https://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION: FTC in English
https://www.ftc.gov/
COMISIÓN FEDERAL DE COMERCIO: FTC en español
https://www.ftc.gov/es
FTC.gov: How Myriam and Pedro Learned about Notario Scams
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/sites/www.consumer.ftc.gov/files/articles/pdf/pdf-0203-fotonovela-notario-scams.pdf
FTC.gov:Cómo se enteraron Myriam y Pedro de las estafas de notario
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/articulos/spdf-0203-estafas-de-notario.pdf
FTC.gov:All FTC.gov Fotonovelas
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0031-fotonovelas
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/destacado/destacado-s0031-fotonovelas
FTC.gov: Order Fotonovelas copies from bulkorder.ftc.gov
FTC.gov: Immigration scams are illegal.
If you or someone you know has seen an immigration scam or been the victim of one, report it to the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint or 1-877-382-4357. (1-877-FTC-HELP)
FTC.gov YouTube Channel (short videos in English, Spanish, and Chinese)
https://www.youtube.com/user/FTCvideos
FTCvideos: How to File a Complaint with the Federal Trade Commission
https://youtu.be/3LvMO5UMCl8
FTCvideos: Scams Against Immigrants | Federal Trade Commission
Moncia Vaca, an attorney with the FTC, describes the scams that someone can come across while in the immigration process, how to avoid the scams, and how to report them.
https://youtu.be/zC6d9s8pb4E
FTCvideos: Estafas y el proceso de inmigración
Monica Vaca, una abogada con La Comisión Federal de Comercio, describe las estafas que se pueden presentar durante el proceso de inmigración y cómo evitar y reportar las.
https://youtu.be/jVChUbk1Bcs
USCIS YouTube Channel (short videos in English, Spanish, Chinese and more)
https://www.youtube.com/user/uscis/
USCIS: The Wrong Help Can Hurt: Beware of Immigration Scams
https://youtu.be/s5CXht-Vs94
USCIS: Civics Test Study Tools App
https://youtu.be/x2cgFesG6qY
uscitizenpod YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod/
Subtitled videos of recent podcasts are posted on this channel as well as mock Citizenship videos of my students.
I will be reporting exerpts of this podcast as short, subtitled videos.
uscitizenpod: IRS (and USCIS) Imposter Scams
I got a threatening call from someone pretending to be an IRS agent. My students have rec'd similar calls from someone pretending to be a USCIS agent. Learn how to file a complaint with FTC.gov.
https://youtu.be/CLHpOcMtzZs
This podcast is a super-quick reminder from USCIS Public Affairs Officer Arwen FitzGerald that USCIS is OPEN for Business during the partial Government Shutdown. See the show notes for links to the new Civics Questions update and USCIS Fees Tool.
- The government shutdown does not affect the fee-for-service activities performed by USCIS.
- All USCIS offices remain open and all applicants should attend interviews and appointments as scheduled.
- E-Verify is not fee-funded; E-Verify Customer Support and related services are closed for the duration of the shutdown
- Further note: E-Verify is a web-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
You can read the full USCIS alert:
The Government Shutdown does not affect Citizenship services.
https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/lapse-federal-funding-does-not-impact-most-uscis-operations
or listen to/watch our podcast:
US Immigration and Travel Services during the Government Shutdown
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/shutdown-2018.mp3
video: https://youtu.be/X4lAIPCVr30
If you have further questions, go to https://www.uscis.gov/
- Where you can find free forms for Citizenship and Immigration
- Submit an N-400 Application for Naturalization online
- Check Your Case Status
- Check Processing Times
- Find a USCIS Office
Also look for these two new features:
USCIS Tool Fee Calculator
https://www.uscis.gov/feecalculator
Civics Test Answer Updates
https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates
USCIS News Alerts about the new tools:
New USCIS Tool Calculates Fees, Helps Avoid Incorrect Payments
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/new-uscis-tool-calculates-fees-helps-avoid-incorrect-payments
Nueva Herramienta de USCIS Calcula las Tarifas y Ayuda a Evitar Pagos Incorrectos
https://www.uscis.gov/es/noticias/nueva-herramienta-de-uscis-calcula-las-tarifas-y-ayuda-a-evitar-pagos-incorrectos
2019-01-04 Civics Test Answer Updates
https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/civics-test-answer-updates
2019-01-04 Actualizaciones de las respuestas del Examen de Civismo
https://www.uscis.gov/es/noticias/alertas/actualizaciones-de-las-respuestas-del-examen-de-civismo
Remember, you can access USCIS.gov information in English and Spanish (https://www.uscis.gov/es)
If you need more help, use EMMA, the USCIS Digital Assistant
Or call the USCIS National Contact Center
Call toll-free 800-375-5283. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833.
Today we will listen to our fifth interview with Officer David. You can download the Typical Citizenship Interview at uscitizenpod.com and practice with a classmate, friend, or family member.
A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages)
pdf http://goo.gl/9Z97UK
ppt https://goo.gl/2hwOsc
vocab pdf https://goo.gl/AMNMqy
"Fives" 05, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 95
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q05s.pdf
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 1
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/WFT0qmr1hl4
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 2
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview-2.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/8dknLegW6pY
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 3
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-3.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/EyaDt7KUQF0
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 4
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-4.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/wczLyAPdTIc
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 5podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-5.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/g6rxO0wCUDw
Subscribe and listen to US Citizenship Podcast
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New Year, New US Citizen playlist
Our goal New Year's resolution: This Year--US Citizenship!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y44_dOoBykvyjDEdNSoeKwC
U.S. Citizenship Interviews with Officer David playlist
You can download the Citizenship Interview at uscitizenpod.com and practice with a classmate, friend, or family member.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y6uBYUHVC6fGyI-NJQw6n5M
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Thanks for listening. I know that you will be a great American Citizen! New Year, New US Citizen!**
Lets begin with USCIS.gov
The Government Shutdown does not affect Citizenship services.
https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/lapse-federal-funding-does-not-impact-most-uscis-operations 12/22/2018
USCIS will continue to process USCIS Form N-400 Applications for Naturalization and interview applicants for U.S. Citizenship. ded activities. USCIS offices will remain open, and all individuals should attend interviews and appointments as scheduled. USCIS will continue to accept petitions and applications for benefit requests, except as noted below.
Some USCIS programs, however, will either expire or suspend operations, or be otherwise affected, until they receive appropriated funds or are reauthorized by Congress. These include:
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EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program.
The EB-5 visa allows eligible Immigrant Investors to become lawful permanent residents by investing at least $1,000,000 to finance a business in the United States that will employ at least 10 American workers -
E-Verify. This free internet-based system allows businesses to check the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
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Conrad 30 J-1 doctors. This program allows J-1 doctors to apply for a waiver of the two-year residence requirement after completing the J-1 exchange visitor program.
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Non-Minister Religious Workers. This special immigrant category allows non-minister religious workers to immigrate or adjust status in the United States.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP.gov)
source: https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1207
NOTICE: Due to the lapse in federal funding, this website will not be actively managed. This website was last updated on December 21, 2018 and will not be updated until after funding is enacted.
As such, information on this website may not be up to date.
Transactions submitted via this website might not be processed and we will not be able to respond to inquiries until after appropriations are enacted.
However, you can still get up-to-date information you need on Airport and Border wait times before you begin your travel at https://www.cbp.gov/travel/advisories-wait-times
Further note: we will return to the CBP.gov in early 2019 to follow-up on about scams that target travelers.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA.gov)
There is no shutdown advisory, but there is a helpful AskTSA blogpost with travel tips. In addition to removing electronics larger than a cellphone, TSA recommends separating foods, powders and items that can clutter bags to facilitate screening process,
They also have a very helpful video about Preparing Carry-on Bags for Security Screening.
AskTSA: Your Holiday Travel Questions Answered
https://www.tsa.gov/blog/2018/12/18/asktsa-your-holiday-travel-questions-answered
AskTSA: Preparing Carry-on Bags for Security Screening
https://youtu.be/u2qCGsWoRSc
US Department of State Consular Affairs (travel.state.gov)
source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/lapse-in-appropriations.html
At this time, scheduled passport and visa services in the United States and at our U.S. Embassies and Consulates overseas will continue during the lapse in appropriations as the situation permits.
We will not update this website until full operations resume, with the exception of urgent safety and security information.
The National Visa Center, National Passport Information Center,
and Kentucky Consular Center will still accept telephone calls and inquiries from the public. Please note we will be closed for scheduled federal holidays on December 24 and 25 and will reopen on December 26.
During the government shutdown, what can you do?
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Check government websites or their social media accounts to find out how the shutdown will impact immigration and services that are important to you.
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Carry the correct ID as you travel to and from you destination. This includes your state-issued ID (such as driver's license), passport, and Legal Permanent Resident card.
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Make copies or take photos of your ID and record the number and keep the images and info in a secure, but accessible place.
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Take the same precautions for your family members.
Note: new federal requirements, commonly known as REAL ID, begins on October 1, 2020. See https://www.dhs.gov/real-id -
If you have an opinion about the budget, immigration, travel, or any other topic,
contact your representative by phone or email via Senate.gov or House.gov.
Frequently, the website will ask about your Zip + 4, which is your zip code plus your route number,
which you can find by following the link to USPS.com and entering your street address
You can also write or call the President
https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/write-or-call/
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1111
Today we will listen to our fourth interview with Officer David. You can download the Common Citizenship Interview at uscitizenpod.com and practice with a classmate, friend, or family member.
A "Common" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (53qs, 2pgs) (updated 06/12/2016)
pdf: http://goo.gl/cPTyRL
USCIS 100 Remix Quizzes: "Fours" 04, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 84, 94
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q04s.pdf
Listen/Watch all of the Officer David Interviews
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 1
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/WFT0qmr1hl4
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 2
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview-2.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/8dknLegW6pY
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 3
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-3.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/EyaDt7KUQF0
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 4
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-4.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/wczLyAPdTIc
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More Citizenship Resources for the Winter Holidays
http://bit.ly/cit-holidays-18
This is the first part of a two part interview with Dr Patricia Hernandez. She talks about one of her students who was extensively questioned during her USCIS naturalization interview about her travel outside of the United States to Mexico.
The key to the student's success was to maintain eye contact with the USCIS officer as the student responded directly to each question.
Travel Questions during the USCIS Interview with Dr Patricia Hernandez (Part 1)
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/catesol-1.mp3
video: https://youtu.be/a10VzAppCFo
Preguntas de Viaje durante la Entrevista de USCIS con Dr Patricia Hernandez (Part 2)
video: https://youtu.be/p4Ninazqln0
Here are more Citizenship resources about Travel
N-400 Practice Interview: Part 9—Time Outside the United States with Francisco Pinedo
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-2016-9.mp3
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-2016-9.pdf
Listen to a more interviews with Francisco Pinedo:
Citizenship Interview with Francisco Pinedo of Soledad Adult School
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/oct-interview.mp3
Military and Selective Service: An Interview from US Citizenship Bootcamp
podcast: http://bit.ly/TheSelectiveService
video: https://youtu.be/Yvc9zYVnYZs
The Selective Service / el Servicio Selectivo in English and Español (under 2 minutes)
video: https://youtu.be/BDuPxdkrzns
n-400r-12j Military Service N-400 section interview
pdf: https://goo.gl/J0ATCr
Also checkout our Citizenship Resources for the Winter Holidays
https://www.uscitizenpod.com/2018/12/citizenship-resources-for-winter.html
Visit the uscitizenpod YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod
Today we will listen to our third interview with Officer David. You can download the Casual Citizenship Interview at uscitizenpod.com and practice with a classmate, friend, or family member.
U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 3
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-3.mp3
video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/EyaDt7KUQF0
A "Casual" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (40qs, 2pgs) (updated 06/12/2016)
pdf: http://goo.gl/3tQWXw
ppt: https://goo.gl/pctBRb (corrected!)
vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/kaekRV
USCIS 100 Remix Quizzes: "Threes" 03, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q03s.pdf
More Citizenship Resources for the Winter Holidays
http://bit.ly/cit-holidays-18
President George H. W. Bush--thank you for your service!
The get out the #NativeVote initiative swept in more Native Americans into local, state, and national offices. Practice for your Citizenship interview by learning more about these new Native American office holders and Native American Heritage Month.
Third Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Native American Heritage Month Focus: Midterm Elections 2018
Video with cc: https://youtu.be/5RBcZwlYpxI
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/native-american-quiz-3.mp3
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/native-american-quiz-3.pdf
Go to our YouTube channel to watch this audio file with subtitles.
US Citizenship Podcast on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod/
Subscribe to us in YouTube and in Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you hear us and please take a minute to rate and review us as well.
A Second Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Native American Heritage Month (2017)
video with CC: https://youtu.be/R9O-6-VNNS8
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/native-american-quiz-2.mp3
PDF: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/native-american-quiz-2.pdf
A Citizenship Quiz on Recent Native American History and Legislation (2016)
mp3: https://goo.gl/cdKi4y
pdf: https://goo.gl/lt9Ekf
More Citizenship Resources for Native American Heritage Month
http://bit.ly/cit-native-18
For more in depth info, go to
nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov
hcn.org
indiancountrytoday.com
15 Civics Questions about the history of Thanksgiving. Includes bonus pdf!
See:
Thanksgiving N-400 Interview (2016/2017)
pdf: https://goo.gl/x8hNUG
mp3 v1: https://goo.gl/d4ZuK4
mp3 v2: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/thanksgiving-interview-2017.mp3
video: https://youtu.be/7apjThq6yLw
A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs in honor of Thanksgiving (2015)
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-test-2015-thanksgiving.pdf
mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/thanksgiving-interview.mp3
A Citizenship Quiz for Thanksgiving (2015)
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/thanksgiving-quiz-2015.pdf
mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/thanksgiving-quiz.mp3
More Citizenship Resources at http://bit.ly/cit-thksg
We are back from our hiatus with an interview with USCIS Public Affairs Arwen FitzGerald. She talks about the latest developments from USCIS, particularly the MyUSCIS account which you can use to apply for citizenship online.
Download and listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/arwen.mp3
Read the transcript: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/arwen.pdf
Video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/yr6ZY09iD0Y
For more information, see
USCIS Home Page https://www.uscis.gov/
Look for Emma, the USCIS digital assistant, in the upper right hand corner
myUSCIS Home Page https://my.uscis.gov/
Sign in and create an account to apply for Citizenship online
USCIS Customer Contact Center (800) 375-5283
If you are in the United States or a U.S. territory, you can call the USCIS Contact Center. Dial 800-375-5283 (for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833) to access automated information through an interactive menu 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also get live help from a USCIS representative Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern except on federal holidays.
USCIS on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/uscis/featured
USCIS Civics Questions Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpNZsaiyFfG0mZUx6aS8Tn2pANNymRDaJ
USCIS: Civics Test Study Tools App
Free download from the iTunes Apps or Google Play stores. (Look for the red and blue torch)
Follow @USCIS on FaceBook, Instagram, and Twitter
Follow Arwen FitzGerald on Twitter @USCISmediaTX
Follow US Citizenship Podcast on FB/IN/TW/YT @uscitizenpod
or visit our homepage https://www.uscitizenpod.com
All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us. Here are some great Americans who passed away this year.
Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2018
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2018.mp3
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2018.pdf
watch: coming soon!
Many children like to dress up as superheroes for Halloween. Their favorite, Superman, was a refugee who made America his home. Superman, like many immigrants, "fights for truth, justice and the American Way!" What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? (53)
watch: https://youtu.be/26Y2MXPUo7s
Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2017
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2017.mp3
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2017.pdf
watch: https://youtu.be/ihsW_9GiO3Q
Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2016
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/day-of-the-dead-2016.mp3
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2016.pdf
A Citizenship Quiz for Halloween 2015
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-halloween-quiz.mp3
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-halloween.pdf
A Citizenship Quiz for All Saints Day Podcast 2015
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-all-saints.mp3
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-all-saints.pdf
Citizenship Quiz for Day of the Dead Podcast 2015
read: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead.mp3
listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead.pdf
More Resources:
5 Ghosts of Presidents Haunting White House: Lincoln's Ghost and 4 more!
https://youtu.be/Pr11DyYT1s8
Day of the Dead Honors Loved Ones Who Died, and Celebrates the Living
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/a-23-2007-10-25-voa1-83135282/128016.html
Dead Honored in Various Ways
https://youtu.be/f3cRohj2vEA
Everyday conversations: What’s your Halloween costume?
https://share.america.gov/everyday-conversations-halloween-costumes/
Halloween
https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/halloween.pdf
Los Angeles Marks American Tradition with 'Pumpkin Nights'
https://youtu.be/q43q0k8fD0I
Notable Deaths 2018: Politics and Public Affairs
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/notable-deaths-politics-public-affairs.html
Special Halloween-themed citizenship ceremony takes place in Chicago
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/special-halloween-themed-citizenship-ceremony-takes-place-in-chicago
Next week is Constitution and Citizenship Week during which students young and old study and sign the Constitution, affirming their commitment to uphold the principles and laws of the United States. USCIS and federal judges co-host special Oath Ceremonies in honor of the signing of Constitution on Sept 17, 1787.
Today we will listen to our second interview with Min Hui Liu, who passed her citizenship interview on Sept 11, and has been invited to take her Oath of Naturalization during one of these special events. First you will hear a short interview and civics questions, followed by a report-back from her interview, and her plans to help prepare her husband and coworkers for their citizenship interviews. Let's get started!
Every week, we bring you practice interviews, quizzes, resources,
and the latest news that help you get ready for your US
citizenship interview.
Before we begin, we would like to note that the Senatei s discussing the nomination for the next Supreme Court justice. Please follow the debate and vote on VOANews.com. You can also use the Countable app to contact your Senators and make your opinion known about this issue and other upcoming legislation.
Today we will listen to our second interview with Officer David. You can download the Basic Citizenship Interview at uscitizenpod.com and practice with a classmate, friend, or family member. Let's get started!
A Basic Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS Revised N-400 (2pgs, 38 qs)
pdf: http://goo.gl/cFLBsA
pptx https://goo.gl/eh19Gh
video: https://youtu.be/DnD5GRf1oDI
vocab ppt: https://goo.gl/uiOJJc
pdf: N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 01 to Part 11 http://goo.gl/e9NnSR (new url)
pdf: N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 12 http://goo.gl/U4cjDA (new url)
LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast:
US Citizenship Podcast Show website
https://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/
US Citizenship Podcast Daily blog:
https://www.uscitizenpod.com/
Our videos on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod
Order "US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the
Naturalization Interview" by Jennifer Gagliardi
Before we begin, we would like to mark the passing of Senator John
McCain. in the democratic strongholds of San Jose and Milpitas,
this republican senator is held in high esteem as a warrior who
pursued peace out of his deep respect for the Vietnamese people.
His wisdom will be deeply missed.
Because it is the beginning of the school, we will listen
to an easy Citizenship Interview of 15 questions based on the N-
400 Application for Naturalization plus geography and civics
questions ending with the number one. Let's get started!
LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast:
US Citizenship Podcast Show website
https://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/
US Citizenship Podcast Daily blog:
https://www.uscitizenpod.com/
Our videos on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod
Order "US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the
Naturalization Interview" by Jennifer Gagliardi
Today we celebrate Back to School Week with an quick interview with
Felipe Toledo. Felipe is a proud father of five children, whose
daughter is currently serving in a non-combatant position in the US
Army Reserves. Let's get started!
LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast
US Citizenship Podcast Show website https://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/
US Citizenship Podcast Daily blog: https://www.uscitizenpod.com/
Our videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod
Order "US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the
Naturalization Interview" by Jennifer Gagliardi,
Applicants who used to wait about four months for a Citizenship Interview appointment are now waiting eight months or more. This weekend I received a joyful text from my long-time student, Min Hui, that she finally received her citizenship appointment
letter. (She applied in Sept 2107). Here is her practice interview from June plus a round-robin civics quiz from her fellow citizenship students. After her interview, I will talk a bit more about how to check USCIS Processing times.
How to check USCIS Processing Times
1. Go to USCIS.gov
2. Click the CHECK PROCESSING TIMES link (under TOOLS)
3. Select Form: N-400; Field Office: (your field office)
4. click GET PROCESSING TIME button
5. USCIS will give you a processing date range and “Receipt date for a case inquiry" (for example the SJ office is 8-14 months and the receipt date for a case inquiry is June 20, 2017)
Note 1: You can also create an account to see your personalized case completion time on this Get Processing Time results page.
Note 2: If your receipt date is before the “Receipt date for a case inquiry", you can submit an “outside normal processing time” service request online. The link is on this Get Processing Time results page under CASE MANAGEMENT TOOLS.
Note 3: You can also use the USCIS digital assistant EMMA to guide you through this procedure.
Note 4: If you prefer to talk to a USCIS officer in person, go to the TOOLS, the APPOINTMENTS. You can make an appointment at the INFOPASS page. The officer can check your case status but cannot give legal advice.
Visit US Citizenship Podcast on the web:
https://www.uscitizenpod.com/
Watch our videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod
Please forgive my sudden hiatus--my father has a series of stroke
during Memorial Day and died in early in July. He was a master
teacher, and although I am devastated my his loss, I continued to
work with my students during this time.
Here is a recording with Min Zheng, a doctor from China. After her interview, the students ask her the civics questions. It may be a
little difficult to hear and understand some of the questions. Use
this opportunity to listen for key words and practice asking,
"Excuse me, can you please repeat the question?" Let's get
started.
A bit more a Min Zheng. One of the most interesting things about
her is that she did not go to school to learn English. She learned
English solely from mobile apps and an online community on We Chat that like to practice English. As she gained more confidence, she practiced speaking English with her grandchildren especially when she helped them with their homework.
I can recommend two mobile apps to learn English:
DuoLingo--This app is free. I am using it now to study German, but you can also download DuoLingo in Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese, or many other languages to study English.
USALearns--The app costs 99 cents or you can study English for free at their website, USALearns.org which includes a intensive
Citizenship course which includes difficult N-400 vocabulary.
Thanks to the students and staff of Milpitas Adult School. A
special thanks goes out to Min Zheng. Please visit us on the web
at uscitizenpod.com where you can find more resources for
Citizenship. While you are there, click the link for USALearns Citizenship. You can also click the link to visit the uscitizenpod channel on YouTube, download our free apps, or buy our book, US Citizenship Bootcamp which is now available Amazon.
Today we talk to Annie Marie Rivera Montes, who is a native of Guam and a teacher (retired) of the Chamorro culture.
Guam is a territory of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point (in terms of jurisdiction) and territory of the United States, along with Northern Mariana Islands. The inhabitants of Guam are called Guamanians, and they are American citizens by birth. Indigenous Guamanians are the Chamorros, who are related to other Austronesian natives to the west in the Philippines and Taiwan.
(source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guam)
USCIS 100:91. Name one U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
Learn more about Guam, the Mariana Islands, and the Chamorro at Guampedia:
Guam’s Online Encyclopedia
https://www.guampedia.com/
Although Guamanian serve in the military at a rate that is three times higher than the rest of the country, their vets' struggle to receive medical services
WATCH: America By the Numbers: Island of Warriors
https://www.pbs.org/video/america-numbers-island-warriors
CONTACT: VA.gov or your U.S. congress members. Tell them that you support increased healthcare services for vets, especially those from Guam and the U.S. territories.
This interview was recorded in the Kaiser Vallejo Rehabilitation Center, where Annie Marie's husband and my father where recovering from their strokes. Unfortunately my father passed away the next day. PLEASE learn more about strokes at http://www.stroke.org/
Linda Chen talks about studying for, going to, and PASSING her US Citizenship Interview. At the end of the interview, she gives tips in Mandarin and Taiwanese.
Listen to all three of Linda's practice interviews:
A Casual Citizenship Interview with Linda Chen
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2017-casual-interview.mp3
Linda Chen's Second Citizenship Interview
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2017-october.mp3
https://youtu.be/Tl2CeCaNV2M
A "Regular" Citizenship Interview (plus N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary Questions)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/november-interview-2017.mp3
https://youtu.be/_nvSEpNrD-w
Check our YouTube channel for our latest videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod/
A short citizenship interview with "examiner" with Osman Nejat (Kabul, Afghanistan), the Citizenship and GED/HiSET teacher from New Haven Adult School. After the interview, Teacher Osman reflects on being bi-lingual and bi-cultural in America.
This interview was recorded at the 2018 CCAEstate.org conference in Fresno,CA.
Read more about Teached Osman's journey from ESL student to ESL teacher https://adultedlearners.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=studentStory&sId=35
In honor of Ramadan, my fellow teacher, Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem), asks questions based N-400 Application for Naturalization and requests further explanation for Part 12 vocabulary. You can follow along at:
A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) (updated 10/01/2016)
pdf: http://goo.gl/Q5BhXk
ppt: https://goo.gl/GUfiKY
vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/PsDrG9
N-400r Part 12 Overview pptx via Google Slides (30 vocabulary words) https://goo.gl/yWvD4Q
N-400r Part 12 Overview Vocabulary (pdf of pptx) (30 vocabulary words) https://goo.gl/402lzB
Introduction to the N-400r Part 12 Quiz (20 questions)
http://goo.gl/0HdOVp
N-400r Part 12 Overview Quiz (27 questions)
http://goo.gl/3m3t7K
N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 12 (20 vocabulary words)
http://goo.gl/U0aGKQ
After the interview, Teacher Nahil talks about how she prepares for and observes the month of Ramadan.
This interview was recorded on the eve of Ramadan 2018.
You can find more citizenship resources in English, Arabic, Farsi, and Urdu at http://bit.ly/citz4ramadan
In this interview, I interview Teacher Thu Ha Nguyen about her
online citizenship course that she developed for the San Diego
Continuing Education (SDCE) which is the adult education division
of the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD).
This interview was recorded at the San Diego CATESOL Conference
where we also recorded five quick citizenship videos with her
fellow SDCE citizenship teachers, Mechelle Perrot and Rose-Elena
Lopez. The first video is up now in which I, the examiner,
doesn't think that Mechelle is ready for the interview because
Mechelle doesn't understand one of the first interview questions
about eligibility.
Mechelle insists (politely) that she has studied for the English
and Civics test and asks the examiner to rephrase the question
which has the key word "eligible."
Note: If you do not understand an examiner's question, DO NOT SAY YES OR NO. Request that the examiner to use different words to ask the question.
Check back for the rest of the San Diego citizenship Inteview in
the upcoming week.
San Diego Citizenship Interviews Playlist on YouTube
http://bit.ly/SDcitz-interviews
If you need help on N-400 vocabulary, go to our website
N-400 PDFs http://bit.ly/N400-pdfs
Part 1: Chris Norwood, Vice-President of the MUSD School Board of Trustees, conducts a mock Citizenship Interviews with Teacher Jennifer
Part 2: Chris Norwood, Vice-President of the MUSD School Board of Trustees, talks about the Milpitas Unified School District (www.musd.org). He describes our Parent University and an upcoming bond measure that will support the growth of the Ayer Adult Education Center (amongst other MUSD projects). Furthermore, he encourages adult students and citizens to make their voices heard by participating in campaigning and voting in support of schools.
This interview with Chris Norwood is also available as closed-captioned videos:
Milpitas Adult School Open House Citizenship Interview 5
https://youtu.be/66olSQErDZI
Milpitas Adult School Open House Citizenship Interview 6
https://youtu.be/RiSQWdsoEiA
Watch more interviews:
MAE Open House Citizenship Interviews Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y71_wBr3lo7Du-OMbJ5_KF-
Adult Education Matters Interview 1 with Principal Giuliana Brahim
Listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/g-podcast-01.mp3
Watch: https://youtu.be/ybbsB8CVw6Q
Adult Education Matters Interview 1 with Principal Giuliana Brahim
Listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/g-podcast-01.mp3
Watch: https://youtu.be/zuJgMq_s69k
#AdultEducationMatters Video Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y4p93yVyt-Q2hKDD5rbcONf
An interview with Principal Giuliana Brahim of Milpitas Adult Education.
First, you will hear basic 25 question interview based on the USCIS N-400. Then, Principal Giuliana describes Milpitas Adult Education and Corrections programs and the future of Adult Education.
The mission of Milpitas Adult Education is to empower, strengthen, and grow our adult learners. Learn more at https://adulted.musd.org/
For our students' convenience, we have taken sound bites from this podcast and posted them to our YouTube channel.
MAE: Paying Attention to the Adult Learner
https://youtu.be/OP16LZZiffs
Challenges for the Adult Learner
https://youtu.be/cEqTHYINJhw
What is a 243-funded Class?
https://youtu.be/cCcveWoMnT0
Adult Education: No Wrong Door
https://youtu.be/LagvDhyTmm8
MAE: Future Challenges
https://youtu.be/QVonmBv2eBE
Gracias!
https://youtu.be/hjc5vhbeohA
Adult Education Matters Interview Part 1
mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/g-podcast-01.mp3
mp4: https://youtu.be/ybbsB8CVw6Q
For more interviews, see uscitizenpod's YouTube channel--
#AdultEducationMatters Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y4p93yVyt-Q2hKDD5rbcONf
An interview with Principal Giuliana Brahim of Milpitas Adult Education.
First, you will hear a simple, 10 question interview twice: once with single words answers, and the second time Principal Giuliana answers the questions in complete sentences. Although the vocabulary and grammar become more difficult, it is important to note that both the short and long answers provide complete information. Remember: the USCIS officer wants the truth and needs complete information.
Then, Principal Giuliana talks about how her life as an immigrant from Peru has informed her profession as an adult educator and administrator. Giuliana describes culture shock when she came to the US and the pain of "casual" racism that she felt when her fellow country men confused her ethnic identity and neglected to acknowledge her cultural heritage. This led to the heightened awareness and appreciation for the cultural diversity of parents and children in the Milpitas Unified School District.
For our students' convenience, we have taken sound bites from this podcast and posted them to our YouTube channel.
Two Simple Citizenship Interviews with Principal Giuliana
https://youtu.be/qN5su5aOO0Y
My Immigration and Citizenship Story by Principal Giuliana
https://youtu.be/b7gyHLO_Uvc
I felt like an Immigrant in my own Home Country
https://youtu.be/SHMPNLS3VaE
We Live in a Diverse Community!
https://youtu.be/swyzvdka-z0
Struggle and Persistence in an Adult Learner's Life
https://youtu.be/5TZO8F-OtHo
For more interviews, see uscitizenpod's YouTube channel--
#AdultEducationMatters Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y4p93yVyt-Q2hKDD5rbcONf
Today's quiz pairs ten citizenship questions with ten American
Christians from the western Catholic and Protestant traditions:
Bartolomé de las Casas
Sojourner Truth
Aimee Semple McPherson
Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin
Bishop Fulton Sheen
Mother Angelica
Billy Graham
Huston Smith
Watchman Nee
This quiz is a follow up to last year's quiz about American Christians
from the Eastern Orthodox traditions.
Later, dig deeper into the lives of these saints.
For example, Bartolome de las Casas was once a slave owner himself, but changed. His failed mission in Puerto Rico compelled him to take holy orders as a Dominican friar. This change eventually led to his new job as the Bishop of Chiapas, Mexico where used his power to fight for civil rights. Reading his works today, it would be easy to imagine what he would say about the Black Lives Matter movement, Puerto Rico's economic woes, or the incresed militarization of U.S.-Mexico border.
Download the bonus quiz pdf!
Also see:
Happy Pascha! A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Eastern Orthodox Christian Americans http://goo.gl/YE8yR8
GOOD FRIDAY Faith-Based Immigration and Refugee Resources
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2018/03/good-friday-faith-based-immigration-and.html
Three Passover Haggadahs Celebrating our Immigrant Nation and a POP Quiz
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2018/03/haggadahs-celebrating-our-immigrant.html
Cesar Chavez Day!
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2018/03/cesar-chavez-day.html
AND COMING UP IN APRIL
Fifteen Questions for April 15 Income Tax Day http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2017/04/income-tax-day.html
Kahoot: Happy Tax Day with Kahoot! http://goo.gl/MmQgfx
Citizenship Resources for Earth Day http://goo.gl/iwygwv
10 Citizenship Questions in Honor of Earth Day http://goo.gl/SEkw48
Happy Spring! Before we begin today's interview, I encourage you to visit the updated uscis.gov homepage. Of particular note are their self-service tools under the Tool header. You can easily file your N-400 online, check your case status, check application processing times, and access many other services.
In honor of Persian New Year, we are going to revisit an practice Citizenship interview that I recorded in 2007 with a fellow ESL teacher and great friend, Nilou from Isfahan, Iran. Every year, Teacher Nilou sets up a Haft-Seen in her classroom, a special table with seven fruits. Students enjoy learning about Nowruz, a holiday that is widely celebrated in western Asia, middle-eastern communities in America, and even in the White House. Check the show notes for more citizenship resources in Farsi.
uscitizenpod: A Basic Citizenship Interview with Pari Akibari (Esfahan, Iran) (mp3)
This was the original recording was re-mastered for today's podcast. Note: N-400 Part 10 is now N-400 Part 12 and the Civics questions are obsolete (ex: George W Bush was the current president in 2007).
uscitizenpod: 2016 Spring Citizenship Interview with Ali Akbari (Iran/Malaysia) (mp3)
A practice citizenship interview recorded in honor of Persian New Year (2016)
uscitizenpod: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Presidents’ Week 2017: Hushang Ansary (Iran) (pdf)
A citizenship multiple-choice quiz based on the N-400 Application for Naturalization plus 10 civics questions.
More Citizenship Resources in Honor of Nowruz
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2018/03/citizenship-resources-in-honor-of-nowruz.html
From 2006-2017, USCIS gave the Outstanding Americans by Choice Award to naturalized citizens who have made significant contributions to both their community and their adopted country, America.
We continue this tradition with a quiz honoring eight outstanding immigrant women on International Women’s Day.
Bonus content: quiz pdf
More Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month at
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2018/02/citizenship-resources-for-womens.html
Happy New Year! Today, I interview my fellow teacher, Hongyan, who is preparing for her Citizenship Interview.
After the interview, Teacher Hongyan, shares with us some tips about studying English and her volunteer work at our local library in which she and a mothers' group organize a monthly Chinese story hour for children.
More Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2018/02/citizenship-resources-for-lunar-new-year.html
Also watch Derek's Lunar New Year's Quiz: A short interview which focuses on N-400 Part 12 questions plus USCIS civics questions that have more than one possible answer. https://youtu.be/Dk8GXML-sBo
**新年快樂**
Over 40 USCIS Civics and History Questions about our Presidents
Download the PDFs:
Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part A: Washington and Lincoln
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/pres-quiz-2011-a.pdf
Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part B: Executive Branch & Federalist Period
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/pres-quiz-2011-b.pdf
Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part C: The 1800s
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/pres-quiz-2011-c.pdf
Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part D: Recent History
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/pres-quiz-2011-d.pdf
Happy African-American History Month!
During the month of February, US Citizenship Podcast explores the connection between the African American History and the USCIS Citizenship Interview
THIS EPISODE INCLUDES A BONUS PDF!
This quiz is a companion 15 USCIS Civics Questions in Honor of African-American History Month
quiz pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2014-af-am-quiz-a.pdf
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/af-amer-quiz.mp3
Also see:
A Juneteenth Citizenship Quiz: 19 Civics Questions that Celebrate Freedom
quiz pdf: https://goo.gl/HcJVQT
podcast: https://goo.gl/BX6hej
A US Citizenship Interview for African-American History Month 2018
quiz pdf: http://goo.gl/roUigH
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2018-black-history-month.mp3
video: https://youtu.be/i9uclxIPDWE
For more resources, see:
Citizenship resources for African American History Month which include Citizenship, Immigration, and Government Resources in African Languages
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2018/02/us-citizenship-resources-for-african.html
Happy African-American History Month!
During the month of February, US Citizenship Podcast explores the connection between the African American History and the USCIS Citizenship Interview.
Our first interview is a re-edit of a Citizenship interview with Krestos Negasi (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
2013 pdf: http://goo.gl/roUigH
2016 mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/mlk-day-citizenship-interview.mp3
This mock Citizenship interview was inspired by “Holding the Bag," a high beginning ESL novel about an Ethiopian-American cab driver in Washington DC.
After the interview, I will talk a little bit more about "Holding the Bag" and our resources for African American History Month.
A bit more about "Holding the Bag"
Negasi is a Washington DC taxi driver from Ethiopia who has been in the U.S. for many years and has a family. He accidentally becomes involved in a robbery and faces a moral issue.
You can order "Holding the Bag" Ana Gianola or "Citizenship Passing the Test" by Lynn Weintraub from NewReadersPress.com. Check the show notes for the link.
Thanks to NewReadersPress.com for their outstanding ESL/Citizenship resources.
“Holding the Bag” (a high beginning ESL novel) by Ana Gianola, 978-1-56420-544-5.
Novel Scenes:
https://www.newreaderspress.com/novel-scenes
Novel Scenes: Holding the Bag Teacher's Guide https://www.newreaderspress.com/filebin/pdf/NovelScenes/NovelScenes3-HoldingBagTG.pdf
Novel Scenes: Holding the Bag audio
https://www.newreaderspress.com/filebin/ftp/NRP_books/NovelScenes3-HoldingBag_audio.zip
Novel Scenes e-reader
https://www.newreaderspress.com/novel-scenes-e-reader
Citizenship Passing the Test
https://www.newreaderspress.com/citizenship-passing-the-test
This three book series contains complete citizenship test preparation for anyone wanting to become a U.S. citizen, especially those at the lowest reading level.
The Civics and Literacy book cover all the 100 questions in a simple, easy-to- understand format while our Ready for the Interview book is updated to reflect the new changes on the N-400 form and green card.
More about "Holding the Bag"
From July 5-July 21, 2017, I taught a combined ESL 2 and 3 class at Milpitas Adult School. We took this opportunity to study ESL/Citizenship and read "Holding the Bag," an ESL novel set in Washington DC that had many opportunities to study for
the Citizenship interview. During our class, I posted daily audio files, videos, and online Citizenship activities related to each chapter of the book. After the class ended, we continued to post EdPuzzles of the VOA Learning English Presidents videos to our class website, MilpitasChat.com.
Since this three-week summer school class ended, I am proud to announce that four students have since U.S. citizens--students who would normally not qualify for Citizenship class because of their low literacy level. Why did they pass? Because they had a goal: to become a U.S. citizen. To achieve their goal, they continued
to study Citizenship and practice speaking English a little bit every day, inside and outside of the classroom.
For more info, see:
Milpitaschat.com: Beginning Level Citizenship Classes
http://www.milpitaschat.com/p/thursday-july-6-2017-citizenship-1.html
How to contact Your Federal Reps in Washington DC
Before we end the show, I would like to give you a heads up about the upcoming congression budget which is centered around DACA and US immigration policy.
DACA is Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. This is an American immigration policy that allows some individuals who entered the country as minors, to live, work, and go to school in the United States with out fear of deportation.
Last September, the Trump administration tried to end the DACA program. In January 2018, a federal judge said that USCIS must continue to renew DACA applications. On Jan 19, the US government shutdown for two days over a stalemate on DACA. At that time, Congress voted to defer a decison about DACA for three weeks. The deadline is coming up this week, on Feb 15. congress has still been unable to make a decision about DACA.
Although a government shutdown does not affect USCIS citizenship services, take this is your opportunity to make your voice heard. Contact your federal representatives by phone or email via Senate.gov or House.gov.
You can also write or call the President
https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/write-or-call/
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1111
Write, record, tweet, or post a simple message such as: "I support DACA"
For more info, watch or listen to our Jan 21, 2018 podcast:
USCIS and the Government Shutdown
video of podcast with subtitles:
https://youtu.be/jBob2J25Lfw
mp3 of podcast:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2018-shutdown.mp3
VOANews: Deal on US Immigration Reform Remains Elusive
https://www.voanews.com/a/deal-on-us-immigration-reform-remains-elusive/4240658.html
And check the show notes for links and more details
Thanks to the students and staff of Milpitas Adult School. Please visit us on the web at uscitizenpod.com where you can find more:
Citizenship resources for African American History Month which include Citizenship, Immigration, and Government Resources in African Languages
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2018/02/us-citizenship-resources-for-african.html
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Last year, I am released a free pdf "Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes." which contained 20 practice interview scripts based on the N-400 and 40 civics quizzes based on the USCIS Civics questions http://eepurl.com/c30oVz
People can create a variety of practice interviews by pairing an interview with a quiz, then making double-sided copies. You can see examples of these interviews on our YouTube channel.
This week, I am joined by my fellow citizenship teacher, Miguel Flores from Cutler-Orosi Adult School. We finally met in person at the CASAS EL Civics Conference in Ceres. Between workshop sessions we sat down and did a quick practice interview based on the Mix-and-Match Citizenship Interview Series B Practice 2 paired with a multiple choice civics quiz on USCIS 1-12 questions.
After the interview, I talk a bit with Miguel Flores about his citizenship class in Cutler-Orosi,which is in the heart of California. these I will talk a bit more about the CASAS EL Civics project and my sponsor OTAN:Outreach and Technical Assistance Network. You can see my workshop presentations Citizenship class 101: 10 Tips for a New citizenship Teacher and "Tech Up Your Citizenship Class" on uscitizenpod.com's blog post for Jan 26, 2018
uscitizenpod: CASAS EL Civics Conference, Ceres, CA
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2018/01/casas-el-civics-conference-ceres-ca.html
A quick work about CASAS and OTAN.
CASAS is a nonprofit organization that provides assessments of basic skills for youth and adults to target instruction.
The English Literacy and Civics (EL Civics) is funded under the The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA). The purpose of the EL Civics program is to support projects that demonstrate effective practices in providing, and increasing access to, English Literacy programs linked to civics education.
Congress has reserved this funding for "integrated English literacy and civics education services to immigrants and other limited English proficient populations." According to Congress, to effectively participate in education, work, and civic
opportunities in this country, immigrants and other limited English proficient persons must not only master English, but be able to understand and navigate governmental, educational, workplace systems and key institutions, such as banking and health care.
To that end, CASAS hosts EL Civics Conference, in Northern, Central, and southern California so that teachers can share best practices as related to their EL Civics programs.
To learn more, go to CASAS.org
https://www.casas.org/training-and-support/casas-peer-communities/california-accountability/california-el-civics
OTAN:
OTAN's mission is to lead California adult education in the integration of technology into the educational process, ultimately empowering learners to meet their academic, employment and civic goals.
On a much more personal note: Working in Silicon Valley IT departments for over 20 years well prepared me to work
with immigrants with varying degres of English fluency, but did not prepare me to use tech in the adult education classroom. By participating in OTAN training sessions, I learned how adapt technology to empower adult students and their teachers to acquire new language, work, and life skills. Thanks OTAN folk for every thing.
Teachers--if you get the chance, attend OTAN's Technology and Distance Learning Symposium March 9–10, 2018 in Napa, CA. You'll pick up some cool,new tech tips, and meet some even cooler techie teachers.
To learn more, go to OTAN.us
https://www.otan.us/tdlsymposium/register-online
In this episode, we talk about USCIS, the Government shutdown,and how to contact your federal government representatives.
The Government Shutdown does not affect Citizenship services.
The USCIS will continue to process USCIS Form N-400 Applications for Naturalization and interview applicants for U.S. Citizenship.
However, several USCIS programs will either expire or suspend operations, or be otherwise affected, until they receive appropriated funds or are reauthorized by Congress. These include:
1. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program. The EB-5 visa allows eligible Immigrant Investors to become lawful permanent residents by investing at least $1,000,000 to finance a business in the United States that will employ at least 10 American workers
2. E-Verify. This free internet-based system allows businesses to check the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
3. Conrad 30 J-1 doctors. This program allows J-1 doctors to apply for a waiver of the two-year residence requirement after completing the J-1 exchange visitor program.
4. Religious workers. This special immigrant category allows non-minister religious workers to immigrate or adjust status in the United States.
Source: Lapse in Federal Funding for Certain USCIS Operations
https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/lapse-federal-funding-certain-uscis-operations
DACA is Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. This is an American immigration policy that allows some individuals who entered the country as minors, to live, work, and go to school in the United States with out fear of deportation.
Last September, the Trump administration tried to end the DACA program. In January 2018, a federal judge said that USCIS must continue to renew DACA applications.
Further note: Last week, Trump rejected a bipartisan Senate immigration proposal, which included shielding DACA recipients from deportation.
Source: USCIS: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Response to January 2018 Preliminary Injunction
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-response-january-2018-preliminary-injunction
The government shutdown occured in part because the Democrats are demanding a congressional vote on an immigration reform package which includes path towards citizenship for DACA recipients. In response, the Republicans are demanding more money for national security which includes a wall along the US-Mexico border.
The Democrats and Republicans are still meeting about the budget which will include funding for CHIP--The Children's Health Insurance Program and disaster relief for areas such as Puerto Rico. Please watch the news for updates.
If you have an opinion about the budget, immigration, DACA, CHIP, disaster relief, or any other topic, you can contact your representative by phone or email via Senate.gov or House.gov.
Frequently, the website will ask about your Zip + 4,which is your zip code plus your route number, which you can find by following the link to USPS.com and entering your street address
https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction_input
You can also write or call the President
https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/write-or-call/
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1111
Leave a simple message such as: "I support DACA" or "I support CHIP."
Or you can exercise your right to peacable assembly by marching with thousands of women across America this weekend and in the months to come.
Thanks to the students and staff of Milpitas Adult School. A special
thanks goes out to USCIS SF Community Relations Officer Lucee Rosemarie Fan. Every single day, Officer Fan and her fellow USCIS officers, help new US citizens achieve their American Dream. Officer Fan--good luck on your retirement!
Watch Officer Fan in action: Cantonese Public Engagement Event 2015 https://youtu.be/57UUZv9NGKo
Watch more USCIS Officers in action: USCIS Civics Questions
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpNZsaiyFfG0mZUx6aS8Tn2pANNymRDaJ
Thanks for listening; I know that you Will be a great American citizen!
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Recently I have received several questions about the new N-400 Online application and fee waivers.
Question: Can I apply for citizenship online (N-400) with fee waiver (I-912) or fee reduction (I-942)?
Answer: At this time, you cannot apply for citizenship online if you are using with fee waiver (I-912) or fee reduction (I-942) form.
If you want to apply for citizenship (N-400) with fee waiver (I-912) or fee reduction (I-942) form, you must download these forms from USCIS.gov and mail these forms together to USCIS.
USCIS has advice about how to find low-cost legal services. Check the show notes for links for the forms and legal services.
However, the question about fee waivers reminded me about an interview that I did last year with Citizenship Teacher, Kathy Martin from Beaumont Adult School. She gave a very clear explanation about the difference between fee waivers and fee reduction. In honor of the resolution: NEW YEAR, NEW CITIZEN, I would like to play a short clip from that interview.
USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization
https://www.uscis.gov/n-400
USCIS I-912 Fee Waiver
https://www.uscis.gov/i-912
USCIS I-942 Fee Reduction
https://www.uscis.gov/i-942
USCIS Find Legal Services
https://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/find-legal-services
USCIS Online Account
https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/
DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review: RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS AND ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVES ROSTER BY STATE AND CITY
https://www.justice.gov/eoir/recognized-organizations-and-accredited-representatives-roster-state-and-city
Please visit us on the web at uscitizenpod.com where you can find our new Citizenship Interview Quiz for Paulette Poujol-Oriol (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) and MLK Day citizenship resources.
Also go to our YouTube channel and watch our screencast series about using the new N-400 online application. I will be posting a series shorter screencasts about the N-400 online application soon.
uscitizenpod: CCAE 2017 Citizenship Interview (Katy Martin talks about Fee waivers)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/ccae-2017-interview.mp3
uscitizenpod: Intro to the USCIS Online N-400 Application for Naturalization podcast
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400-online.mp3
uscitizenpod: US Citizenship--Apply Online! Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y46j_oXYuMJ6TgzB-XvGi40
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Applicants can file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization online
through their USCIS online account. When they use the interactive Form N-400, applicants will see questions, alerts, and notifications specific to the answers they provide while completing the form. Applicants will also see prompts and reminders to upload required evidence. This means each person follows a personalized path for completing the form based on the information that they provide.
By using the online account, applicants will be able to:
Update personal information online.
Answer optional questions in the Naturalization Eligibility Tool to help determine their eligibility for naturalization.
Create, edit, save, or delete a draft application.
Upload evidence.
Pay any fees and submit the application.
View real-time case information and the history of their interactions with USCIS.
Securely and directly communicate with USCIS about their case.
Currently, individuals can create a unique, online account and file their Form N-400 online, with only three exceptions.
At this time, applicants must submit a paper Form N-400 if:
They are applying for citizenship based on having served in the U.S armed forces or based on their current service.
They want to apply from outside of the United States, or,
They are requesting a fee waiver or reduced fee.
USCIS is also introducing an online naturalization eligibility tool that
helps intending applicants determine if they may be eligible to apply for naturalization. This optional tool provides information about the most common eligibility requirements for naturalization.
We encourage you to file your Form N-400, Application
for Naturalization online.
(text source: USCIS email announcement)
N-400 Online Filing Tool: https://www.uscis.gov/n-400
USCIS Online Account: https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gUSov/
Thanks to USCIS for helping us become new US citizens in the New Year
USCIS N-400 Online Screencast 1 of 4: Create Your Account
https://youtu.be/ptxwRRJhzdM
USCIS N-400 Online Screencast 2 of 4: Eligibility
https://youtu.be/nRDL820J5xs
USCIS N-400 Online Screencast 3 of 4: Personal Info (Parts 1-11)
https://youtu.be/_boZd9P9fLw
USCIS N-400 Online Screencast 4 of 4: Moral Character (Part 12)
https://youtu.be/m-s8NeLt1qI
Every week, we bring you practice interviews, quizzes, resources, and the latest news that help you get ready for your US citizenship interview.
GREAT NEWS! You can now file you N-400 online at https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/. I will also post more info next week.
Today, I interview Edwin Cornejo. You can follow along by downloadingout "Regular" citizenship Interview, which contains 75 questions based on the N-400. After the interview, Edwin talks about his hopes to continue his biological studies and perhaps go on to law school. Edwin also talks the importance of protecting the environment and what we can from countries such as Costa Rica and Panama.
Please visit us on the web at uscitizenpod.com where you can find more resources for Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year,and for you enviromentalists, Earth Day.
A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) (updated 10/01/2016)
pdf: http://goo.gl/Q5BhXk
ppt: https://goo.gl/GUfiKY
vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/PsDrG9
A Citizenship Quiz for Christmas
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/christmas-quiz.mp3
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/christmas-quiz.pdf
A Citizenship Quiz for Kwanzaa
mp3: https://goo.gl/IqLgwj
pdf: https://goo.gl/byK0vR
A Citizenship Quiz for New Year’s Day
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/new-year-quiz.pdf
mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/new-year-new-uscitizen.mp3
Citizenship Resources for Earth Day
post: http://goo.gl/iwygwv
10 Citizenship Questions in Honor of Earth Day
pdf: http://goo.gl/SEkw48
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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs very year from November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10, Human Rights Day. You can learn more at UNWomen.org or checkout Twitter or Instagram hashtags #16days,
#16daysofactivism, or #OrangeTheWorld
There is no Citizenship interview or quiz today. Instead we are going to talk about the USCIS U Visa: Relief for Victims of Criminal Activity. Listen and learn--there maybe something on this short podcast that you can use to help a friend, a family member, or even a total stranger.
This podcast is a follow-up to our December 4 podcast about the T Visa: Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking. Also see our Nov 25 blog post, Resources for immigrants Against Gender-Based Violence http://bit.ly/16DaysforImmigrants/. Look for our Dec 10 post: Resources for Human Rights Day; and Dec 15, Bill of Rights Day
Let's get started.
The U nonimmigrant status (U visa) is relief for the victims of violent crimes.
In 2000, Congress passed a law called the Victims of Trafficking and
Violence Protection Act which included the Battered Immigrant Women’s Protection Act. This law strengthened the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute violent crimes committed in the United States such as:
Domestic Violence
Female Genital Mutilation
Incest
Marriage Fraud
Prostitution
Sexual Assault
Trafficking
When these crimes occur, many victims choose to remain silent because of their immigration status, inability to speak English, or mistrust of the "strangers" such as police or doctors. A victim may avoid getting medical attention for her injuries because questions that might be asked that are too painful to answer. She doesn't want to answer the question, "Who hurt you?" Although it may seem that she is protecting her abuser, she simply wants the pain to stop. And sometimes a victim to too ashamed to tell her own friends and family.
To fight against these violent crimes in the immigrant community, the USCIS issues a U visa, which allows documented and undocumented victims to stay and work temporarily in the United States. In return, the victims help the police by identifying criminals and testifying about crimes. The U Visa can lead to legal permanent status and naturalization for the survivor and their immediate family.
Because of the many laws involved with violent crimes, a victim is strongly advised to work with lawyers accredited through the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
The lawyers can help the crime victim fill out USCIS Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status.
It is also helpful to include Form I-918, Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification in which a law enforcement official provides more information about the criminal case.
Finally, the victim must write a personal letter (statement) which describes the crime and how it changed the victim's life. The victim may also need to provide police, court, or medical records related to the crime.
More forms are needed to apply for visas for a survivor's family members. But the time and effort is worth it. The victim is not only fighting for justice on their own behalf, they are helping to restore the peace and security in their own family and community at large.
If you are a victim of a violent crime, call 911.
To learn more about the U Visa, go to USCIS.gov
Victims of Criminal Activity: U Nonimmigrant Status
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/victims-human-trafficking-other-crimes/victims-criminal-activity-u-nonimmigrant-status/victims-criminal-activity-u-nonimmigrant-status
Víctimas de actos criminales: estatus U de no inmigrante
https://www.uscis.gov/es/programas-humanitarios/victimas-de-la-trata-de-personas-y-de-otros-crimenes/victimas-de-actos-criminales-estatus-u-de-no-inmigrante
I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status
https://www.uscis.gov/i-918
ILRC: U Visa/T Visa/VAWA
https://www.ilrc.org/u-visa-t-visa-vawa
ILRC: A Guide to Obtaining U Visa Certifications
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/proseuvisamanual_english.pdf
ILRC: Cómo obtener una visa U: Ayuda inmigratoria para victimas de crimen
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/proseuvisamanual_spanish.pdf
ILRC: Immigration Relief for Immigrant Survivors of Abuse: Comparative Quick Reference Chart
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/comparative_chart_7.5.17_finalv2.pdf
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I am a life-long cyberfeminist. Among my many computer projects, I started an email list for people going to the 1995 United Nations Women's Conference in Beijing and followed up by managing a list for domestic violence workers, victims, and survivors.
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10, Human Rights Day. You can learn more at UNWomen.org or checkout Twitter or Instagram hashtags #16days, #16daysofactivism, or #OrangeTheWorld
There is no Citizenship interview or quiz today. Instead we are going to talk about the USCIS T Visa: Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking. Listen and learn--there maybe something on this short podcast that you can use to help a friend, a family member, or even a total stranger.
In a few days, we post another podcast about the U Visa: Relief for Victims of Crime, which includes domestic violence. Also check out our Nov 25 blogpost about resources for immigrants Against Gender-Based Violence http://bit.ly/16DaysforImmigrants/
To learn more about the T Visa, go to USCIS.gov
Victims of Human Trafficking: T Nonimmigrant Status
Víctimas de trata de personas: estatus T de no inmigrante
To learn more about the U.S. government's work to stop human trafficking, go to The Blue Campaign
If you see someone that you think might be a victim of human trafficking, call 1-866-347-2423
To get help from the National Human Trafficking Hotline:
call, 1-888-373-7888
or text HELP or INFO to BeFree (233733)
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This interview is based on:
A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) (updated 10/01/2016)
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- ppt: https://goo.gl/GUfiKY
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In this episode, we reflect on the Pilgrims Immigration and first year in America by pairing these events with twelve questions from the N-400 Application for Naturalization.
PDF: https://goo.gl/x8hNUG (download and follow along!)
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Don't miss our new video: Ahn Dung's Citizenship Interview
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I am happy to report that Ahn Dung and his wife Phuong passed their Citizenship Interviews on Tuesday, November 21. Look for their report back video on the uscitizenpod's YouTube channel and subscribe.
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All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us. This quiz honors the lives and contributions of ten Americans who died this year:
Nov 7 Janet Reno, 78, American lawyer and politician, first female U.S. Attorney General (1993–2001)
Dec 8 John Glenn, 95, American astronaut (Mercury-Atlas 6) and politician, U.S. Senator from Ohio (1974–1999
Dec 9 Edwin Benson, 85, American teacher, last speaker of the Mandan language
Dec 30 Huston Smith, 97, American religious scholar and author
Jan 14 Kevin Starr, 76, American historian and librarian
Feb 18 Norma McCorvey, 69, American political activist, plaintiff in U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade
Feb 22 Eni Faleomavaega, 73, American Samoan politician and attorney, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives (1989–2015), Lieutenant Governor (1985–1989).
Mar 14 Lillie Mae Bradford, 88, American civil rights activist.
July 23 Thomas Fleming, 90, American writer and historian (American Revolution)
Oct 18 Rita Henley Jensen, 70, American journalist, founder of Women's eNews
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2016 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2017
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Citizenship Quizzes for Halloween, All Saints, and Day of the Dead Also check out the new FREE online Citizenship Prep course: USALearns Citizenship
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I am very excited to announce a new online citizenship prep course: USALearns Citizenship which was developed by the Sacramento Office of Education in conjuncture with USCIS and the California State Library.
This course is FREE and is available at www.USALearns.org
The course is divide into four parts:
Part 1 reviews eligibility requirements.
Part 2 reviews the vocabulary and grammar structures associated with the N-400 Application for Naturalization.
Part 3 reviews the history, government, and geography material plus the terms and grammar associated with the USCIS Civics test, known as "The 100 Questions." Plus it reviews the vocabulary for the Reading and Spelling test.
Part 4 reviews the interview skills, such as small talk and clarification questions. It also gives you a preview of your new life as an American citizen when you apply for your passport or sponsor family members to immigrate to the United States.
USALearns Citizenship is perfect for the classroom or directed-self study. Also check out their English courses and download their English language learning apps.
Join USALearns Citizenship at usalearns.org and get ready for US Citizenship. I know that you will be a great American citizen!
Today we are going to listen to Linda Chen's Second Practice Citizenship Interview. This time we did not use a script; I simply reviewed her N-400 Application for Naturalization. Listen to her first interview here:
A Casual Citizenship Interview with Mrs Chen (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2017-casual-interview.mp3
After the interview, Mrs Chen and I talk about the Taiwanese language and the importance of passing on our language and heritage to our children.
You can download pdfs of the interview and quiz at uscitizenpod.com
A "Casual" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (40qs, 2pgs) (updated 06/12/2016)
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ppt: https://goo.gl/pctBRb
vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/kaekRV
USCIS 100 Remix Quiz: Twos" 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92
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Columbus Day is a US federal holiday that is celebrated on the second Monday of October.
Columbus Day remembers Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492.
Indigenous Peoples Day is a holiday that celebrates the native peoples of North America. It began as a
counter-celebration to Columbus Day.
Indigenous Peoples Day promotes Native American culture and history.
The Columbian Exchange was a widespread exchange of people, crops, and animals between the people of the "Old
World" (Europe, Africa,and Asia) and the "New World" (North, Central, and South America)
Tobacco, Cocoa, Maize, Tomatoes, and Potatoes came from the "New World." So do Avocados, Beans, Peanuts,
Squash, and Turkeys.
Wheat, Coffee, Horses, Rice, and Sugar came from the "Old World." So do Apples, Bananas, Cattle, Chickens, and
Pigs.
Celebrate our Common Table!
Pop Quiz:
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Name two national U.S. holidays.
Also see:
Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day Citizenship Resources 2017
http://bit.ly/2ndMonInOct
Columbus Day and the Columbian Exchange Puzzle
http://goo.gl/y07umg
Native American Tribes Puzzle
http://goo.gl/UgmI7Y
Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month 2017
http://bit.ly/hhm-citizenship-resources
¡Viva Boricua! A Citizenship Quiz In Honor of Puerto Rico
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podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/quiz-puerto-rico.mp3
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Today we are going to listen to Citizenship quiz in honor of Puerto Rico. Other quizzes for Hispanic heritage month have included Puerto Rican heros such as baseball player and philantropist Roberto Clemente, who died bringing disaster relief to earthquake victims, and Congressman Luis Vicente Gutiérrez, a tireless advocate for immigration reform.
Today's extra-long quiz has twenty-five questions featuring the Columbus and Taino, historian Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, modern Puerto Rican politicians such as San Juan’s mayor, Carmen Yulín Cruz, and musical genius, Lin-Manuel Miranda. However today's podcast is ten questions that focuss on the life and work of one Puerto Rican, Isabel González. Let's get started
¡Viva Boricua! A Citizenship Quiz In Honor of Puerto Rico
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Three new US Citizens, Bhavna (India), Lino (Mexico), and Ho Lien (Vietnam) celebrate freedom of speech and speak out in honor of International Podcast Day!
Voices of New U.S. Citizens
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A Quick Citizenship Interview with Bhavna
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/quick-interview-01.mp3
N-400r Part 12 Overview Quiz Number 2 Podcast with Bhavna
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-part-11-02.mp3
Bhavna's “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N 400r
video: https://youtu.be/HqwY5c41SZg
Bhavna talks about her Oath Ceremony at the Campbell Heritage Theater
video: https://youtu.be/XJFlhIC1HU0
Lino's Practice Citizenship Interview
video: https://youtu.be/GrwVBoS_r7U
Lino habla de su entrevista de Ciudadanía
video: https://youtu.be/WgHFDE62IwA
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Today we are going to listen to out fourth Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15). The first three quizzes were multiple choice, but this quiz is a bit different. You will hear three readings: short, medium, and long about Hispanic-American history, and then you will answer ten USCIS civics questions. Make sure you download the pdf to follow along and check the show notes for the answers. Let's get started.
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/hispanic-heritage-month-quiz-4.pdf
- 1. There were 13 original states. Name three. (64)
- New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire
- 2. Who is the “Father of Our Country”? (69)
- George Washington
- 3. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* (49)
- serve on a jury
- 4. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? (84)
- civil rights (movement)
- 5. What is the “rule of law”? (12)
- Everyone must follow the law
- 6. Who makes federal laws? (15)
- Congress
- 7. Who signs bills to become laws? (33)
- the President
- 8. Who vetoes bills? (34)
- the President
- 9. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? (51)
- freedom of assembly and freedom to petition the government
- 10. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? (55)
- give an elected official your opinion on an issue
publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
- give an elected official your opinion on an issue
Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month 2017
http://bit.ly/hhm-citizenship-resources
Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes
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Today we are going to close-out constitution and citizenship week with a quick civics quiz celebrating the birthday of a great American city, Milpitas, CA. But before we begin, I would like to do a quick review of some of the resources posted this week, all of which are available on uscitizenpod.com.
Sept 16 A Quick Review of the Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 plus Civics Questions
- pdf: https://goo.gl/XPCNgd
- podcast: https://goo.gl/s3b4Jd
- video: https://youtu.be/Ih8cW8ByHdo
Sept 17 Citizenship Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Day
- blogpost: http://bit.ly/USConstWeek
Sept 18 How to Study for Your U.S. Citizenship Interview (English and Cantonese)
- video: https://youtu.be/46HaxnUU6c0
Sept 19 Milpitas Adult School celebrates Constitution and Citizenship Week!
This culminated a four week introduction the topics of Citizenship, the Constitution, civil rights, and civic responsibilities to our ESL and Citizenship students. We celebrated by signing the Constitution, taking pictures, and CAKE! Make sure you download our Handy 100 Question guide for easy self-study.
Sept 20 A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Rosh Hashanah
- pdf: http://goo.gl/orhlZR
Sept 21 10th MAE Citizenship Class
- We supplemented Lynn Weintraub's book, Citizenship: Ready for the Interview: (Part 12) with two interviews from our 2016 free pdf:
- pdf: Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization
- pdf: n-400r-12a General Info
- pdf: n-400r-12b Affiliations
Sept 22 Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews & Quizzes.
Join our mailing list and receive 20 interviews and 40 civics quizzes in one convenient pdf.
- pdf: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews & Quizzes
Sept 23 Constitution Week Review and a Quiz about a Great American City
- We are transitioning from Constitution and Citizenship Week to Hispanic Heritage Month:A celebration of American Latino Heritage. Today we are celebrating the first birthday of Milpitas, which was given as a land-grant to the descendant of the de Anza expedition. Check out BONUS pdf.
- Source for the image of the map of the land grant for Rancho Milpitas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Milpitas#/media/File:Plat_of_the_Milpitas_Rancho.jpg
Sept 24 Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month 2017
- blogpost: http://bit.ly/hhm-citizenship-resouces
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Teacher Lisa Lau talks abput the importance of the Bill of Rights and how to study for your Citizenship Interview (English and Cantonese).
Other interviews with Teacher Lisa Lau:
New Year, New Citizen (2013)
- mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/interview-17.mp3
- mp4: https://youtu.be/1uEASCrNacU
01 Principles of American Democracy USCIS 100:01-12 (2014)
- mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2014-01-12.mp3
The Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 plus Civics Questions (2016)
- mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/bill-of-rights-interview.mp3
- pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/bill-or-rights-quiz-2.pdf
A Quick Review of the Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 plus Civics Questions (2017)
- pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/bill-of-rights-interview-mini.pdf
- mo3: https://goo.gl/s3b4Jd
- mp4: https://youtu.be/Ih8cW8ByHdo
More Citizenship Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Week
- http://bit.ly/USConstWeek
A Quick Review of the Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 plus Civics Questions
pdf: https://goo.gl/XPCNgd
More Citizenship Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Week
http://bit.ly/USConstWeek
The Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12:
The 1st Amendment protects freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, right of peaceable assembly, and the right to petition the government.
N-400 Part 12:12. Have you ever persecuted any person because of his race, religion, national origin, membership in a particular group, or political opinion?
The 2nd Amendment protects the right to bear arms in order to provide communal security.
N-400 Part 12:48. If the law requires it, are you willing to bear arms on behalf of the US?
The 3rd Amendment protects the right of private property in times of peace and war.
N-400 Part 12:17b. Did you ever help any group that used a weapon against any person or threatened to do so?
The 4th Amendment protects against illegal search, seizure, or arrest.
N-400 Part 12:23. Have you ever been arrested, cited, or detained by any law enforcement officer?
The 5th Amendment protect the rights of a person accused of a crime.
N-400 Part 12:24 Have you ever been charged with committing, attempting to commit, or assisting in committing a crime or offense?
The 6th Amendment protects the right to a fair trial.
N-400 Part 12:25. Have you ever been convicted of a crime or offense?
7th Amendment protects the right to a trial by jury.
USCIS 100:49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
8th Amendment protects people from excessive fines and cruel or unusual punishment.
N-400 Part 12:14c. Have you ever badly hurt, or trying to hurt, a person on purpose?
The 9th Amendment protects the rights of the people not listed in the Constitution.
USCIS 100:09. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
The 10th Amendment protects the states’ powers.
USCIS 100:42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
The Bill of Rights and USCIS Civics Questions
Although it originally had twelve amendments, what do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights was added to the US Constitution on December 15, 1791. When was the Constitution written?
The Articles of the Constitution set up our plan of government. What does the Bill of Rights of the Constitution do?
The Bill of Rights protects the rights of everyone living in the United States including freedom of expression and the right to bear arms. What is one right or freedom from the First
Amendment?
The First Amendment also protects religious freedom and prohibits the establishment of a state religion. What is freedom of religion?
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What makes us American is not a question of what we look like, or where our names come from, or the way we pray.
What makes us American is our fidelity to a set of ideals --
that all of us are created equal;
that all of us deserve the chance to make of our lives what we will;
that all of us share an obligation to stand up, speak out, and secure our most cherished values for the next generation.
That's how America has traveled this far.
That's how, if we keep at it, we will ultimately reach that more perfect union.
--President Barack Obama on DACA 09/05/2017
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/05/politics/obama-full-statement-daca/index.html
Also see:
uscitizenpod: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 2017 Announcement (podcast)
WATCH: https://youtu.be/WxX2ew9QkOk
LISTEN: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/daca.mp3
uscitizenpod: DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship: an Interview with Kayla Ladd (rescue.org) (2016)
WATCH: https://youtu.be/BgC-cpns4Wc
LISTEN: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/daca-dapa-and-citizenship.mp3
uscitizenpod: DREAMers, DACA, DAPA, and Undocumented Youth YouTube Playlist
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y6SeR1YhMMboMxMNT5knnIw
In June 2012, President Obama issued an excutive order Called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA gives work, school, deporation relief to undocumented youth. DACA was issued after the failure of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
On Sept. 5, 2017. at the behest of current president, the Department of Homeland Security, initiated the phase out of DACA. DHS will provide a limited, six-month window during which it will consider certain requests for DACA and applications for work authorization, under specific parameters.
Frequently Asked Questions: Rescission Of Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Q7: Once an individual’s DACA expires, will their case be referred to ICE for enforcement purposes?
A7: Information provided to USCIS in DACA requests will not be proactively provided to ICE and CBP for the purpose of immigration enforcement proceedings, unless the requestor meets the criteria for the issuance of a Notice To Appear or a referral to ICE under the criteria set forth in USCIS’ Notice to Appear guidance (www.uscis.gov/NTA).
This policy, which may be modified, superseded, or rescinded at any time without notice, is not intended to, does not, and may not be relied upon to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by law by any party in any administrative, civil, or criminal matter.
Q8: Will USCIS share the personal information of individuals whose pending requests are denied proactively with ICE for enforcement purposes?
A8: Generally, information provided in DACA requests will not be proactively provided to other law enforcement entities (including ICE and CBP) for the purpose of immigration enforcement proceedings unless the requestor poses a risk to national security or public safety, or meets the criteria for the issuance of a Notice To Appear or a referral to ICE under the criteria.
This policy, which may be modified, superseded, or rescinded at any time without notice, is not intended to, does not, and may not be relied upon to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by law by any party in any administrative, civil, or criminal matter.
What can we do?
We must use our status as US citizens and legal permanent residents to speak out on behalf of undocumented youth.
We must use our numbers to push for comprehensive immigration reform.
We must use our contact our Senators and Representives and make DACA and comprehensive immigration reform the law of the land.
Go to www.house.gov or www.senate.gov find the Senators and Representative's address and write them a post card or letter or send an email or call
Contact the members of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
To close, I want to quote Senator Dianne Feinstein
“To DACA youth across the country, I say this is not over. I stand with you and your families. You are valued. Our country needs you. And I won’t stop fighting to protect you.”
Also see:
NYTimes: Jeff Sessions Announces End of DACA
WATCH: https://youtu.be/4dL8QO0_7Bw
VOANews: Trump Ends Obama's Childhood Deportation Protections
READ: https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-ends-obamas-childhood-deportation-protections/4015906.html
VOANews: Trump Set to End Program That Shields Young Undocumented Immigrants
WATCH: https://youtu.be/FSUYWwmFP-E
uscitizenpod: DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship: an Interview with Kayla Ladd (rescue.org) (2016)
WATCH: https://youtu.be/BgC-cpns4Wc
LISTEN: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/daca-dapa-and-citizenship.mp3
uscitizenpod: DREAMers, DACA, DAPA, and Undocumented Youth YouTube Playlist
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y6SeR1YhMMboMxMNT5knnIw
SCCLibrary Topic Guide: DREAMers, DACA, and DAPA
READ: https://sccl-sandbox-newheader.bibliocommons.com/list/share/572239147_sccldcitizenship/624838637_dreamers,_daca,_and_dapa
Today we are going to listen to Nada Anasseri, a teacher and administrator from Sutter County Adult Education in Yuba City, California. We are going to practice the 5th interview from my new book, US Citizenship Bootcamp. This interview focuses on the vocabulary related to identification, travel, claim, vote, taxes, crime, deported, and attachment to the Constitution, plus 6 civics questions.
After the interview, Nada talks about the educational opportunities offered at Sutter County One Stop's Adult Education Program. At the end of the interview, we havefurther comments about summer and look forward to Eid al-Adha. Let's get started!
For further info,see:
Adult Education | Sutter One Stop | Yuba City, CA
https://www.sutteronestop.com/adult-education
Labor Day: Citizenship? WE CAN DO IT! Labor Day Podcast
mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/labor-day-podcast.mp3
pdf: http://bit.ly/1vDflrL
Citizenship Interview Quiz for Presidents’ Week 2017: Safa Aldabyani (Sana'a, Yemen)
pdf: https://goo.gl/A5dfam
International Rescue Commitee: Yemen
https://www.rescue.org/country/yemen
Yemen is facing the largest humanitarian crisis of our time: two-thirds of the population are at risk of starvation, with thousands gripped by a deadly cholera outbreak. The International Rescue Committee provides lifesaving emergency aid, clean water and medical care to millions of people in Yemen affected by violent conflict and a growing health crisis.
Red Cross Hurricane Harvey - You Can Help Make A Difference
https://www.redcross.org/Disaster-Relief/Hurricane
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Every week, we bring you practice interviews, quizzes, resources, and the latest news that help you get ready
for your US citizenship interview.
Today we are going to listen to Francisco Pinedo a teacher and administrator from Soledad Adult School. We are going to practice the 9th interview from my new book, US Citizenship Bootcamp. This interview focuses on the
vocabulary related to military service which can be a difficult conversation. Just as a person was a good soldier in the country of their birth, so can the same person be a good citizen in their chosen country, the United States.
Also, we depart a little bit from the interview script to have an extended conversation about registering for the Selective Service, a potentially problematic topic for men who come to the United States when they were young. At the end of the interview, we include further comments about Selective Service in English and Spanish.
Note from SSS.gov:
"The Selective Service System has not now, or in the past, collected or shared any information which would indicate a man's immigration status, either documented or undocumented."
"The Selective Service System has no authority to collect such information, has no use for it, and it is irrelevant to the registration requirement."
"Consequently, there is no immigration data to share with anyone."
Read more about The Selective Service and Immigrants https://www.sss.gov/Registration/Immigrants-and-Dual-Nationals
SSS.gov Registration - Fact Sheet * Registration – English * Registration – Amharic * Registration – Arabic * Registration – Chamorro * Registration – Farsi * Registration – Russian * Registration – Somali * Registration – Tagalog
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Jennifer and Jeane demonstrate a Naturalization Interview from US Citizenship Bootcamp and make final comments
about both of their books.
US Citizenship Bootcamp and She Built Ships During WWII are available from ESLPublishing.com.
Listen to all the episodes about the NEW paperback edition of US Citizenship Bootcamp:
- Mon 8/14/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 1 of 5: Introduction
- Tue 8/15/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 2 of 5: Vocabulary
- Wed 8/16/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 3 of 5: She Built Ships in World War II
- Thu 8/17/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 4 of 5: Mini-Dialogues about Work
- Fri 8/18/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 5 of 5: The Interview
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Jennifer and Jeane demonstrate two mini-dialogues from US Citizenship Bootcamp about Financial Support and Work of National Importance Under Civilian Directions by using examples from She Built Ships During WWII.
US Citizenship Bootcamp and She Built Ships During WWII are available from ESLPublishing.com.
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- Mon 8/14/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 1 of 5: Introduction
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- Wed 8/16/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 3 of 5: She Built Ships in World War II
- Thu 8/17/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 4 of 5: Mini-Dialogues about Work
- Fri 8/18/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 5 of 5: The Interview
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Jennifer Gagliardi interviews author Jeane Slone about She Built Ships During WWII, a historical novel about the courageous women welders who built ships while their husbands fought in World War II. The women overcome racism and sexism as they do work of national importance under civilian direction in the Richmond Shipyards.
Along with US Citizenship Bootcamp, She Built Ships During WWII is also available from ESLPublishing.com in an ESL edition with a workbook.
Listen to all the episodes about the NEW paperback edition of US Citizenship Bootcamp:
- Mon 8/14/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 1 of 5: Introduction
- Tue 8/15/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 2 of 5: Vocabulary
- Wed 8/16/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 3 of 5: She Built Ships in World War II(corrected)
- Thu 8/17/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 4 of 5: Mini-Dialogues about Work
- Fri 8/18/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 5 of 5: The Interview
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Jeane Slone interviews author Jennifer Gagliardi about the vocabulary exercises in the new paperback edition of US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the Naturalization Interview (Updated August 2017) available from ESLPublishing.com
Download a free pdf the Interview 8 Vocabulary Exercises from US Citizenship Bootcamp.
The NEW PAPERBACK EDITION of US Citizenship Bootcamp is available from ESLPublishing.com
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- Wed 8/16/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 3 of 5: She Built Ships in World War II
- Thu 8/17/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 4 of 5: Mini-Dialogues about Work
- Fri 8/18/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 5 of 5: The Interview
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Jeane Slone interviews author Jennifer Gagliardi about the new paperback edition of US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the Naturalization Interview (Updated August 2017).
Prepare for the US Citizenship interview by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (rev 03/26/16). The first interview includes 10 simple questions; the subsequent
interviews gradually introduce new vocabulary and grammar patterns. Includes vocabulary and civics quizzes, 2 glossaries, Citizenship resources, a new chapter about the Oath of Allegiance and more!
The NEW PAPERBACK EDITION of US Citizenship Bootcamp is available from ESLPublishing.com
Listen to all the episodes about the NEW paperback edition of US Citizenship Bootcamp:
- Mon 8/14/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 1 of 5: Introduction
- Tue 8/15/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 2 of 5: Vocabulary
- Wed 8/16/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 3 of 5: She Built Ships in World
War II - Thu 8/17/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 4 of 5: Mini-Dialogues about Work
- Fri 8/18/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 5 of 5: The Interview
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Yesterday I got the news that one of my long-time students, Annie Lau, passed her citizenship interview. So today we are going to listen to her last practice interview. This interview was based on our "Regular Citizenship Interview" and includes random civics questions. You can also watch an earlier interview with Annie on our YouTube channel.
Episodes of US Citizenship Podcast are now available on the uscitizenpod YouTube channel where you will find more videos from our Summer School ESL/Citizenship at Milpitas Adult Education. You can also subscribe to us on iTunes,
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More News: The new paperback edition of my book, US Citizenship Bootcamp hasbeen published! You can get the ebook now from Apple iBook or Smashwords. However, the new paperback is a big improvement over the ebook: each chapter has picture and definition vocabulary quizzes plus an expanded chapter about the Oath of Allegiance. Order the book from ESLPublishing.com. I will have more info about the book next week.
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Today we are going to listen to a couple from Shanghai responding to two new versions of the Easy Interview--15 questions based on the N-400 plus some civics questions. These interviews are part of the Round-Robin series of interviews and listening quizzes that will be release Labor Day 2016.
Episodes of US Citizenship Podcast are now available on Stitcher plus the uscitizenpod YouTube channel where you will find more videos from our Summer School ESL/Citizenship at Milpitas Adult Education.
More News: I just received the proof for the new paperback edition of my book, US Citizenship Bootcamp. Prepare for the US Citizenship interview by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (rev 03/26/16). The first interview includes 10 simple questions; the subsequent interviews gradually introduce new vocabulary and grammar patterns. Includes civics quizzes, 2 glossaries, Citizenship resources, and more!
You can get the ebook now from Apple iBook or Smashwords. However, the new paperback is a big improvement over the ebook: each chapter has picture and definition vocabulary quizzes plus an expanded chapter about the Oath of Allegiance. Order the book from ESLPublishing.com. I wil have more info sbout the book in a week or two.
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I started US Citizenship Podcast in 2007 because many of my students were unable attend class regularly because of family responsibilities. In summer, the reverse is true: many schools are closed and citizenship programs are hiatus. so I want to start off this episode with one of the very best ways about how to prepare for your Citizenship Interview:
HINT: Notice things around you that are ANSWERS on the Citizenship Test--
then try to remember the QUESTIONS.
This could be as easy as opening your wallet: take out your driver's license and see how many N-400 questions you can answer simply from the info on your driver's license. You may have credit cards that get you points for airline tickets for your next trip, photos of your family, a paycheck stub, and a parking ticket.
Money, especially coins, is not only useful to review the presidents but geography as well.
Today's pdf of the geography quiz takes the HINT a bit further: street signs, store and restraunt signs, a kid wearing a sports jersey, a car with the out-of-state license plate may be the ANSWER to a Civics Question. Repeat the answer to yourself, then try to remember to the civics question. Every time you connect the N-400 and the civics questions fot your daily life, you are that much closer to your goal of US citizenship.
As Eliza Schuyler sings to Hamilton: Look around, look around at how lucky we are
Beginning Interview pdf
http://goo.gl/kxzSuT
USCIS 100:88-95: Geography Quiz
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-geo.pdf
Today we will listen to Lien's last mock interview before she goes to her citizenship Interview:
A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages)
pdf http://goo.gl/9Z97UK
ppt https://goo.gl/2hwOsc
vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/AMNMqy
Lien, and her husband Hoa Quan, have been my long-time citizenship students and have helped many of their fellow students prepare for their interviews. Here are some of their previous interviews:
Easy Interview 2 based on the Revised N 400r Plus USCIS 100 Twos with Lien Ho
https://youtu.be/QUWfMBWfe0o
A "Common" Citizenship Interview with Hoa Minh Quan
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/quan.mp3
Last week, they went to the citizenship Interview and passed. This week, they are participating in our local Naturalization ceremonY for Independence Day
More news:
Last week I reported that residents of California should send their N-400 the USCIS lock box in Dallas. California residents should continue to send the N-400 applications to the current USCIS lockbox in Phoenix, AZ.
Check out our Citizenship Resources for Independence Day
post: https://goo.gl/5NXhKW
We FINALLY started cross-posting recent US Citizenship Podcast episodes to our YouTube channel!
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LOVE AND PRIDE: A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of LGBT Pride Month
pdf: https://goo.gl/DHGokE
NEWS:
1. DOWNLOAD THE NEW APP FROM USCIS.GOV:
USCIS Civics Test Study Tools
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myuscismobileapp
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uscis-civics-test-study-tools/id1216824613
2. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS, Send your N-400 here:
For U.S. Postal Service:
USCIS
P.O. Box 660060
Dallas, TX 75266
For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: N-400
2501 S State Hwy 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067
The Stonewall National Monument
NPS.gov: On June 24, 2016 President Obama designated the site of the Stonewall uprising and birthplace of the modern LGBT civil rights movement the “Stonewall National Monument.” This new monument is a testament to the diversity, inclusiveness, and individual freedom that make America great.
https://www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm
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A Juneteenth Citizenship Quiz:
19 Civics Questions that Celebrate Freedom
https://goo.gl/HcJVQT
You can listen to Robin Braxton's full interview
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q76.mp3
video: http://youtu.be/elEzKOkyvz4
Citizenship Resources for Juneteenth
https://goo.gl/vByVne
US Citizenship Resources for African-American History Month and Citizenship, Immigration, and Government Resources in African Languages https://goo.gl/ZYarom
Answers to the Juneteenth Citizenship Quiz
For alternate answers, go to USCIS:
https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test/study-materials-civics-test
- Africans
- Mexican-American War
- New York
- to print money
- decides if a law goes against the Constitution
- life and liberty
- slavery
- Republican
- Washington D.C.
- the Civil War
- freed slaves in the Confederate states
- freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- July 4
- between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
- a change (to the Constitution)
- serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
- A male citizen of any race (can vote).
- April 15
- The Star-Spangled Banner
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Get ready for Flag Day with thirteen questions about the U.S. Flag.
quiz pdf: https://goo.gl/5YMUKP
This week (June 12-15), I am at the CASAS Summer Institute, Anaheim CA. I will be presenting two workshops on behalf of OTAN.us entitled
1. Tech Up Your Citizenship Class
2. CASAS Citizenship Assessment
Plus I will be attending teacher training workshops taught by USCIS staff.
Check uscitizenpod.com for daily updates about the #CASASSI2017
Learn more about The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem
https://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/
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An American Pentecost:
We are American Indians, Native Alaskans, Europeans, Latinos, Africans, Arabs, Asians, Pacific Islanders-- yet all of us hear America speaking in our own languages about FREEDOM!
The Christian Pentecost:
Pentecost is celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ
"We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God." (Acts 2:9-11)
For more info about languages spoken in America:
Slate: Tagalog in California, Cherokee in Arkansas: What language does your state speak? By Ben Blatt (great
graphics)
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2014/05/language_map_what_s_the_most_popular_language_in_your_state.html
Wikipedia: Languages of the United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States
Voting Rights Act Sect 203
Section 203 targets those language minorities that have suffered a history of exclusion from the political process: Spanish, Asian, Native American, and Alaskan Native. The Census Bureau identifies specific language groups for specific jurisdictions.
Section 203 says that jurisdictions (cities, counties, states) shall provide election materials in the language of the applicable minority group as well as in the English language.
Sources:
DOJ: MINORITY LANGUAGE CITIZENS: Section 203 of the voting Rights Act
https://www.justice.gov/crt/minority-language-citizens
US Census: Voting Rights Determination File
https://www.census.gov/rdo/data/voting_rights_determination_file.html
GPO: Federal Registar: Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006, Determinations Under Section 203
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-12-05/pdf/2016-28969.pdf
Quiz Questions and Answers (Download Quiz PDF https://goo.gl/sLFgyV)
1. What is one reason colonists came to America? (58)
▪ freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution
2. Name one U.S. territory. (91)
▪ Puerto Rico ▪ U.S. Virgin Islands ▪ American Samoa ▪ Northern Mariana Islands ▪ Guam
3. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪ the Louisiana Territory ▪ Louisiana
4. Who was President during World War I? (79)
▪ (Woodrow) Wilson
5. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? (3)
▪ We the People
6. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
[USCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.]
▪ Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois ▪ Creek ▪ Blackfeet ▪ Seminole ▪ Cheyenne ▪ Arawak ▪ Shawnee ▪ Mohegan ▪ Huron ▪ Oneida ▪ Lakota ▪ Crow ▪ Teton ▪ Hopi ▪ Inuit
7. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
▪ Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). ▪ You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. ▪ Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) ▪ A male citizen of any race (can vote).
8. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* (49)
▪ serve on a jury ▪ vote in a federal election
9. Name one right only for United States citizens. (50)
▪ vote in a federal election ▪ run for federal office
10. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
▪ freedom of expression ▪ freedom of speech ▪ freedom of assembly ▪ freedom to petition the government ▪ freedom of religion ▪ the right to bear arms
More from US Citizenship Podcast:
- Go to N-400 pdfs for practice scripts based on the N-400 Application of Naturalization.
- Go to Citizenship by the Month for more commemoration, event, and holiday resources.
- Go to Citizenship by Language for Citizenship Resources organized by language.
- Go to Citizenship by Country for Citizenship Resources organized by country or origin.
- Go to More for more citizenship resources.
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Citizenship Resources for the Month of Ramadan
Citizenship and Civics Resources in English, Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, and more!
post: https://goo.gl/klciVE
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by all Muslims as a month of prayer and fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. Ramadan 2017 began in the evening of Friday, May 26 and ends in the evening of Saturday, June 24, Peace!
A Citizenship Quiz for the Month of Ramadan
pdf: https://goo.gl/lUkA0A (CORRECTED)
Fourteen questions that pairs a fact from Muslim-American History with a USCIS civics question.
This quiz is dedicated to Mohammed’s faithful daughters: Minire Karamanaga, Tasleem Khaldoon, Humaira Saleem, Munni Thankkar, and Kalsoom Bibi of Milpitas, CA. You are all (or soon will be) great American citizens!
Answers:
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Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia
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because of high taxes
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to make treaties
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George Washington
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Religion
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Africans
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freedom of worship (religion); the right to bear arms
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No one is above the law.
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Slavery
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You can practice any religion, or not practice religion.
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join a civic group;join a community group
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Franklin Roosevelt
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the Civil Rights movement
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Ro Khanna (CA-17; check www.house.gov)
For other possible responses, check the USCIS Civics Test page.
If you have any further questions of comments about the quiz, please contact me at uscitizenpod@gmail.com
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For this interview, my fellow teacher, Vanita, asks the Examiner's questions. You can download the script and follow along.
A "Casual" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (40qs, 2pgs) (updated 06/12/2016)
- pdf: http://goo.gl/3tQWXw
- ppt: https://goo.gl/pctBRb (corrected!)
- vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/kaekRV
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From: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Date: May 16, 2017
USCIS Message: New Phone Scam Targets U.S. Immigrants
If you receive a phone call that appears to come from the Canadian government’s Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Call Centre (1-888-242-2100), hang up! Scammers are altering their caller IDs to appear as if they are calling from the IRCC Call Centre. The scammers tell people that their names and identities are under federal investigation. Sometimes they tell individuals that there is a legal case, an affidavit, and/or allegations against them.
If you receive a call demanding personal information or payment, hang up immediately. If you want to check the status of your case, you may:
- Make an InfoPass appointment at http://infopass.uscis.gov;
- Use myUSCIS to find up-to-date information about your application; or
- Call our National Customer Service Center at 800-375-5283 to ask if you need to do anything about your case or immigration status.
Remember, USCIS officials will never threaten you or ask for payment over the phone or in an email. Do not give payment over the phone to anyone who claims to be a USCIS official. All requests for official payments will arrive on government stationery. In general, we encourage you to protect your personal information and not provide details about your immigration case in any public area.
If you receive a scam email or phone call, report it to the Federal Trade Commission at http://1.usa.gov/1suOHSS. If you are not sure if it is a scam, forward the suspicious email to the USCIS webmaster atuscis.webmaster@uscis.dhs.gov. USCIS will review the emails received and share with law enforcement agencies as appropriate.
Visit the Avoid Scams Initiative at www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams for more information on common scams and other important tips.
What's up? I am furiously correcting the proof for the paperback edition of US Citizenship Bootcamp, so here are 3 quick news items.
USCIS Will begin issuing Redesigned Green Cards and Employment Authorization Documents on May 1, 2017.
The new Green Cards and EADs will:
- Display the individual’s photos on both sides;
- Green Cards will have an image of the Statue of Liberty and a predominately green palette;
- EAD cards will have an image of a bald eagle and a predominately red palette;
- Have embedded holographic images;
No longer display the individual’s signature.
Also, Green Cards will no longer have an optical stripe on the back.
How To Tell If Your Card Is Valid
Some Green Cards andEADs issued after May 1, 2017, may still display the existing design format as USCIS will continue using existing card stock until current supplies are depleted.
Read the full story about the re-design at https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-will-issue-redesigned-green-cards-and-employment-authorization-documents
2 Scam Alerts Alerts from the Federal Trade Commission
I am sure you have heave heard reports about malware or ransomware that lock down data on personal computers. this is a big problem. to be safe, make a back-up of important data files and be sure that your computer virus software is up-to-date.
Alert 1: Pass it on: tech support scams
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/pass-it-tech-support-scams
The FTC is tracking increase reports about tech support scammers: the people who act like there’s a problem with your computer and then try to convince you to fork over money to fix – ahem – “fix” it. Except there never was a problem, and they weren’t really from tech support.
Watch the FTC Tech Scam video: https://youtu.be/KGIAyLMEzXo
Alert 2: Imposters selling English course are shut down
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/imposters-selling-english-course-are-shut-down
Scammers said that they were representing stores like Walmart and the the customer had won the prize of a free English course, then demanded that the "winners" pay the scammer money.
To help you avoid scams like this one, here are a few tips:
- Be skeptical about a “free” prize. If you have to pay, it’s not free.
- Don’t give money to someone who tells you over the phone that you’ll be arrested if you don’t pay them. Scammers may pressure you with threats of arrest or lawsuits. Resist the pressure and hang up.
- Wiring money is like paying with cash. It’s nearly impossible to trace it or get your money back. The same goes for prepaid cards. If anyone asks you to pay with a wire transfer or prepaid card, that’s a clear sign of a scam.
- Talk to someone. Before you give up your money or personal information, talk to someone you trust. And stay up-to-date on the latest scams with free scam alerts: ftc.gov/scams.
Paperback edition of US citizenship Bootcamp available Late May 2017
http://www.eslpublishing.com/
US Citizenship Bootcamp helps citizens-to-be prepare for the Naturalization interview by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (released 03/26/16) and 100 Civics Questions. The first interview pairs 5 basic questions in simple English from the N-400, with 5 USCIS Civics questions. The subsequent interviews expand on these N-400 and Civics questions by gradually introducing new vocabulary and grammar patterns.
In addition to the 10 Citizenship interviews, US Citizenship Bootcamp includes a list of 50 sentences based on the USCIS Reading and Writing Vocabulary, 10 multiple-choice Civics quizzes, and 2 N-400 vocabulary glossaries, PLUS a ESL/Citizenship resource list and a special chapter entitled “How to Study for Your Citizenship Interview.” Additional material includes vocabulary quizzes with pictures and definitions.
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This week, we are LIVE from Long Beach at the 2017 CCAE Conference. CCAE is the California Council for Adult Education (https://www.ccaestate.org/), a professional organization which advocates for the needs of Adult Learners so that they may acquire the necessary English language, civics, and vocational skills to full integrate in California and beyond.
At the conference, I was honored to present a workshop entitled, "Tech Up Your Citizenship Class" (https://goo.gl/SMrwdC) which includes ten tips on how to use digital resources in a Citizenship classroom. The ideas ranged from using EMMA, to answer student most pressing questions while familiarizing them with the USCIS.gov website, to downloading apps to inform students about their civil rights and enabling them to contact their government representatives.
After the workshop, I recorded a quick podcast with Kathy Martin,the Citizenship teacher from Beaumont Adult School (https://bas-beaumont-ca.schoolloop.com/). After this quick interview, Teacher Kathy talked about the I-912, Request for Fee Waiver and I-942, Request for Reduced Fee. She used an idiom to give a very important piece of advice--listen closely and try to identify the idiom and what it really means. The idiom's definition is also included in the show notes.
Visit www.uscitizenpod.com during the week for more Citizenship resources from the CCAE conference including a new Citizenship and civics books for Spanish Speakers from http://www.fisher-hill.com/.
USCIS Forms Page
https://www.uscis.gov/forms
USCIS FORMS ARE FREE: Download them on this site (forms can be filled out using the latest version of Adobe Reader.) You can also order forms by mail or phone. Don't pay anyone for copies of USCIS forms. Don't forget to sign your forms! Failure to sign will result in rejection.
I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
https://www.uscis.gov/i-912
I-912P, HHS Poverty Guidelines for Fee Waiver Request
https://www.uscis.gov/i-912p
I-942, Request for Reduced Fee
https://www.uscis.gov/i-942
I-942P, Income Guidelines for Reduced Fees
https://www.uscis.gov/i-942p
I-912 | Solicitud de Exención de Tarifas
https://www.uscis.gov/es/formularios/i-912
I-912P | Guías de Pobreza de HHS para de Solicitud de Exención de Tarifas https://www.uscis.gov/es/formularios/i-912p
I-942, Petición de Reducción de Tarifa
https://www.uscis.gov/es/formularios/i-942
I-942P, Guías de Ingreso para la Reducción de Tarifas
https://www.uscis.gov/es/formularios/i-942p
From the Cambridge Dictionary:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/stick-with-it
The idiom graphic is from American English at State.
See it at http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2017/05/2017-ccae-citizenship-interview.html
Or go to the American English at State Facebook page and check out their whole collection of idiom and grammar cards. Look under photos.
This week, we have an extra podcast in honor of Cinco de Mayo.
Cinco de Mayo is a celebration held on May 5. The date commemorates the Mexican Army's surprise victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5,
1862. In the late 1980's, California schoola and cities in California started to celebrate Cinco de Mayo as an expression of our state's Mexican-American heritage.
However, some people confuse Cinco de Mayo with Mexico's Independence Day.
Mexico's Independence Day is celebrated on September 16 and is similar to America's Independence Day on July 4th. Cinco de Mayo is closer to our Patriot's Day, which is
celebrated in the New England states during mid-April. Patriot's Day commemorates the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. For more that 100 years, the city of Boston has celebrated Patriot's Day by hosting the Boston Marathon, the world's largest marathon.
But let's get back to Cinco de Mayo. Today I have selected five topics to showcase Mexican-american Heritage: The Constitution and the Bill of Rights. the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, The Judicial Branch, and Geography and Holidays. I will read the questions, and Mexican-American students from our ESL 3 class will read the answers. Listen to the podcast, then download the pdf from our website,
http://www.uscitizenpod.com, and take the quiz: Five for Cinco de Mayo http://goo.gl/k9SZ1N
While you are on our website, read the April 28 blog post: USCIS Will Issue Redesigned Green Cards and Employment Authorization Documents.
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2017/04/uscis-will-issue-redesigned-green-cards.html
Also, see our May 1st blog post which is a collection of Citizenship Resources for Asian Pacific American
Heritage Month.
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2017/04/citizenship-resources-for-asian-pacific.html
Look for #APAHM #APAHM17 #APAHM2017 on all your favorite social media outlets.
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Thanks for listening. I know that you will be a great American citizen!
We are kicking Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a practice interview with Lisha Gong from China. Follow along with the resources below:
- A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) (updated 10/01/2016)
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- pdf: http://goo.gl/Q5BhXk
- ppt: https://goo.gl/GUfiKY
- vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/PsDrG9
Download a copy of the script and follow along. Then download another copy of the pdf and practice your own interview with a study buddy.
While you are on our website, read:
April 28 blog post about how the USCIS Will Issue Redesigned Green Cards and Employment Authorization Documents.
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2017/04/uscis-will-issue-redesigned-green-cards.html
Also, see our May 1st blog post which is a collection of Citizenship resources for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2017/04/citizenship-resources-for-asian-pacific.html
Look for #APAHM #APAHM17 #APAHM2017 on all your favorite social media outlets.
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Lino's Citizenship interview was last week (he passed!), so plug in your head phones, turn up the volume, and follow along with the pdf. You can also watch Lino's interview and report-back(in Spanish) on YouTube.
- Lino's Interview on YouTube https://youtu.be/GrwVBoS_r7U
- Lino's Report-back on YouTube https://youtu.be/WgHFDE62IwA
- more US Citizenship Podcast videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod
Lino's interview is based on:
- US Citizenship Podcast: A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) (updated 10/01/2016)
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- pdf: http://goo.gl/Q5BhXk
- ppt: https://goo.gl/GUfiKY
- vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/PsDrG9
- More N-400 practice interviews http://www.uscitizenpod.com/p/n-400-practice_27.html
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Happy Pascha! A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Eastern Orthodox Christian Americans
pdf: http://goo.gl/YE8yR8
I wrote this quiz for several reasons. First, to honor Central/Eastern European-American Heritage. Second, to showcase the diversity in the American christian community. Third, to celebrate Easter.
In the past, Western Christians and the Eastern Orthodox have been divided by religion, history, and politics, but as Americans, we are united as one people, and this year, we are celebrating Easter on the same day.
I would also like to introduce, Branka and Tony, from Canada and the former Yugoslavia. Branka is a longtime colleague who currently Projects Coordinator for OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK (otan.us) and recently became a new US ciitizen.
Quiz answers:
- Colonists came to America for freedom.
- Freedom of religion is that you can practice any religion or not practice a religion.
- America bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
- The two parts of the US Congress are the Senate and the House of Representatives
- Dianne Feinstein is one of the two US senators from the state of California.
- Donald Trump is the current President of the United States.
- Mike Pence is the current Vice-President of the United States.
- Jerry Brown is the current Governor of California.
- The two major political parties are Democratic and Republican parties.
- The President's Cabinet advises the President.
- Ro Khanna is the US Representative of San Jose/Milpitas, California.
- Two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy are join a civic group and join a community group.
EXTRA CREDIT: Listen to a great interview with Vlade Divac!
- StoryCorps: Vivek and Vlade: From New Arrivals To Kings
- http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/12/08/vivek-and-vlade-from-new-arrivals-to-kings/
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- Former Sacramento Kings center and current general manager Vlade Divac is interviewed by his boss, majority owner Vivek Ranadive, in this StoryCorps segment. They talk a little basketball but mostly focus on their shared experience as immigrants.
Su Lan Li's Citizenship interview is based on:
US Citizenship Podcast: A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) (updated 10/01/2016)
pdf: http://goo.gl/Q5BhXk
ppt: https://goo.gl/GUfiKY
vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/PsDrG9
Find more resources at
US Citizenship Podcast
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/
10 questions that celebrate Adult Education Week and the California State Government.
pdf: https://goo.gl/kAT29o
California Adult Education Administrators Association
http://www.caeaa.org/
California Council for Adult Education
http://www.ccaestate.org/
Adult Education Week
http://www.ccaestate.org/adult-education-week/
Legislative Day
http://www.ccaestate.org/legislative-day/
CCAE Mobile App
http://www.ccaestate.org/ccae-app/
CCAE Mobile App for Leg Day (how to video)
https://youtu.be/1i1POR610sE
USA.gov links to State, Territory, and Tribal Governments
https://www.usa.gov/state-tribal-governments
COALITION ON ADULT BASIC EDUCATION
http://www.coabe.org/
COABE Mobile App
http://www.coabe.org/get-the-app/
Women in the Judicial BranchEight questions about women serving in the federal, state, and local levels of the Judicial Branch.
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/women-judicial.pdf
Also checkout:
- Women in the Executive Branch mp3 and pdf
- Women in the Legislative Branch 2016 mp3 and pdf
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Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month
- https://goo.gl/t4wjDI
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Eight for March 8th: a Quick Citizenship Quiz for International Women's Day 2016pdf and mp3
- Women and USCIS 100 Questions: Civics pdf (2011) and mp3 (2016)
And:
ACLU: Major Supreme Court Decisions On Women's Rightsinteractive timeline: https://goo.gl/S0gdfr
pdf: https://goo.gl/gMnvyp
Women in the Executive Branch
Eight questions about women serving in the federal, state, and local levels of the Executve Branch
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/women-executive.pdf
Also see:
Ten Citizenship questions about Women in the Legislative Branch * Women in the Legislative Branch 2016 mp3 and pdf
- Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month
- https://goo.gl/t4wjDI
- Eight for March 8th: a Quick Citizenship Quiz for International Women's Day 2016pdf and mp3
- Women and USCIS 100 Questions: Civics pdf (2011) and mp3 (2016)
American Women who Fought for the Right to Vote (Plus 10 Civics Questions)
pdf: http://goo.gl/wIwY62
Lydia Chapin Taft was the first woman known to legally vote (1756) in colonial America. During the early 1800s, states passed laws to stop women from voting.
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton based the Seneca Falls Declaration on the Declaration of Independence. They wrote: “all men and women are created equal [and] are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights” (1848). They worked for women’s rights, especially the right to vote.
Alice Paul led the 1910s campaign for the 19th Amendment (1920) to the U.S. Constitution which prohibits sex discrimination in voting.
Fanny Lou Hammer and Ella Baker organized voter registration drives in the American South. Their work led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
Also check out:
Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month
https://goo.gl/t4wjDI
Citizenship Resources in Honor of Nowruz (Persian New Year)
https://goo.gl/JFsmCR
#NoBanNoWall Interview Quizzes
https://goo.gl/efwVOG
N-400 pdfs for practice scripts based on the N-400 Application of Naturalization.
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/p/n-400-practice_27.html
Citizenship Resources for Citizenship and ESL resources.
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/p/citizenship-resources.html
Citizenship by Language for Citizenship Resources organized by language.
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/p/blog-page_17.html
Citizenship by Country for Citizenship Resources organized by country of origin.
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/p/resources.html
A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of St Patrick's Day and Irish-American Heritage Month
pdf: http://goo.gl/l9aCOV
Question 4:
The "Know-Nothings" (1850s) was a group of native-born Americans which tried to stop Irish immigration. The "Know-Nothings" thought that the Irish were “alien” and would not support US democracy because of their Catholic religion. The "Know-Nothings" became too violent and failed. The Irish persevered and overcame discrimination and exploitation.
One hundred years later, what movement tried to end racial discrimination?
The fight against xenophobia based on religious belief continues. See the #NoBanNoWall Citizenship Interviews https://goo.gl/efwVOG
Ten Citizenship questions about Women in the Legislative Branch
- Women in the Legislative Branch 2016 pdf
Also see:
- Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month
- https://goo.gl/t4wjDI
- Eight for March 8th: a Quick Citizenship Quiz for International Women's Day 2016pdf and mp3
- Women and USCIS 100 Questions: Civics pdf (2011) and mp3 (2016)
- And so much more!
We pair eight Citizenship questions with eight female recipients of the USCIS Outstanding Americans by Choice award. This award recognizes naturalized citizens who have made significant contributions to both their community and their adopted country.
Download the (updated) pdf at http://goo.gl/NYyKXa
Also check out our March 6, 2017 blog post: Travel Ban News and Citizenship Interviews
For the very latest news about the Travel Ban, go to
VOA Special Project: US Travel Ban Among the most notable changes is the exclusion of Iraqis from the list of suspended travelers. The new order bans nationals and citizens from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.**
uscitizenpod: Travel Ban Citizenship Interviews (originally posted during Presidents' Week 2017)
Included in the Travel Ban:
- Iran: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hushang Ansary
- Libya: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish
- Somalia: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed
- Sudan: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Mohamed Awad Elhassan
- Syria: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Louay Safi
- Yemen: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Safa Aldabyani
Excluded from the Travel Ban * Iraq: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim
In response to the Travel Ban, we have added the following pages: * Citizenship by Language for Citizenship Resources organized by language. * Citizenship by Country for Citizenship Resources organized by country of origin.
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Citizenship Interview with Senior Citizen Gabriela DeLeon (Philippines)
This script was based on
uscitizenpod: Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Senior Citizens or Those Who Request Accommodations/Exemptions plus the USCIS 100qs for 65/20 Applicants (8 pgs)
pdf: http://goo.gl/xzSwJv
USCIS to Implement Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program
Release Date: May 09, 2016
https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-implement-filipino-world-war-ii-veterans-parole-program
“The Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program honors the thousands of Filipinos who bravely enlisted to fight for the United States during World War II. This policy will allow certain Filipino-American family members awaiting immigrant-visa issuance to come to the United States and be with their loved ones. For many, it will also allow them to provide support and care for elderly veterans or their surviving spouses.”
During Presidents' Week, US Citizenship Podcast will post a NEW Citizenship multiple-choice quiz PDFs based on the N-400 Application for Naturalization plus 10 civics questions.
- Feb 20: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hushang Ansary (Ahvaz, Iran)
- Feb 21: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Baghdad, Iraq)
- Feb 22: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish (Tripoli, Libya)
- Feb 23: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed (Mogadishu, Somalia)
- Feb 24: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Mohamed Awad Elhassan (Khartoum, Sudan)
- Louay Safi (Damascus, Syria)
You can find more Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day at including our NEWEST PODCAST: Carol Lin (Taipei, Taiwan) (Presidents' Day 2017)
During Presidents' Week, US Citizenship Podcast will post a NEW Citizenship multiple-choice quiz PDFs based on the N-400 Application for Naturalization plus 10 civics questions.
- Feb 20: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hushang Ansary (Ahvaz, Iran)
- Feb 21: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Baghdad, Iraq)
- Feb 22: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish (Tripoli, Libya)
- Feb 23: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed (Mogadishu, Somalia)
- Feb 24: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Mohamed Awad Elhassan (Khartoum, Sudan)
- Feb 25: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Louay Safi (Damascus, Syria)
- Feb 26: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Presidents’ Week 2017: Safa Aldabyani (Sana'a, Yemen)
During Presidents' Week, US Citizenship Podcast will post a NEW Citizenship multiple-choice quiz PDFs based on the N-400 Application for Naturalization plus 10 civics questions.
- Feb 20: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hushang Ansary (Ahvaz, Iran)
- Feb 21: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Baghdad, Iraq)
- Feb 22: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish (Tripoli, Libya)
- Feb 23: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed (Mogadishu, Somalia)
- Feb 24: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Mohamed Awad Elhassan (Khartoum, Sudan)
You can find more Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day at including our NEWEST PODCAST: Carol Lin (Taipei, Taiwan) (Presidents' Day 2017)
During Presidents' Week, US Citizenship Podcast will post a NEW Citizenship multiple-choice quiz PDFs based on the N-400 Application for Naturalization plus 10 civics questions.
- Feb 20: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hushang Ansary (Iran)
- Feb 21: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Baghdad, Iraq)
Feb 22: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish (Tripoli, Libya) - Feb 23: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed (Mogadishu, Somalia)
You can find more Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day at including our NEWEST PODCAST: Carol Lin (Taipei, Taiwan) (Presidents' Day 2017)
During Presidents' Week, check out uscitizenpod.com every day for NEW Citizenship multiple-choice quiz PDFs based on the N-400 Application for Naturalization plus 10 civics questions. * Feb 20: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hushang Ansary (Iran) * Feb 21: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Baghdad, Iraq) * Feb 22: Esam Omeish (Tripoli, Libya)
You can find more Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day at https://goo.gl/lRbi4Z including our NEWEST PODCAST: Carol Lin (Taipei, Taiwan) (Presidents' Day 2017) mp3: https://goo.gl/aZtRK8
During Presidents' Week, check out uscitizenpod.com every day for NEW Citizenship multiple-choice quiz PDFs based on the N-400 Application for Naturalization plus 10 civics questions.
- Feb 20: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hushang Ansary (Iran)
- Feb 21: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Baghdad, Iraq)
You can find more Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day at https://goo.gl/lRbi4Z including our NEWEST PODCAST: Carol Lin (Taipei, Taiwan) (Presidents' Day 2017) mp3: https://goo.gl/aZtRK8
During Presidents' Week, check out check www.uscitizenpod.com every day for NEW Citizenship multiple choice quiz PDFs based on the N-400 application for Naturalization plus 10 civics questions.
Feb 20: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Presidents’ Week 2017: Hushang Ansary (Iran)
You can find more Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day at https://goo.gl/lRbi4Z including our NEWEST PODCAST: Carol Lin (Taipei, Taiwan) (Presidents' Day 2017)
mp3: https://goo.gl/aZtRK8
Carol's interview is based on
A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages)
- pdf http://goo.gl/9Z97UK
- ppt https://goo.gl/2hwOsc
- vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/AMNMqy
You can find more scripts, vocabulary, and pptx at the US Citizenship Podcast N-400 Pdfs Page http://goo.gl/2aOS5m
Also check www.uscitizenpod.com every day during Presidents' Week for NEW Citizenship multiple choice quizzes based on the N-400 application for Naturalization plus 10 civics questions.
New Citizenship and Civil Rights Resources
uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for African-American History Month and in African Languages
uscitizenspod: Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day
uscitizenpod: A Presidential Valentine's Day Citizenship Quiz
- Ten questions about the Presidents and their First Ladies
- pdf http://goo.gl/nj60ar
- video: https://youtu.be/CbNV_eRFQ9M
- Google form: https://goo.gl/forms/Hjung72cP0
ACLU: What to do if you are an immigrant stopped by law enforcement agents
No matter your immigration status, you have rights when you interact with immigration agents or the police. Print and share these cards in your communities.
English | Arabic | Chinese | French | Korean
Somali | Spanish | Urdu | Vietnamese
There are also videos of available at https://www.youtube.com/user/acluvideos/videos
I have also blogged about civil rights resources at uscitizenpod.com:
- ACLU: What To Do If Immigration Agents Are At Your Door
- ACLU: What To Do When Faced With Anti-Muslim Discrimination
- ACLU: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - IMMIGRATION
- CA CDSS "I Speak" Cards
- LEP.gov: Know Your Right
Happy New Year! Happy New US Citizen! Here Is our second citizenship quiz in honor of the Lunar New Year.
pdf: A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year Part 2 https://goo.gl/qZ84CK
Video: A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year Part 2 https://youtu.be/ttx2XhoMLHE
Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
https://goo.gl/lhq7j3
Questions and Answers
1. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? (22)
two (2)
2. Name your U.S. Representative. (23)
Answers will vary. Go to www.house.gov For San Jose/Milpitas: Ro Khanna
3. What does the judicial branch do? (37)
decides if a law goes against the Constitution
4. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? (47)
Paul Ryan
5. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
]Women and men can vote.]
6. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
freedom of assembly
freedom of religion (worship)
7. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? (53)
defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
8. What is one reason colonists came to America? (58)
escape persecution
9. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.* (78)
Vietnam War
10. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
worked for equality for all Americans
Extra credit: Name your city’s mayor.
Happy New Year! Happy New US Citizen! Here Is our second citizenship quiz in honor of the Lunar New Year.
pdf: A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year Part 2 https://goo.gl/qZ84CK
Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
https://goo.gl/lhq7j3
Questions and Answers
1. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? (22)
two (2)
2. Name your U.S. Representative. (23)
Answers will vary. Go to www.house.gov
3. What does the judicial branch do? (37)
reviews laws
explains laws
resolves disputes (disagreements)
decides if a law goes against the Constitution
4. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? (47)
Paul Ryan
5. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
A male citizen of any race (can vote).
6. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
freedom of expression
freedom of speech
freedom of assembly
freedom to petition the government
freedom of religion
the right to bear arms
7. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? (53)
give up loyalty to other countries
defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
obey the laws of the United States
serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
be loyal to the United States
8. What is one reason colonists came to America? (58)
freedom
political liberty
religious freedom
economic opportunity
practice their religion
escape persecution
9. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.* (78)
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
(Persian) Gulf War
10. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
fought for civil rights
worked for equality for all Americans
Extra credit: Name your city’s mayor.
Photo sources:
David Wu:
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/oregon-congressman-david-wu-to-resign/
Stephanie Murphy:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwyW8xNUUAAoSpp.jpg
Thomas Tang: http://www.law2.arizona.edu/alumni/Newsletters/jun102015_files/c82c16e5-024a-4682-8bf9-73d809673ea4.png
Ted Lieu: http://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2016/02/25/103419776-5ED3-SOTS-TedLieu-022516.600x400.jpg
A Chinese American woman voting in New York, 1912. New York Public Library, 733568F
https://www.nwhm.org/media/category/exhibits/chinese/voting.jpg
Xiong Yan:
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/04/18/world/17sino-yan/17sino-yan-tmagArticle.jpg
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/XIONG-YAN-64-20100603-95574994.html
Lan Diep
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/25/san-jose-captain-america-councilman-takes-oath-while-holding-shield/
Bishop Dominic Luong
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/forty-years-after-saigon-interview-bishop-dominic-luong
Maya Lin
http://tariqalitv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ep24-Maya-Lin.png
Wong Chin Foo
http://firstchineseamerican.com/images/Figure%2015.jpg
Richard Tran
http://i0.wp.com/www.nguoi-viet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14468165_693661434124690_128378842246779627_o.jpg
Beginning Citizenship Interview Quiz based on the N-400 Plus Updates to the USCIS Civics Questions: 20, 23, 28, 29, 43, 46 and more!
Quiz pdf: https://goo.gl/985Th9
Based on uscitizenpod’s N-400 Beginning Interview (1 pg, 10qs) (updated 04/18/2016)
- pdf http://goo.gl/kxzSuT
- LearningChocolate.com http://goo.gl/pSIIZF
- Picture Vocabulary Quiz http://goo.gl/TXQhuX
- PPTX http://goo.gl/BeFXUD
- Video http://goo.gl/OzkLxC
- Kahoot.it http://goo.gl/N7FHco
Quiz answers
1 b. Van Nam Nguyen
2 b. January 28, 1961
3 d. Vietnam
4 a. 89 S. Main, Milpitas, CA 95035
5 d. Yes, I work.
6 d. Yes, I have taken 2 trips to VN.
7 a. Yes, I am married.
8 c. Yes, I have 3 children.
9 b. No, never.
10 d. Yes, I support the Constitution
11 b. Kamala Harris (or other)
12 c. Ro Khanna (or other)
13 a. Donald Trump
14 b. Mike Pence
15 a. Secretary of Education; c. Secretary of State
16 c. John Roberts
17 a. Jerry Brown (or other)
18 d. Republican
19 d. Paul Ryan
20 d. Washington, D.C.
14 USCIS Questions in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Pdf: https://goo.gl/hjCZFE
This quiz matches 14 USCIS civics questions with speeches and events from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who worked for equality for all Americans and for all those who thirst for peace and justice throughout the world.
Check out our Citizenship Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
https://goo.gl/cAH6mS
A Casual Citizenship Interview with Mrs Chen (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
After the interview, Mrs Chen and I talk about the Taiwanese language and the importance of passing on our language and heritage to our children.
You can dowload pdfs of the interview and quiz at uscitizenpod.com
A "Casual" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (40qs, 2pgs) (updated 06/12/2016)
pdf: http://goo.gl/3tQWXw
ppt: https://goo.gl/pctBRb (corrected!)
vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/kaekRV
USCIS 100 Remix Quiz: Twos" 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q02s.pdf
Is your goal to become an American citizen? Study up by listening to this mock citizenship interview between Officer Michaelson and Gabby from Norway.
You can download the script and practice with friends and family
- A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages)
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- pdf http://goo.gl/9Z97UK
- ppt https://goo.gl/2hwOsc
- vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/AMNMqy
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USCIS Civics Remix "Ones" 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91
A Citizenship Quiz for Kwanzaa
pdf: https://goo.gl/byK0vR
Today's podcast matches the seven principles of Kwanzaa with seven USCIS civics questions.
Are any of the Kwanzaa principles similar to your community's values?
What is Kwanzaa?
Kwanzaa is a week long celebration (Dec 25 to Jan 1) held in the United States to honor universal African heritage and culture.
Kwanzaa is a celebration that came out of the black nationalist movement of the 1960s. It was created as a way to help African Americans reconnect with their African cultural and historical heritage.
Every night, people light a candle on a kinara (candle holder) which represent the follwing principles:
Unity, Self-determination, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity, and Faith.
Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa
Electoral College Citizenship quizzes
Part 1: U.S. Civics (10 questions)
mp3: https://goo.gl/v0ekKs
pdf: https://goo.gl/0BSdyq
Part 2: U.S. History (15 questions)
pdf: https://goo.gl/LvfWri
Answers
- The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
- (Alexander) Hamilton
- (George) Washington
- 4 years
- 435
- 27
- The Speaker of the House
- The Civil War
- Slavery
- (Franklin) Roosevelt
- You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
- help with a campaign and run for office
- resolves disputes (disagreements)
- Obama (Jan 20, 2009-2017); Trump (Jan. 20, 2017 12:00pm EST)
- Biden (Jan 20, 2009-2017); Pence (Jan. 20, 2017 before 12:00pm EST)
Electoral College Citizenship quizzes (10 questions)
Part 1: U.S. Civics pdf
https://goo.gl/0BSdyq
Part 2: U.S. History pdf (15 questions)
https://goo.gl/LvfWri
Answers:
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Congress
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all of the people of the state
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the President
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the Vice President
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because some states have more people
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Democratic and Republican
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November
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435
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100
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Washington D.C.
In response to federal legislation about national security and immigration, the USCIS expanded the Moral Character, Acts of Violence, and Crime sections of the N-400 in 2014. This action was taken to safe guard the basic rights of all those living in America, and to have legal recourse if a legal permanent resident or new citizen was found to have engaged in past violent crimes.
This interview and quiz explores the link between the Bill of Rights and the N-400 part 12. This is a very detailed interview and quiz, so please download the pdf.
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/bill-or-rights-quiz-2.pdf
Listen for and and circle the key words.
Think about and discuss the connections that you see between each amendment of the Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 questions.
After the interview, Teacher Lisa Lau will discuss the importance of the Bill of rights and how to prepare for the citizenship interview. he will speak in Cantonese for a minute, and then will summarize her remarks in English.
For more resources about the Bill of Rights, go to http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2016/12/citizenship-resources-for-bill-of.html
Also check out our resources for Human Rights Day http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2016/12/human-rights-day.html
Human Rights Day celebrates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations on December 10, 1948. The UDHR lists the 30 inalienable rights of all people as the basis of freedom, justice and peace in the world.
A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Human Rights Day (Dec. 10)
pdf: https://goo.gl/6n8j4a
puzzle: https://goo.gl/7nzFrj
OHCHR: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
http://www.ohchr.org/
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/UDHRIndex.aspx
UDHR has been translated into over 500 languages.
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/SearchByLang.aspx
Human Rights Action Center
http://www.humanrightsactioncenter.org/
More Resources for Human Rights Day
https://goo.gl/pKYgan
A Citizenship Interview recorded with Hoa Minh Quanplus more than ten Civics questions
Download the interview script:
A "Common" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (53qs, 2pgs) (updated 06/12/2016)
pdf: http://goo.gl/cPTyRL
10 USCIS civics questions focusing on Recent Native American History and Legislation
- pdf: https://goo.gl/lt9Ekf
For more info, go to nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov
Twelve questions from the N-400 are match with the Pilgrim's immigration to America and there first year here.
PDF available at https://goo.gl/x8hNUG
Also check out:
- A Citizenship Quiz for Thanksgiving (2015) pdf and mp3
- A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10 qs in honor of Thanksgiving 2015 pdf and mp3
- Kahoot.it: Thanksgiving and USCIS Citizenship Question http://goo.gl/fD0woD
- LC: U.S. Citizenship 5: American Indian Tribes http://goo.gl/wq9FfA
- LC: U.S. Citizenship 15: Thanksgiving http://goo.gl/cqLhz6
- LC U.S. Citizenship 15a: Thanksgiving http://goo.gl/QM8nyD
- Thanksgiving Citizenship Interview 2013 http://goo.gl/75rix9
- Thanksgiving pptx http://goo.gl/Ds42G6
- Thanksgiving Video http://youtu.be/_6n3tH9rlvk
More Thanksgiving Citizenship Resources are available at https://goo.gl/FxRpTx
Ten civics questions (one extra credit questions) slightly modified which review the results of the November 8, 2016 General Election. Special Guest Star: my father, Gene Gagliardi.
pdf: https://goo.gl/hnWXMV (download only)
Citizenship Interview with Thu Thi Nguyen on Election Eve 2016 is based on
A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about Voting and Elections
- pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-quick-interview-and-voting-quiz.pdf
- mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-quick-interview-and-voting-quiz.mp3
Plus 7 or 8 questions from the current USCIS 100 Questions AND
9 questions from the 2007-2008 set of the USCIS 96 questions
USCIS 96 Civics Questions 2007-2008 (related to elections/voting)
- USCIS 96:15. Who elects the President of the United States?
- USCIS 96:24. Who elects Congress?
- USCIS 96:26. For how long do we elect each Senator?
- USCIS 96:29. For how long do we elect each member of the House of Representatives?
- USCIS 96:31. For how long is the President elected?
- USCIS 96:72. Name the amendments that guarantee or address voting rights.
- USCIS 96:83. In what month is the new President inaugurated?
- USCIS 96:84. How many times may a Senator or Congressman be re-elected?
- USCIS 96:93. What is the most important right granted to US citizens?
Answers to the USCIS 96 Civics Questions 2007-2008 (related to elections/voting)
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- The Electoral College
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- The citizens of the United States
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- 6 years
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- For 2 years
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- The President is elected for 4 years.
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- The 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th amendments
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- January
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- There is no limit.
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- The right to vote
TEACHER JENNIFER SAYS: Sometimes schedules & responsibilities change and students can't come to class. Here is a "best of" list for self-study. I am posting the links so that people can share specific resources. Please contact me at uscitizenpod@gmail.com. Thx!
"Best of" webpage goo.gl/NmLXmf
THE USCIS BIG THREE
USCIS Citizenship Resource Center http://www.uscis.gov/citizenship
USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization http://www.uscis.gov/n-400
Preparing for the Oath: History and Civics http://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/
LISTEN TO CITIZENSHIP INTERVIEWS (N-400R PLUS 10 CIVICS QUESTIONS)
2016 Spring Citizenship Interview with Ali Akbari (Iran) https://goo.gl/tzKMz0
An "Everyday" Citizenship Interview with Munni Thakkar (Mumbai, India) https://goo.gl/KM0lzs
Citizenship Interview with Francisco Pinedo of Soledad Adult School https://goo.gl/08X2xX
Interview with Krestos Negasi (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) on MLK Day mp3: https://goo.gl/CijzNg pdf: http://goo.gl/roUigH
A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about Voting and Elections mp3: https://goo.gl/gsLrnn pdf: http://goo.gl/i7o4JD
A Quick Citizenship Interview in honor of Thanksgiving mp3: https://goo.gl/ZbV4KX pdf: https://goo.gl/tKvtaW
N-400 Section Practice Interview: Before the Interview mp3: https://goo.gl/yCRfh9 pdf: https://goo.gl/vyiWhu
Citizenship? WE CAN DO IT! Labor Day Quiz (was Part 7; now Part 8) mp3: http://goo.gl/2C6B2E quiz pdf: http://bit.ly/1vDflrL N-400r-8 pdf https://goo.gl/cjsVzO
N-400 Practice Interview: Part 9—Time Outside the United States mp3: https://goo.gl/FRDSd3 pdf: https://goo.gl/eldgtl
USCIS N-400r Part 11 (was Part 11; now PART 12) Questions and Explanations mp3-1: goo.gl/KqMsCi mp3-2: goo.gl/FMDI8D pdf-20 goo.gl/0HdOVp pdf-27 /goo.gl/3m3t7K
LISTEN TO THE 100 USCIS CIVICS AND HISTORY QUESTIONS
2015 USCIS 100 Questions Remix http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2015-remix.mp
2015 USCIS 100 Questions with all answers http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2015-USCIS-100.mp3
100 Questions plus Remix 2015 http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2015-all.mp3
100 Questions plus Remix 2015 http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2014-01-100-all-podcast.mp3
WATCH CITIZENSHIP INTERVIEWS (N-400R PLUS 10 CIVICS QUESTIONS)
Basic Citizenship Interview 2016 with Lan Thi Dang plus 50 Civics Questions
· Lan's Video (updated) https://youtu.be/j0Gweiw7HWo
· Random Civics Questions 1 https://youtu.be/d6uRptg2pxw
· Random Civics Questions 2 https://youtu.be/TR5sxJXMJ8s
· Random Civics Questions 3 https://youtu.be/6uOh4fJ45tU
· Random Civics Questions 4 https://youtu.be/AV6gL4i0xqM
· Random Civics Questions 5 https://youtu.be/UBBRl_HgwRY
The New N400 https://youtu.be/jDZ1LMZSL9s
Do Van Nguyen's Citizenship Interview (Saigon, Vietnam) https://youtu.be/DnD5GRf1oDI
Citizenship Interview 15--Angelica Mendoza (Mexico) https://youtu.be/dtdqjkGHH8s
Citizenship Interview 16: Alecia Sotelo (Asuncion, Paraguay) https://youtu.be/2edhz4VmjmU
A Basic Citizenship Interview with Martin Maldonado (Peru) https://youtu.be/kBEJ7sPObZg
Bhasker Banjara's Constitution Week Interview at the Milpitas Library https://youtu.be/mvPHqG6vnH4
Suwarna's Citizenship Interview at the Milpitas Library (Kenya, India) https://youtu.be/voAgdLXWCr0
READ N-400R SCRIPTS, CIVICS QUIZZES, RESOURCES LISTS
All US Citizenship Podcast Practice N-400 pdfs http://goo.gl/2aOS5m
30 N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization goo.gl/00f400
Citizenship by the Month http://goo.gl/anuy8n
USCIS 100 Questions Quizzes https://goo.gl/F1OgMU
Citizenship Resources https://goo.gl/A2oWJL
12 Citizenship Study Tips from US CITIZENSHIP BOOTCAMP https://goo.gl/EO72NS
Correlation: USCIS Lesson Plans / Preparing the Oath for an 8 Wk Citizenship Course goo.gl/6UmNBp
Recursos de Ciudadanía en Español https://goo.gl/eD8bpW
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Halloween, All Saints, and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us.
February 4 - Lorna Jorgenson Wendt
What is the economic system in the United States?* (11)
▪ capitalist economy
▪ market economy
February 13 - Antonin Scalia
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? (39)
▪ nine (9)
February 19 - Harper Lee
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* (49)
▪ serve on a jury
▪ vote in a federal election
March 6 - Nancy Reagan
What is the name of the President of the United States now?* (28)
▪ Barack Obama
March 27 - Mother Angelica
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? (51)
▪ freedom of expression
▪ freedom of speech
▪ freedom of assembly
▪ freedom to petition the government
▪ freedom of religion
▪ the right to bear arms
Apr 30 - Daniel Berrigan
When must all men register for the Selective Service? (57)
▪ at age eighteen (18)
▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
May 13 - Zenkei Blanche Hartman
What is freedom of religion? (10)
▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
June 3 - Muhammad Ali
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
July 2 - Elie Wiesel
Who did the United States fight in World War II? (81)
▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy
Oct 23 - Tom Hayden
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? (55)
▪ vote
▪ join a political party
▪ help with a campaign
▪ join a civic group
▪ join a community group
▪ give an elected official your opinion on an issue
▪ call Senators and Representatives
▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
▪ run for office
▪ write to a newspaper
Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2016
pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2016.pdf
All Saints & Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us.
February 4 - Lorna Jorgenson Wendt
What is the economic system in the United States?* (11)
▪ capitalist economy
▪ market economy
February 13 - Antonin Scalia
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? (39)
▪ nine (9)
February 19 - Harper Lee
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* (49)
▪ serve on a jury
▪ vote in a federal election
March 6 - Nancy Reagan
What is the name of the President of the United States now?* (28)
▪ Barack Obama
March 27 - Mother Angelica
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? (51)
▪ freedom of expression
▪ freedom of speech
▪ freedom of assembly
▪ freedom to petition the government
▪ freedom of religion
▪ the right to bear arms
Apr 30 - Daniel Berrigan
When must all men register for the Selective Service? (57)
▪ at age eighteen (18)
▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
May 13 - Zenkei Blanche Hartman
What is freedom of religion? (10)
▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
June 3 - Muhammad Ali
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
July 2 - Elie Wiesel
Who did the United States fight in World War II? (81)
▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy
Oct 23 - Tom Hayden
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? (55)
▪ vote
▪ join a political party
▪ help with a campaign
▪ join a civic group
▪ join a community group
▪ give an elected official your opinion on an issue
▪ call Senators and Representatives
▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
▪ run for office
▪ write to a newspaper
21 Questions based on the N-400r plus 10 Civics questions about the Federal and State Branches of Government (corrected)
Twenty-two questions based on the N-400r plus 10 civics questions about the Branches of Gov’t Part 2
Easy Election 2016 from A to Z
- Webpost: Easy Election 2016 from A to Z
- Google Slides: Presentation
- Video: Easy Election 2016 from A to Z (9 min.)
- Video: Downloadable mp4 (13 min.)
- pdf: 4 slides per page
- pdf: 6 slides per page
Vocabulary
- Amendment
- Ballot
- Candidate
- Democratic Party
- Election
- Fact and Factoid
- Government
- House of Representatives
- Incumbent
- Judicial Branch
- Know your Voting Rights
- Law
- Media
- Numbers
- Opinion
- President & Vice-President
- Question
- Republican Party
- Senate
- Third Parties
- U.S. Electoral College
- Vote
- We the People
- X marks the spot
- Yes or No
- citiZen
Easy Election Resources Resources
- ACLU.org Voting Rights
- Ballotpedia.org
- CA Secretary of State Election Info
- EasyVoterGuide.org
- League of Women Voters LWV.org
- New Readers Press Dictionary
- NewReadersPress.com Voting Guide
- SCCVote.org
- US Election Assistance Comm. eac.gov
- uscitizenpod.com
- VOANews.com USA Votes
- Vote411.org
Easy Election 2016 from A to Z
- Webpost: Easy Election 2016 from A to Z
- Google Slides: Presentation
- Video: Easy Election 2016 from A to Z (9 min.)
- Video: Downloadable mp4 (13 min.)
- pdf: 4 slides per page
- pdf: 6 slides per page
Vocabulary
- Amendment
- Ballot
- Candidate
- Democratic Party
- Election
- Fact and Factoid
- Government
- House of Representatives
- Incumbent
- Judicial Branch
- Know your Voting Rights
- Law
- Media
- Numbers
- Opinion
- President & Vice-President
- Question
- Republican Party
- Senate
- Third Parties
- U.S. Electoral College
- Vote
- We the People
- X marks the spot
- Yes or No
- citiZen
Easy Election Resources Resources
- ACLU.org Voting Rights
- Ballotpedia.org
- CA Secretary of State Election Info
- EasyVoterGuide.org
- League of Women Voters LWV.org
- New Readers Press Dictionary
- NewReadersPress.com Voting Guide
- SCCVote.org
- US Election Assistance Comm. eac.gov
- uscitizenpod.com
- VOANews.com USA Votes
- Vote411.org
Basic Citizenship Interview 2016 with Lan Thi Dang
- Lan's Video (updated) https://youtu.be/j0Gweiw7HWo
- Random Civics Questions 1 https://youtu.be/d6uRptg2pxw
- Random Civics Questions 2 https://youtu.be/TR5sxJXMJ8s
- Random Civics Questions 3 https://youtu.be/6uOh4fJ45tU
- Random Civics Questions 4 https://youtu.be/AV6gL4i0xqM
- Random Civics Questions 5 https://youtu.be/UBBRl_HgwRY
Other Basic Citizenship Interview resources from US Citizenship Podcast
- pdf: http://goo.gl/cFLBsA
- pptx https://goo.gl/eh19Gh
- video: https://youtu.be/DnD5GRf1oDI
- vocab ppt: https://goo.gl/uiOJJc
- pdf: N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 01 to Part 11 http://goo.gl/e9NnSR (new url)
- pdf: N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 12 http://goo.gl/U4cjDA (new url)
10 questions in honor of Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 3
- (pdf) (mp3)--NEW!
Also check out:
- Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 1 (pdf) (mp3)
- Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 2 (pdf) mp3)
- Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month goo.gl/bUw1nn
10 questions in honor of Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 3
Also check out:
- Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 1 (pdf) (mp3)
- Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 2 (pdf) mp3)
- Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month goo.gl/bUw1nn
N-400 Section Practice Interview: Before the Interview
pdf: https://goo.gl/vyiWhu
Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization
pdf: http://eepurl.com/ciQaHv
All US Citizenship Podcast Practice N-400 pdfs
http://goo.gl/2aOS5m
MORE INFORMATION:
US Citizenship Podcast
- Web: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/
- Email: uscitizenpod@gmail.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/US-Citizenship-Podcast-369726739857/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscitizenpod/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/uscitizenpod
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod
- rss: http://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/rss
FREE US Citizenship Podcast Apps
- Apple iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE
- Apple iTunes: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ
- Android: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f
US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the Naturalization Interview
By Jennifer Gagliardi
- Apple iBooks: http://bit.ly/uscitbootcamp
- Amazon Kindle: http://bit.ly/uscitebook
- Smashwords: https://goo.gl/jlUeD7
Citizenship Interview with Francisco Pinedo of Soledad Adult School
A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions)
- pdf: http://goo.gl/Q5BhXk
- ppt: https://goo.gl/qgkWrd
- vocab: pdf: https://goo.gl/x85gzN
Also check out
- Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month https://goo.gl/bUw1nn
- Citizenship Resources for the 2016 Election https://goo.gl/bdBBkA
- N-400 Section Practice Interview Scripts--coming Oct 3 to http://www.uscitizenpod.com/
US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the Naturalization Interview By Jennifer Gagliardi
- Apple iBooks: http://bit.ly/uscitbootcamp
- Amazon Kindle: http://bit.ly/uscitebook
- Smashwords: https://goo.gl/jlUeD7
FREE US Citizenship Podcast Apps
- Apple iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE
- Apple iTunes: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ
- Android: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f
Happy International Podcast Day from US Citizenship Podcast: celebrating freedom, powered by Libsyn!
Here is a "sneak peak" our new series of practice scripts for each section of the N-400r. Soledad Adult School Citizenship students requested an mp3 recording of the Travel Section interview with their Teacher Francisco.
On Oct. 3, we will release a series of practice scripts for each section of the N-400r--download the pdfs from uscitizenpod.com
Here is a "sneak peak" our new series of practice scripts for each section of the N-400r followed by an mp3 recording of the Travel Section interview between Teachers Jennifer and Francisco.
On Oct. 3, we will release a series of practice scripts for each section of the N-400r--download the pdfs from uscitizenpod.com
A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about Voting and Elections featuring Yesica Sanchez (Oaxaca, Mexico). This was re-posted 09/20/2016 with a minor correction.
pdf: goo.gl/i7o4JD
This is a 21-question quiz (plus USCIS 10 civics questions) based on our "Common" Citizenship Interview script (53qs, 2pgs)
pdf: http://goo.gl/cPTyRL
Special thanks to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters (sccvote.org) for their tireless work to make every vote count!
Also a special thanks to Isabel who is the MUSD.org liaison to the Latino community.
For more Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month, go to goo.gl/bUw1nn
Happy US Constitution and Citizenship Day! This podcast is a basic introduction to the US Constitution for ESL/Citizenship students and is based on our Summary of the US Constitution. You can download the pdf at http://goo.gl/CVxDwZ.
- More US Constitution and Citizenship Day from US Citizenship Podcast
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- Constitution Slide Show http://goo.gl/QPFLIq
- N-400 Quiz: Twenty-seven N-400 and twenty-seven USCIS 100Qs http://goo.gl/YtJ2VV
- A Quick Interview for US Constitution and Citizenship Day 2014 based on the new N-400r http://goo.gl/xoDSyl
- Quick N-400 Interview plus 10Qs about the Constitution http://goo.gl/D6FaZ6
- Preamble Puzzle pdf http://goo.gl/3Yt6IR
- Summary of the US Constitution http://goo.gl/CVxDwZ
- The U.S. Constitution video http://youtu.be/Olo3ey9RPJQ
- US Constitution Quick Quiz http://goo.gl/fAj2wt (picture vocabulary)
- What is US Constitution and Citizenship Day? pptx https://goo.gl/S1lxaW
- What is US Constitution and Citizenship Day? handout pdf http://goo.gl/Sk4FYX
- More ESL and Citizenship resources for Constitution and Citizenship Day are available at http://goo.gl/Q9D5HK
In this podcast, we focus on two excellent resources to prevent Immigration Scams: FTC.gov Wallet Cards and Fotonovelas.
Previous Episodes:
- Immigration Scams Part 2: Ask Scammers, "Who Are You?"
- Immigration Scams Part 1: Avoid Payment Scams: USCIS Does Not Accept Fees By Phone or Email
FTC.gov: Immigration Wallet Card
Pocket sized fold out flyer to help consumers spot and avoid scams that target immigrants. Order free copies. Available in:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Creole
- English
- Korean
- Russian
- Spanish
FTC.gov Fotonovelas in English and Spanish
As part of FTC.gov's ongoing effort to raise awareness about scams targeting the immigrant community, FTC.gov has developed a series of six “fotonovelas” in English and Spanish. The stories are based on complaints to the FTC from Spanish speakers throughout the nation and offer practical tips to help detect and stop common scams. You can download pdfs of the fotonovelas for free or order copies and distribute them in your community. Here are two of the fotonovelas:
Notario scams
This fotonovela tells readers the warning signs of a notario scam, where to find help with the immigration process, and how to report scams to the Federal Trade Commission.
**Estafas de notario** La fotonovela les dice a los lectores cuáles son los signos de advertencia de una estafa de notario, dónde encontrar ayuda para el proceso de inmigración, y cómo reportar las estafas a la Comisión Federal de Comercio. Solicite copias gratuitas.
**Government Imposters** This fotonovela tells readers how to identity a government imposter and warns of the dangers of sending money to a stranger.
**Impostores del gobierno** Esta fotonovela les dice a los lectores cómo saber si están tratando con un impostor de gobierno y los advierte a los riesgos de enviar dinero a un desconocido. Solicite copias gratuitas.
This is a 21-question quiz (plus USCIS 10 civics quetsions) based on our "Common" Citizenship Interview script (53qs, 2pgs)
pdf: http://goo.gl/cPTyRL
Special thanks to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters (sccvote.org) for their tireless work to make every vote count!
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov and uscis.gov/es) is the
government agency under the Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful
immigration to the United States.
The Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov and ftc.gov/es) is and Independent government
agency that protects consumers from unfair business practices. The FTC also educates
consumers about scams.
FTC Consumer Information: Scam Alerts (English)
Scam Alerts:What to know and do about recent scams in the news
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scam-alerts
Voicemail from an IRS imposter?
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/voicemail-irs-imposter
The top three ways to avoid fraud
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/top-three-ways-avoid-fraud
Helping Victims of the Flooding in Louisiana — Make Sure Your Donations Count
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/helping-victims-flooding-louisiana-make-sure-your-donations-count
Immigration Scams
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/taxonomy/term/863
Who Are You? (Blog Post)
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/who-are-you
You get a call from someone saying she works for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). She seems to know exactly who you are. She might already know your name and address, and might even know what kind of visa you’ve applied for...
FTC Informacion Para Consumidores: Alertas de fraude (en Espanol)
Alertas de fraude más recientes
Conozca la información más reciente y las recomendaciones prácticas de la agencia
nacional de protección del consumidor.
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/destacado/alertas-de-fraude
¿Un mensaje de voz de un impostor del IRS?
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/un-mensaje-de-voz-de-un-impostor-del-irs
Las tres mejores maneras de evitar el fraude
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/las-tres-mejores-maneras-de-evitar-el-fraude
Cómo ayudar a las víctimas de las inundaciones en Louisiana — Asegúrate de que tus donaciones contribuyan con la causa que deseas apoyar
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/como-ayudar-las-victimas-de-las-inundaciones-en-
louisiana-asegurate-de-que-tus-donaciones
Inmigración Fraude
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/taxonomy/term/1330
¿Quién es usted? (Blog post)
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/quien-es-usted
Recibes una llamada de una mujer que te dice que trabaja para el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS, por su sigla en inglés). Parece que ella sabe exactamente quién eres. Quizás ya sepa tu nombre y tu domicilio, e...
USCIS: Scam Alert – Caller ID Spoofing
http://blog.uscis.gov/2013/08/scam-alert-caller-id-spoofing.html
USCIS: Alerta de Estafa – Identidad telefónica distorsionada
http://blog.uscis.gov/2013/08/alerta-de-estafa-identidad-telefonica.html
Report IRS and USCIS scams
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
(updated 2016-12-22)
US CITIZENSHIP PODCAST
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/
Daily news and resources about preparing for the US Citizenship interview.
US CITIZENSHIP PODCAST apps
Apple iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE
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NEW EBOOK: US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the Naturalization Interview by Jennifer Gagliardi (Author) available from:
Amazon Kindle
https://www.amazon.com/Citizenship-Bootcamp-Exercises-Naturalization-Interview-ebook/dp/B01JV69WUM/
Apple iBook
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/us-citizenship-bootcamp-exercises/id1119689570?mt=11
Barnes and Noble Nook
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/us-citizenship-bootcamp-jennifer-gagliardi/1123867451
Kobo
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/us-citizenship-bootcamp-exercises-and-quizzes-to-pass-the-naturalization-interview
Smashwords
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/640447
Thanks for listening. I know that you will be a great American citizen!**
USCIS ALERT (August 24, 2016)--Avoid Payment Scams: USCIS Does Not Accept Fees By Phone or Email
Immigrants all over the country are being targeted in scams. Don’t be one of the victims!
Immigrants all over the country are being targeted in scams. Don’t be one of the victims! Scammers may call or email you, pretending to be a government official. They will say that there is a problem with an application or additional information is required to continue the immigration process. They will then ask for personal and sensitive details, and demand payment to fix any problems.
Remember, USCIS officials will never ask for payment over the phone or in an email. If we need payment, we will mail a letter on official stationery requesting payment.
If you receive a scam email or phone call, report it to the Federal Trade Commission at http://1.usa.gov/1suOHSS. If you are not sure if it is a scam, forward the suspicious email to the USCIS Webmaster at uscis.webmaster@uscis.dhs.gov. USCIS will review the emails received and share with law enforcement agencies as appropriate.
Visit the Avoid Scams Initiative at www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams for more information on common scams and other important tips. If you have a question about your immigration record, call customer service at 800-375-5283 or make an InfoPass appointment at http://infopass.uscis.gov.
12 Citizenship Study Tips from US CITIZENSHIP BOOTCAMP
01. The USCIS N-400: Download the USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization from www.uscis.gov/n-400. Fill it out. (Don't fill in your SSN on your practice copy). Study the questions, the key vocabulary, and your answers.
02. USCIS Social Media: Follow USCIS.gov & USCIS.gov/es on Facebook and Twitter.
03. The USCIS Citizenship Resource Center: Try all of the USCIS English and Civics tests resources at www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test
04. Flash Cards: Download the USCIS Civics and English flash cards. Review the citizenship vocabulary sets on Quizlet.
05. Videos: Check out the new USCIS: Civics Playlist which has one video for each question. Follow-up by watching all the videos and take all the quizzes from Preparing for the Oath. Also look for videos of mock citizenship interviews on YouTube.
06. Study-Buddy: Find a "study-buddy." Meet regularly. If you can't meet in person, use Skype or Facetime for 15 minutes every day. Ask each other the N-400 and civics questions.
07. Citizenship Class: Go to a citizenship class at your local adult school, library, church, or community center. If there is no class, start a self-study group. Students learn more by talking and working with each other.
08. Online Classes via your Library Card: Ask your local library for access to subscription databases that offer free online Citizenship classes via your library card. For example: Pronunciator's ProCitizen is similar to SI.edu Preparing for the Oath; and Learning Express has Citizenship Classes in English and Spanish. Be careful: these online classes focus on the civics questions and you must also learn about the N-400.
09. Family Literacy: Check out age-appropriate books and DVDs from the library about US history and civics and read or watch them with your kids. For adult and children’s books about the naturalization process, see SCCL’s Citizenship Resources.
10. Family Fun: Take your kids to National Parks and local historical sites. While visiting the parks, look for Geocache treasures or Pokémon Go critters. Extend the fun by putting together jigsaw puzzles which feature great American landmarks such as the Grand Canyon, the Statue of Liberty, or maps of the Fifty States.
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More English! If you need more help with your English, check out the resources on VOA Learning English, Cambridge Ventures Arcade, or the uscitizenpod's Citizenship Resources. Or sign up for an ESL or English conversation class.
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US Citizenship Podcast: Check out my blog at uscitizenpod.com every day for new citizenship resources. You can also download the free US Citizenship Podcast app for iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE or Android: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f or subscribe to the podcast via iTunes: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ and most importantly, practice the dialogues in this book.
--excerpt from US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the Naturalization Interview by Jennifer Gagliardi (Author)
US Citizenship Bootcamp is available from:
Amazon Kindle
Apple iBook
Barnes & Noble Nook
Kobo
Smashwords
and other ebook retailers for $2.99
Or ask you library to a order a copy for their ebook collection.
Good Luck! I know that you will be a great American Citizen!
PDF of blog post Recursos de Ciudadanía en Españolhttp://goo.gl/eD8bpW updated 06/17/2016
The N-400r was revised and re-organized April 13, 2016. Part 11 Addition Info (Affiliations, War Crimes, Good Moral Character, attachment to the Constitution) is now Part 12.
Here is an updated overview quiz (27 questions) about the new Part 12.
The N-400r was revised and re-organized April 13, 2016. Part 11 Addition Info (Affiliations, War Crimes, Good Moral Character, attachment to the Constitution) is now Part 12.
Here is an updated introductory quiz (20 questions) about the new Part 12.
The N-400r was revised and re-organized April 13, 2016. Part 11 Addition Info (Affiliations, War Crimes, Good Moral Character, attachment to the Constitution) is now Part 12. Here is an updated overview of the new Part 12.
STUDY UP for the USCIS Civics and History with these resources from USCIS and the Smithsonian American History Museum.
Remember, you will only be asked 10 out of the 100 Questions. Don't forget to study the N-400--you will be asked 20 to 70 questions.
USCIS Lesson Plans are available at https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/teachers/lesson-plans-and-activities
Preparing the Oath: http://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/
Wait! There’s more*….*
Preparing for the Oath: Links List: Individual links for each video
http://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/pdf/LinkList.pdf
Preparing for the Oath: Lessons Plans based on the videos
http://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/teachers.html?close=true
Preparing for the Oath: Transcripts of the Videos
http://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/pdf/Transcript.pdf?close=true
Need help with vocabulary? Check out Preparing for The Oath Word List
http://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/pdf/Wordlist.pdf?close=true
(revised 6/13/2016 10:30 PRT)
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by all Muslims as a month of prayer and fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. Because Muslims follow a lunar calendar, the month of Ramadan changes. Ramadan 2016 began in the evening of Sunday, June 5 and ends in the evening of Tuesday, July 5. Peace!
This quiz is dedicated to Mohammed’s faithful daughters: Minire Karamanaga, Tasleem Khaldoon, Humaira Saleem, Munni Thankkar, and Kalsoom Bibi of Milpitas, CA. You are all (or soon will be) great American citizens!
The source for much of this quiz was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States
A 21-Question “Salute” for Memorial Day Quiz based on the USCIS 100qs http://goo.gl/YfBwTp (pdf)
Memorial sites referenced during the quiz
- Old Granary Burial Ground in Boston
- The Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence <1.usa.gov/1tDRIMa>
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial <1.usa.gov/1p9thX3>
04: The Star Spangled Banner <1.usa.gov/1TH68Xd> - The San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park
- The Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial <1.usa.gov/1oxWTep>
- The Gettysburg Cemetery
- The Arlington National Cemetery
- The Arlington National Cemetery Spanish-American War memorials
- The Arlington National Cemetery Tomb of the Unknowns
- The Liberty Memorial
12 and 13. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's “Four Freedoms” speech - The USS Arizona Memorial
- The Memorial to Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II
- The World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington DC
- The Korean War Veterans Memorial
- The Vietnam Veterans War Memorial
- The National Desert Storm War Memorial,Washington DC
- There are three major memorials which honors those who lost their lives on September 11:
NYC 911Memorial.org, Arlington, VA, UA 93 - Naturalization Through Military Service: USCIS Fact Sheet <1.usa.gov/1TH7fpS>
An “Everyday” Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS N-400 (51qs, 2pgs)
- pdf http://goo.gl/Nt0bOf
- ppt https://goo.gl/yR4jvx
- vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/nPY0Js
2016-05-17 Citizenship and Immigration News from US Citizenship Podcast
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zvx9POJXVoU
- mp3 audio: http://goo.gl/NPQtpH
USCIS.gov
- updated N-400 (March 26, 2016)
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- On March 26, 2016, the USCIS released the revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The revised version is available at uscis.gov/n-400.
- You may continue to use the 9/13/13 edition of the form until August 9, 2016.
- The USCIS will reject and return previous versions of Form N-400 submitted on or after August 10, 2016.
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule (Table 9) (May 4, 2016; Comment period closes 7/5/16)
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- Current $595 Proposed: $640 Increase $45
- Biometrics fee $85 will not change.
US Citizenship Podcast
- APPS!
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- App for iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE
- App for Android: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f
- iTunes: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ
- New mp3s and videos
-
- The New N-400 mp3 and slightly longer mp4
- DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship: an Interview with Kayla Ladd
- Alejandro Guerrero Gutierrez's Citizenship Interview
- 100 Questions plus Remix 2015
- 2015 USCIS 100 Questions Remix
uscitizenpod.com Blog:
- Citizenship Resources for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (posted May 6, 2016)
- N400 script pdfs update is in progress
uscitizenpod on YouTube
- The New N-400
- A Tour of Online Citizenship Resources
- DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship: an Interview with Kayla Ladd (rescue.org)
VOA Learning English: Four Stories About Visas
- High Demand from Investors for Special US Visas
- VOA Learning English: US Uses Fake University to Stop Visa Fraud
- US H-1B Visa Policies Too Restrictive
- One Percent of Visitors to US Overstayed Visas
Upcoming: VOA Learning English’s newest program, People in America, starts May 25, 2016.
USCIS.gov
- updated N-400 (March 26, 2016)
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- On March 26, 2016, the USCIS released the revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The revised version is available at uscis.gov/n-400.
- You may continue to use the 9/13/13 edition of the form until August 9, 2016.
- The USCIS will reject and return previous versions of Form N-400 submitted on or after August 10, 2016.
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule (Table 9) (May 4, 2016; Comment period closes 7/5/16)
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- Current $595 Proposed: $640 Increase $45
- Biometrics fee $85 will not change.
US Citizenship Podcast
- APPS!
-
- App for iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE
- App for Android: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f
- iTunes: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ
- New mp3s and videos
-
- The New N-400 mp3 and slightly longer mp4
- DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship: an Interview with Kayla Ladd
- Alejandro Guerrero Gutierrez's Citizenship Interview
- 100 Questions plus Remix 2015
- 2015 USCIS 100 Questions Remix
uscitizenpod.com Blog:
- Citizenship Resources for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (posted May 6, 2016)
- N400 script pdfs update is in progress
uscitizenpod on YouTube
- The New N-400
- A Tour of Online Citizenship Resources
- DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship: an Interview with Kayla Ladd (rescue.org)
VOA Learning English: Four Stories About Visas
- High Demand from Investors for Special US Visas
- VOA Learning English: US Uses Fake University to Stop Visa Fraud
- US H-1B Visa Policies Too Restrictive
- One Percent of Visitors to US Overstayed Visas
Upcoming: VOA Learning English’s newest program, People in America, starts May 25, 2016.
Kayla Ladd (rescue.org) talks about DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship.
This interview was recorded during a DACA Info Workshop, Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the Milpitas Library.
Join IRC @ the Milpitas Library
Mon May 9 6pm DACA workshop
and
Mon May 23 6pm: N-400 Application for Naturalization
Workshop
For more info, see,
USCIS Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Humanitarian/Deferred%20Action%20for%20Childhood%20Arrivals/daca-consider.pdf
USCIS Consideración de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS-ES/Programas%20Humanitarios%20%28Humanitarian%29/DACA/daca_consider_sp.pdf
DACA, DAPA, and DREAMers
https://sccl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/572239147_sccldcitizenship/624838637_dreamers,_daca,_and_dapa
YouTube: DREAMers, DACA, and DAPA playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y6SeR1YhMMboMxMNT5knnIw
Need assistance or want to volunteer?
Contact the Immigrant Rights team at your local branch of:
- Catholic Charities
- International Rescue committee (IRC)
- Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN)
- Your high school or college counselor
- Your local library
- USCIS.gov
Last Saturday, Alejandro came to the Gilroy Library Citizenship Class early and was ready to practice. Let's go!
You can follow with us. Go to:
- A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages)
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- pdf http://goo.gl/9Z97UK
- ppt https://goo.gl/2hwOsc
- vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/AMNMqy
USCIS100:88-95: Geography Quiz
(Or “How to Study for YourCitizenship Test Outside of Class!” Part 1)
Hint: Notice things around you that are ANSWERS on the Citizenship Test.
Try to remember the QUESTIONS.
A Video tour of Online Citizenship Resources:
U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services https://www.uscis.gov/
- N-400, Blog, InfoPass, etc
USCIS Citizenship Resource Center https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship
- Learners Study Materials English Test
- Learners Study Materials Civics Test
- Teachers Lesson Plans and Activities
Preparing for the Oath http://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/
- Videos and Quizzes
My USCIS https://my.uscis.gov/
- Easy access to 100 Questions self-test in English and Spanish
YouTube.com
- USCIS.gov
- WH.gov: West Wing Week
- VOANews
- VOA Learning English
- uscitizenpod
This video is available on YouTube at http://youtu.be/L2sk0EWRQaM
For more info, see US Citizenship Podcast uscitizenpod.com
On April 13, 2016, USCIS revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The revised version is available at https://www.uscis.gov/n-400.
You may continue to use the 9/13/13 edition of the form until August 9, 2016.
USCIS will reject and return previous versions of Form N-400 submitted on or after August 10, 2016.
You can also listen to uscitizenpod's podcast about the new N-400 at http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/new-n-400r.mp3
You can also watch this video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jDZ1LMZSL9s
On April 13, 2016, USCIS revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The revised version is available at uscis.gov/n-400. On today's podcast, we do a quick exploration of the new revision.
Kudos to USCIS for all their hard work on revised N-400!**
Here are fifteen citizenship questions from the N-400 and the USCIS Civics Test about taxes and our economic system. Happy Income Tax Day!
pdf: http://goo.gl/VfuJW2
Kahoot.it: Happy Tax Day with Kahoot! http://goo.gl/MmQgfx
During the month of March, US Citizenship Podcast will explore the connection between the USCIS History and Government questions and the history of American Women.
- *NEW: Women in the Legislative Branch pdf*
- Eight for March 8th: a Quick Citizenship Quiz for International Women's Day 2016pdf
- Women and USCIS 100 Questions: Civics pdf
- American Women who Fought for the Right to Vote pdf
- Four American Women in Honor of Women's History Month pdf
- Happy International Women's Day (Beginning ESL) pdf
- Women's History Month Podcast Series
- USCIS 98:90 Eleanor Roosevelt and the United Nations mp3
- USCIS 100:09 Women's Rights ARE Human Rights! mp3
- USCIS 100:77 National Women's History Month and Susan B. Anthony mp3
- USCIS 100:21 US Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and Minimum Wage mp3
- USCIS 100:22 US Congresswoman Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink and Title IXmp3
- USCIS 100:23 US Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin and Finding Your US Rep with ZIP+4 mp3
- USCIS 100:36 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Passports mp3
Happy Spring! Here is a Citizenship Interview with Ali Akbari (Malyasia) based on his N-400r plus six Civics questions. This interview was recorded in the Milpitas Library.
Ten Citizenship questions in Honor of St Patrick's Day and Irish-American Heritage Month
A short introduction to the the N-400r Part 11--twenty multiple choice questions
See N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 11 (01/2015) http://goo.gl/57Sua3
More N-400r Part 11 Resources from uscitizenpod.com:
- N-400r Part 11 Interview Overview http://goo.gl/TjdcOR
- N-400r Part 11 Overview Quiz http://goo.gl/6bnwtS
- N-400r Part 11 Overview via Google Slides https://goo.gl/PVDi4O
- N-400r Part 11 Podcast: Questions and Explanations Number 1 (mp3) http://goo.gl/KqMsCi
- N-400r Part 11 Podcast: Questions and Explanations Number 2 (mp3) http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-part-11-02.mp3
- N-400r Interview Quiz: Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez (Guadalajara, Mexico) (05/05/2014) http://goo.gl/HbT6Oi
Ten citizenship questions about women who served in the US Congress in honor of Women's History Month.
Today we pair eight Citizenship questions with eight female recipients of the USCIS Outstanding Americans by Choice award. This award recognizes naturalized citizens who have made significant contributions to both their community and their adopted country.
Do Van Nguyen's Citizenship Interview is based on
A Basic Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS Revised N-400 (2pgs, 38 qs)
- pdf: http://goo.gl/cFLBsA
- pptx https://goo.gl/eh19Gh
- video: https://youtu.be/DnD5GRf1oDIvocab ppt: https://goo.gl/uiOJJc
- pdf: N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 01 to Part 10 http://goo.gl/RSWmC0
- pdf: N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 11 http://goo.gl/57Sua3
Lunar New Year Citizenship Interview 2016
pdf of interview available at http://goo.gl/BapIOf
Check out more Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year http://goo.gl/bN0x0H
Anh Thi Vu Interview's for Presidents' Day 2016
twenty-seven questions based on the N-400r plus ten USCIS Questions in Honor of President's Day. Note Anh's military service in the ROTC and Army Reserves.
- pdf http://goo.gl/kzVks7
Ten questions about the Presidents and their First Ladies
pdf http://goo.gl/nj60ar
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Happy Lunar New Year from USCitizenPod and Milpitas Adult School Citizenship class!
- New Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year (pdf) http://goo.gl/BBNUhW
- A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r for Lunar New Year (pdf) http://goo.gl/BapIOf
- Interview Based on the N 400r for Lunar New Year (video) http://youtu.be/5MKHkhXW-7Y
- Angel Island US Immigration Photo Gallery http://goo.gl/KOSQDF
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Celebrate African-American History Month by answering 15 USCIS civics questions paired with these facts from African American Heritage
2014: 15 USCIS Civics Questions in Honor of African-American History Month.
- USCIS 100:60 Slaves, Slavery, and Olaudah Equiano mp3
- USCIS 100:61 Colonists, Taxes, Crispus Attuks, Lemuel Haynes, and the AmericanRevolutionary War mp3
- USCIS 100:62 the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, and SallyHemings mp3
- USCIS 100:69 George Washington, Phillis Wheatley, and Columbia mp3
- Feb 05 USCIS 100:65 The Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise, and Slavery mp3
- USCIS 100:94 Washington DC, Benjamin Banneker, and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson mp3
- USCIS 100:71 Louisiana Territory, Missouri River, and York mp3
- USCIS 100:09 Life, Liberty, and La Amistad mp3
- USCIS 100:77 Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, and Civil Rights mp3
- USCIS 100:99 July 4th, Slavery, and Fredrick Douglass mp3
- USCIS 100:74 Slavery, the Supreme Court, and Dred Scott mp3
- USCIS 100:75 Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, and the Underground Railroad mp3
PLUS:
- Krestos Negasi's Citizenship interview (multiple-choice test based on the N-400 and 10 USCIS questions). (download pdf)
- U.S. Citizenship 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day goo.gl/pTgVXD
- Kahoot.it: Martin Luther King, Jr Day http://goo.gl/jJHWrF
- U.S. Citizenship 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day http://goo.gl/QnyJ2M
- U.S. Citizenship 22: African-American History Part 1 http://goo.gl/TsPVgB
- U.S. Citizenship 23: African-American History Part 2 http://goo.gl/00jSlN
- U.S. Citizenship 24: African-American History Part 3 http://goo.gl/2ZOkP3
This mock interview was inspired by the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. AND…
“Holding the Bag” (a high beginning ESL novel) by Ana Gianola, 978-1-56420-544-5
Negasi is a Washington DC taxi driver from Ethiopia who has been in the U.S. for many years and has a family. He accidentally becomes involved in a robbery and faces a moral issue.
Thanks to NewReadersPress.com for their outstanding ESL/Citizenship resources. My students & I love you!
A pdf of this interview is also available as a multiple-choice test at http://goo.gl/roUigH
Twenty-five multiple choice questions based on the N-400r of Juah Sarwee from Fish Town, Liberia plus 10qs about US Geography and Symbols.
Get ready to become a #newUScitizen in 2016. Review USCIS 100:96-100 questions, then find the 25 keywords in our Symbols and Holidays Puzzle.
Get ready to become a #newUScitizen in 2016. Review USCIS 100:88-95 questions, then find the 39 keywords in our Geography Puzzle.
Get ready to become a #newUScitizen in 2016. Review USCIS 100:78-87 questions, then find the 48 keywords in our Recent American History Puzzle.
Get ready to become a #newUScitizen in 2016. Review USCIS 100:71-77 questions, then find the 24 keywords in The 1800s Word Search Puzzle.
Get ready to become a #newUScitizen in 2016. Review USCIS 100:58-70 questions, then find the 55 keywords in our The Colonial
Period and Independence Word Search Puzzle.
Get ready to become a #newUScitizen in 2016. Review USCIS 100:48-57 questions, then find the 50 keywords in our Rights and Responsibilities Puzzle.
New Year’s Day is a federal holiday. Many people make New Year resolutions on the first day of the year. These January 1 events will help you achieve your goal: New Year, #newUScitizen!
A pdf of this quiz is available at
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/new-year-quiz.pdf
Watch the wh.gov video: José Andrés on Citizenship https://youtu.be/fNldv6m9HpE, then go to CommitToCitizenship.org and apply!
New Year’s Day is a federal holiday. Many people make New Year resolutions on the first day of the year. These January 1 events will help you achieve your goal: New Year, #newUScitizen!
Watch the wh.gov video: José Andrés on Citizenship https://youtu.be/fNldv6m9HpE, then go to CommitToCitizenship.org and apply!
Get ready to become a #newUScitizen in 2016. Review USCIS 100:37-47 questions, then find the 38 keywords in our Judicial Branch and more Word Search Puzzle.
Get ready to become a #newUScitizen in 2016. Review USCIS 100:15, 26-36, 46 questions, then find the 46 keywords in our NEW The Executive Branch Puzzle Word Search Puzzle. Have fun! I know you will be a great American citizen!
Get ready to become a #newUScitizen in 2016. Review USCIS 100:13-14,16-25,47 questions, then find the 40 keywords in our NEW The Legislative Branch Word Search Puzzle. Have fun! I know you will be a great American citizen!
Get ready to become a #newUScitizen in 2016! Review USCIS 100:01-12 questions, then find the 44 keywords in our Principles of American Democracy word Search Puzzle. Have fun! I know you will be a great American citizen!
Christmas is a national U.S. holiday. Christians celebrate Christmas as the birth of Jesus Christ. All Americans look forward to a long holiday of family, food, and fun. Here is a list of historical events which occurred on Christmas Eve (Dec 24) or Christmas Day Dec (25) plus ten Citizenship questions.
Christmas is a national U.S. holiday. Christians celebrate Christmas as the birth of Jesus Christ. All Americans look forward to a long holiday of family, food, and fun. Here is a list of historical events which occurred on Christmas Eve (Dec 24) or Christmas Day Dec (25) plus ten Citizenship questions.
Eight questions from the USCIS 100 questions plus 2
extra credit questions in honor of San Jose's Double Birthday
Happy Birthday San Jose!
Today we are going to celebrate the double birthday of San Jose, California.
Today we are going to listen to eight questions from the USCIS 100 questions plus 2
extra credit questions. There is so much to say about San Jose, that I could have asked many more questions, but ten questions in total is just enough. Remember you only have to get 6 out of 10 questions correct to pass the citizenship exam along with the questions from you N-400 plus reading and writing one sentence.
Today when I ask the questions, there will be no answers--you will have to answer the questions yourself. Check your copy of the USCIS questions to make sure that you are correct. Let's get get started!
10 USCIS questions in honor of Thanksgiving
check out the pdf of the quiz: http://goo.gl/wBgb4Z
Also check out the companion interview: "A Quick Citizenship Interview in honor of Thanksgiving"
mp3: http://goo.gl/ZbV4KX
pdf: http://goo.gl/tKvtaW
A Quick Citizenship Interview in honor of Thanksgiving
PDF available at pdf http://goo.gl/tKvtaW
Thirty multiple choice questions based on the N-400r about Suzan Yousef Habibi (formerly from Kirkuk, Iraq) and ten USCIS 100qs in honor of Thanksgiving.
We honor Chief Massasoit and the Wampanoag for giving refuge to the Pilgrims who were escaping from religious persecution.
We give thanks for America: may we always be the land of those who yearn to breathe free!
Today we remember President John F Kennedy who was assassinated on Nov 22, 1963. You can also download a pdf of this quiz at http://goo.gl/edy9cX
Multiple-choice test for the American History and Integrated Civics Questions (USCIS 100:58-100) Naturalization Test
A Podcast of A 21-Question “Salute” for Veterans Day Quiz based on the USCIS 100qs starring my favorite vet, Dad.
This podcast is based on the Veterans Day Quiz 2013: A 21-Question “Salute” for Veterans Day Quiz based on the USCIS 100qs (PDF) http://goo.gl/26JpWO
More Citizenship Resources for Veterans Day from uscitizenpod
Veterans Day video for Beginning Level ESL/Citizenship Students http://youtu.be/0wz6ctrnvIY
Veterans Day Quiz 2014 http://goo.gl/UlNQ6D
LearningChocolate.com U.S. Citizenship 12: Veterans Day http://goo.gl/mNOs2O
Veterans Day 2014 pptx http://goo.gl/Ca5QzU
Kahoot.it: A Veterans Day Kahoot! http://goo.gl/buAFBe
Veterans Day Salute 2012 http://youtu.be/-iH3vIAI9Ko
Thank You Women Vets! 2012 http://youtu.be/mWsyh9jwp40
Check out more Veterans Day Kahoots! at Lest We Forget: Remembering Our Veterans Around the World http://goo.gl/uZyFMA
Also check one of the best ESL sites on the web: ELCivics.com: Veterans Day http://goo.gl/mcIm2y
Don't forget, thanks a Vet!
N-400r Part 11 Overview Quiz Number 2
USCIS N-400r Part 11 questions and explanations with Bhavna based on the N-400r Part 11 Overview Quiz http://goo.gl/6bnwtS.
Check out these N-400r Part 11 Resources from uscitizenpod.com:
N-400r Section 11 Interview Overview http://goo.gl/TjdcOR
N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 11 http://goo.gl/57Sua3
N-400r Part 11 Overview Quiz http://goo.gl/6bnwtS
N-400r Part 11 Overview via Google Slides https://goo.gl/PVDi4O
The N-400 practice page http://goo.gl/2aOS5m
Also check out these mp3s/video recorded at the Milpitas Library
USCIS N-400r Part 11 Questions and Explanations with Maria Isabel Covarrubias (mp3)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-part-11.mp3
Basic questions and vocabulary explanations from the N-400r Part 11
A “Quick” Citizenship Interview with Bhavna (mp3)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/quick-interview-01.mp3
Bhavna's responds to 10 questions from the “Quick” Citizenship Interview Based on the
USCIS N-400r plus 10 Civics questions about the Branches of Government. This mp3 was
recorded at the Milpitas Library.
Bhavna's “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N 400r (video)
https://youtu.be/HqwY5c41SZg
Bhavna's responds to 65 questions from the “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the
USCIS N 400r plus 10 Civics questions about the Legislative Branch. This video was
made at the Milpitas Library.
Suwarna's Citizenship Interview at the Milpitas Library (video)
https://youtu.be/voAgdLXWCr0
Suwarna answers questions from uscitizenpod's Intermediate Citizenship Interview Script
based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs) http://goo.gl/RGm3Ve. When we get to Part 11 of the
interview, we switch over to the questions and explanations from the N-400r Part 11
Overview Quiz http://goo.gl/6bnwtS.
Bhasker Banjara's Constitution Week Interview at the Milpitas Library (video)
https://youtu.be/mvPHqG6vnH4
Bhasker Banjara's Interview is based on the new US Constitution & Citizenship Week
Interview Quiz 2015 http://goo.gl/hYaYg7 . He answers 27 questions from the N-400 and
10 of 27 questions from the USCIS civics test. At the end of the interview, Mr.
Banjara, who was born in India and is currently citizen of Kenya, offers a few words of
advice in Gujarati, Swahili, and Hindi about studying for citizenship.
Suwarna and Bhasker Banjara talk about their Citizenship Interviews at the Milpitas
Library (video)
https://youtu.be/MLMhFTJ4lmw
Suwarna and Bhasker Banjara (formerly of India and Kenya) passed their citizenship
interview with flying colors! They returned to Milpitas Library Citizenship class to
encourage their fellow citizenship students in English, Gujarati, and Swahili.
Mrs Wen's First Practice Citizenship Interview based on her N 400r (video)
https://youtu.be/ouDKx4y5ilc
Mrw Wen brought a copy of her N-400r to class and we used it for a mock interview.
Mrs Wen's Second Practice Citizenship Interview at the Milpitas Library
https://youtu.be/Ph597UwnEUw
Mrs Wen responds to 65 questions from the “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the
USCIS N 400r plus 10 Civics questions about the Legislative Branch. This video was
made at the Milpitas Library.
CS Chokshi's Citizenship Interview at the Milpitas Library (video)
https://youtu.be/WrRkRHkunIM
C S Chokshi answers questions from uscitizenpod's “Everyday” Citizenship Interview
based on the USCIS N-400 (51qs, 2pgs) http://goo.gl/Nt0bOf
CS Chokshi talks about preparing for Citizenship at the Milpitas Library (video)
https://youtu.be/yo1MbJSPlSI
Studying citizenship at the library gave Mrs Chokshi confidence!
Bhavna's responds to 10 questions from the “Quick” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r plus 10 Civics questions about the Branches of Government. This mp3 was recorded at the Milpitas Library.
Also see:
A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about the Branches of Gov’t Part 1 http://goo.gl/bV4JsA (pdf)
Day of the Dead (Nov 2) is part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us. Today we will listen to 10 questions from the USCIS Civics and History questions matched with public servants who passed away this year,
Day of the Dead (Nov 2) is part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us. Today we will listen to 10 questions from the USCIS Civics and History questions matched with public servants who passed away this year,
All Saints Day (Nov 1) celebrates the holy men and women of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and other Protestant Christian churches. It is part of a 3-day festival that remembers those who have died. This quiz pairs American Catholic saints with USCIS Civics and History questions.
All Saints Day (Nov 1) celebrates the holy men and women of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and other Protestant Christian churches. It is part of a 3-day festival that remembers those who have died. The pairs American Catholic saints with twn USCIS Civics and History questions.
Sure, getting ready for your citizenship interview can be scary, but it can also be fun! Here is a special Halloween treat: a "pop" quiz with ten Civics and History questions.
10 citizenship questions in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 2
German-American Day honors the first group of German families who immigrated to colonial america and arrived in Philadelphia on October 6, 1683. Here are ten Citizenship questions which incorporates German-born Americans-by-Choice.
PDF of Twelve citizenship Questions based on the late September 2015 visits of Pope Francis, President Xi Jinping of China, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, who came to New York City to attend the Opening of the 70th United Nations General Assembly.
mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/leaders-visit-the-us.mp3
Twelve citizenship Questions based on the late September 2015 visits of Pope Francis, President Xi Jinping of China, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, who came to New York City to attend the Opening of the 70th United Nations General Assembly.
Read VOANews: Pope Urges Congress to Work Together, Care for Downtrodden
http://www.voanews.com/content/pope-francis-to-address-joint-session-of-us-congress/2976690.html
Then listen to our podcast which pairs information from the VOA article with eleven USCIS Civics questions. Answer the questions and write the dictation sentence A PDF of this quiz can be found at:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/Pope-visits-the-US-quiz.pdf
A Super Quick Citizenship Quiz about the Pope's Visit
Read VOANews: Pope Urges Congress to Work Together, Care for Downtrodden
http://www.voanews.com/content/pope-francis-to-address-joint-session-of-us-congress/2976690.html
Answer civics questions which are paired with information from the VOA article.
it
A review of the N-400r section 7 and a quiz which pairs US Labor History with ten of the USCIS 100 questions.
Check out the companion pdf: Citizenship? WE CAN DO IT! Labor Day Quiz http://bit.ly/1vDflrL
Get ready for your Citizenship interview with our new script: A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r. There are extra vocabulary questions about the some of the more important terms in the N-400r Part 11: 14 (acts of violence), N:400 Part 11:30 (crime), and N:400r Part 11:47-53 (Oath of Allegiance/attachment to the Constitution). (updated 10/01/2016)
Basic questions and vocabulary explanations from the N-400r Part 11
Also check out these N-400r Part 11 Resources from uscitizenpod.com:
N-400r Section 11 Interview Overview http://goo.gl/TjdcOR
N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 11 http://goo.gl/57Sua3
N-400r Part 11 Overview Quiz http://goo.gl/6bnwtS
N-400r Part 11 Overview via Google Slides https://goo.gl/PVDi4O
10 USCIS Questions in Honor of India and Pakistan Independence Day--Updated 2016 with corrections and a bonus question!
A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r (30qs) plus 10qs about the Branches of Gov’t Part 1
Also see:
A Basic Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS Revised N-400 (2pgs) http://goo.gl/cFLBsA
N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 01 to Part 10 (01/2015) http://goo.gl/RSWmC0
N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 11 (01/2015) http://goo.gl/57Sua3
Do Van Nguyen's Citizenship Interview https://youtu.be/DnD5GRf1oDI
A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r--4 pages. Also check out uscitizenpod's updated N-400 practice page updated 11/07/2021
2015 USCIS 100 Questions Remix: first you will hear first set of ten questions only (1, 11, 21...91); next, you will hear the set of questions with the most popular answer. Then you will hear the next set of ten questions.
US Citizenship Podcast: 100 Questions (questions with all the answers) plus Remix 2015 (questions and the most popular answers)
Citizenship Interview Quiz based on the N-400 plus 10 USCIS 100qs in Honor of Presidents' Day 2015
Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Senior Citizens or Those Who Request Accommodations/Exemptions plus the USCIS 100qs for 65/20 Applicants
USCIS 100:01-100 organized by section: (1) questions plus all the answers; (2) questions only; (3) questions and the most popular answer read by the students and staff by Milpitas Adult School. 65 minutes.
Naturalization Interview—Beginning Level video quiz
first watch uscitizenpod: Naturalization Interview—Beginning Level http://goo.gl/OzkLxC
10 questions in honor of Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15)
N-400r Easy Interview Quiz:based on the USCitizenPod’s N-400r Easy Interview http://bit.ly/1pWifEp
vocabulary and pictures
A Basic Citizenship interview with Do Van Nguyen (Saigon, Vietnam) plus dictation and 10 USCIS 100qs.
An Easy Citizenship interview (15 questions) based on the new N-400R with Hao Thi Vu (Saigon, Vietnam) plus dictation and 10 USCIS 100qs.
You can download uscitizenpod's Easy Citizenship Interview at http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-easy.pdf
A Quick Interview for US Constitution & Citizenship Day
25 questions based on the new N-400r
us constitution quick quiz vocabulary pictures of 1st amendment freedoms and voting rights
Children
Citizenship
Constitution
Country
Crime
Date
Eligibility (eligible)
Email Address
Home Address
Legal Permanent Resident Card
Marital Status
Name
Phone Number
School
Signature
Taxes
Terrorist
Trips outside of the U.S.
Vote
Work
The following is a “twitter-feed” by @uscitizenpod (Jennifer Gagliardi) of the CASAS 2014 Summer Institute Workshop: B10 Exploring Effective Approaches to Improve Pronunciation 06/17/14 2-4 pm
In this session the team of Dr. Michael Jones and Donna Vanderhoff demonstrate how to teach pronunciation for citizenship from a brain-based perspective. They also introduce various approaches through modeling and provide insight into their methodological effectiveness. The implications of pronunciation practice within the comprehensive curriculum will be discussed.
- · Michael Jones, Office of Citizenship, USCIS, Dept. of Homeland Security, DC
- · Donna Vanderhoff, Office of Citizenship, USCIS, Dept. of Homeland Security, DC
A 21-Question “Salute” for Memorial Day Quiz based on the USCIS 100qs (corrected 5/38/14)
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Prepare for your citizenship interview with multiple choice test based on the Revised N-400 plus 10 USCIS questions. This quiz was inspired by my student, Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez (Guadalajara, Mexico), who served two years in the Mexican Army before he immigrated to the United States.
Prepare for Earth festivities with a new quiz: 10 Citizenship Questions in Honor of Earth Day
Get ready for your citizenship interview with a new Simple Interview based on the Revised N-400. Updated 10/10/2016.
Notes from Building and Maintaining a Comprehensive Adult Citizenship Education ProgramFeb 19-20, 2014 USCIS San Francisco District Office
Our celebration of Women's History Month with a simple story about four outstanding American women: Sacagawea, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, and Dolores Huerta
Happy African-American History Month! Practice for you citizenship interview with a new quiz: 15 USCIS Civics Questions in Honor of African-American History Month.
This year, Valentine's Day kicks off an extra-long Presidents' Day weekend. Practice for your "special day" (ie your citizenship interview) with a a quiz celebrating the Presidents and their beloved First Ladies
A quick, unedited overview of the new USCIS N-400 application for Naturalization--let's get started!
New Year, New Citizen, New Remix: Citizenship 2014--USCIS "Fours" 04 USCIS Remix: 04, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 84, 94
Happy Lunar New Year! Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new REMIX of the audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation.
First, you will hear USCIS 100:04, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 84, 94 questions only; then you will hear the questions and all of the possible answers plus 2 dictation sentences.
Download mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2014-04s.mp3
New Year, New Citizen, New Remix: Citizenship 2014--USCIS "Threes" 03 USCIS Remix: 03, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93
Happy Lunar New Year! Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new REMIX of the audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation.
First, you will hear USCIS 100:03, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93 questions only; then you will hear the questions and all of the possible answers plus 2 dictation sentences.
New Year, New Citizen, New Remix: Citizenship 2014--USCIS "Twos" 02 USCIS Remix: 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92
Happy Lunar New Year! Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new REMIX of the audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation.
First, you will hear USCIS 100:02 USCIS Remix: 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92 questions only; then you will hear the questions and all of the possible answers plus 2 dictation sentences.
New Year, New Citizen, New Remix: Citizenship 2014--USCIS "Ones" 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91
Happy Lunar New Year! Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new REMIX of the audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation.
First, you will hear USCIS 100:01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91 questions only; then you will hear the questions and all of the possible answers plus 2 dictation sentences.
New Year, New Citizen, New Podcast Series: Citizenship 2014--09 Geography and Holidays USCIS 100:88-100
Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation. You will hear USCIS 100:88-100 questions and all of the possible answers; then you will hear the questions only; then you will the questions again with the most popular answers plus 2 dictation sentences.
Look for the USCIS 100 REMIX SERIES to begin on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014--just in time for the Lunar New Year. Please email any further suggestions to uscitzenpod@gmail.com
New Year, New Citizen, New Podcast Series: Citizenship 2014--08 Recent American History USCIS 100:78-87
Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation. You will hear USCIS 100:78-87 questions and all of the possible answers; then you will hear the questions only; then you will the questions again with the most popular answers plus 2 dictation sentences. Look for the next podcast in the series tomorrow.
New Year, New Citizen, New Podcast Series: Citizenship 2014--07 The 1800s USCIS 100:71-77
Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation. You will hear USCIS 100:71-77 questions and all of the possible answers; then you will hear the questions only; then you will the questions again with the most popular answers plus 2 dictation sentences. Look for the next podcast in the series tomorrow.
New Year, New Citizen, New Podcast Series: Citizenship 2014--06 Colonial Period and Independence USCIS 100:58-70
Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation. You will hear USCIS 100:58-70 questions and all of the possible answers; then you will hear the questions only; then you will the questions again with the most popular answers plus 2 dictation sentences. Look for the next podcast in the series tomorrow.
New Year, New Citizen, New Podcast Series: Citizenship 2014--05 Rights and Responsibilities USCIS 100:48-57
Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation. You will hear USCIS 100:48-57 questions and all of the possible answers; then you will hear the questions only; then you will the questions again with the most popular answers plus 2 dictation sentences. Look for the next podcast in the series tomorrow.
Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation. You will hear USCIS 100:37-47 questions and all of the possible answers; then you will hear the questions only; then you will the questions again with the most popular answers plus 2 dictation sentences. Look for the next podcast in the series tomorrow.
New Year, New Citizen, New Podcast Series: Citizenship 2014--03 System of Government Part 2 of 3 USCIS 100:26-36
Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation. You will hear USCIS 100:26-36 questions and all of the possible answers; then you will hear the questions only; then you will the questions again with the most popular answers plus 2 dictation sentences. Look for the next podcast in the series tomorrow.
New Year, New Citizen, New Podcast Series:Citizenship 2014--02 System of Government Part 1 of 3 USCIS 100:13-25
Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation. You will hear USC!S 100:13-25 questions and all of the possible answers; then you will hear the questions only; then you will hear the questions again with the most popular answers plus 2 dictation sentences. Look for the next podcast in the series tomorrow.
New Year, New Citizen, New Podcast Series: Citizenship 2014--01 Principles of American Democracy USCIS 100:01-12
Prepare to become a US Citizen with a new audio recording of the USCIS 100 question plus dictation. You will hear USC!S 100:01-12 questions and all of the possible answers; then you will hear the questions only; then you will the questions again with the most popular answers plus 2 dictation sentences. Look for the next podcast in the series tomorrow.
Happy Thanksgiving from US Citizenship Podcast! Practice the N-400 Citizenship Interview while learning more about the Native Americans, the first European colonists, the Pilgrims, and African slaves.
Trick or Treat! Here is a Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Multiple Choice Test--all 100 questions! Enjoy!
USCIS 100:59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
· American Indians
· Native Americans
USCIS 100:87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
· Apache
· Arawak
· Blackfeet
· Cherokee
· Cheyenne
· Chippewa
· Choctaw
· Creek
· Crow
· Hopi
· Huron
· Inuit
· Iroquois
· Lakota
· Mohegan
· Navajo
· Oneida
· Pueblo
· Seminole
· Shawnee
· Sioux
· Teton
Columbus Day is a US federal holiday that is celebrated on the second Monday of October.
Columbus Day remembers Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492.
The Columbian Exchange was a widespread exchange of crops and animals between the people of the Old World and the New World.
The US Constitution is the highest law in the land.
The US Constitution sets up our plan of government.
The US Constitution protects the basic rights of all people in the United States.
The US Constitution talks about the qualifications, rights, and responsibilities of US Citizens.
We celebrate US Constitution and Citizenship Day on September 17.
We talk about the US Constitution and Citizenship.
We sign the US Constitution.
We have a party and congratulate new US Citizens.
USCIS 100 Remix Quiz "Threes" 03, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93
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USCIS 100 Remix Quiz "Twos" 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92
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USCIS 100 Remix Quiz "Ones" 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91
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Download MP3: http://media.libsyn.com/media/uscitizenpod/q100_1s.mp3 (different speakers)
Prepare for your citizenship interview with a 20 question multiple choice test about Florence Li Tim-Oi's interview plus 10 USCIS questions about the Branches of government. This quiz was inspired by Rev. Florence Li Tim-Oi 李添嬡 and her namesake (one of my students)--I am so grateful for Rev. Li's service and all of my students!
A Quick Interview for Presidents' Day: This test is based on USCitizenPod’s Citizenship Interview 15--Angelica Mendoza mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/interview-15.mp3 or video http://youtu.be/dtdqjkGHH8s plus TEN USCIS 100 QUESTIONS IN HONOR OF US PRESIDENTS’ DAY
Prepare for your citizenship interview with a multiple choice test about Vũ Xuân Trần's interview and 10 USCIS questions.
This quiz was inspired by my students from Vietnam--I am so thankful for all of my students!
Prepare for your citizenship interview with a multiple choice test about Krestos Negasi's interview and 10 USCIS questions.
This test was inspired by the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. AND…
“Holding the Bag” (a high beginning ESL novel) by Ana Gianola, 978-1-56420-544-5
Negasi is a Washington DC taxi driver from Ethiopia who has been in the U.S. for many years and has a family. He accidentally becomes involved in a robbery and faces a moral issue.
Thanks to NewReadersPress.com for their outstanding ESL/Citizenship resources. My students & I love you!
N-400 Interviews by Part/Section Citizenship Interviews <http://www.uscitizenpod.com/p/n-400-practice_27.html> with Teacher Lisa Lau (Hong Kong) bases on the N-400 section practices. After her mock interview, Teacher Lisa gives some tips about how to prepare for your citizenship interview.
- Part 1: Name
- Part 2 and 3: Eligibility and Personal Info
- Part 4 and 5: Address and Criminal Record Info
- Part 6: Residence and Employment History
- Part 6: Employment History (only)
- Part 7: Travel
- Part 8: Marital History
- Part 9: Children
N-400 Section 10 Interviews
- Part 10A: General Questions
- Part 10BC: Affiliations
- Part 10D: Moral Character
- Part 10EFG: Deportation and Military Service
- Part 10H: Oath Requirements
Prepare for your citizenship interview with a multiple choice test about Lê Thị Hiệp's interview and 10 USCIS questions.
This quiz was inspired by my students from Vietnam--I am so thankful for all of my students!
Prepare for your citizenship interview with a multiple choice test about Mok Kit-Ching's interview and 10 USCIS questions. This quiz was inspired by my students from hong Kong--I am so thankful for all of my dents!
Prepare for your citizenship interview with a multiple choice test about Tasanee Rungteranoon's interview and 10 USCIS questions. This quiz was inspired by my students from Thailand--I am so thankful for all of my students!
Prepare for your citizenship interview and Thanksgiving with our multiple choice test. This quiz was inspired by my two students from the Seychelles islands--I am so thankful for all of my students!
Propositions are proposed laws presented to the public to vote on.
Text by EasyVoterGuide.org Presentation by Jennifer Gagliardi @ Milpitas Adult School uscitizenpod.com
Celebrate Independence Day with uscitizenpod. Here is a quiz based on USCIS 100:08, 09, 61, 62, 63, 64, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100.
Sadlier-Oxford Level G Units 04, 05, 06 Word Search Puzzle
Vocabulary words from Sadlier-Oxford Level G Units 04, 05, 06. 20 words per unit.
60 words appear in the puzzle.
Today we continue our exploration of the USCIS History and Government questions and African American History. Today we will talk about USCIS 100:76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
We will first read about Q76 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will listen to an interview with Robin Braxton who helps organizes our local Juneteenth festival. Robin will talk about Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. Juneteenth celebrates the day when slaves in Texas heard about the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth is also a holiday that celebrates African American history and culture. Let's get started!
You can also download the mp3.
Today we continue our exploration of the USCIS History and Government questions and African American History. Today we will talk about USCIS 100:76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? We will first read about Q76 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will listen to an interview with Robin Braxton who helps organizes our local Juneteenth festival. Robin will talk about Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. Juneteenth celebrates the day when slaves in Texas heard about the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth is also a holiday that celebrates African American history and culture. Let's get started!
Happy African-American History Month! Today we continue our exploration of the USCIS History and Government questions and African American History. Today we will talk about USCIS 100:75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*. We will first read about Q75 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will talk about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.
The USCIS 100 questions and answers are listed side-by-side so the students can quiz themselves. Updated for Constitution and Citizenship Week 2021. Enjoy!
Happy African-American History Month! Today we will continue our exploration of the USCIS History and Government questions and African American History. Today we will talk about USCIS 100:74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. We will read about Q74 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will talk about Dred Scott who went to the US Supreme Court to sue for his family's freedom. We will also have two pop quizzes, so pay attention. Let's get started.
Happy African-American History Month! Today we continue our exploration of the USCIS History and Government questions and African American History. Today we will talk about USCIS 100:99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*.
We will first read about Q99 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will discuss the Declaration of Independence, the Compromise of 1850, and abolitionist Fredrick Douglass. Then we will listen to a short reading from Fredrick Douglass speech: “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.” Note that Negro was a common term for Black or African-Americans, but it is not often used today. Let's get started.
Happy African-American History Month.
Today we continue our exploration of the USCIS History and Government questions and African American History. Today we will talk about USCIS 100:77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?*.
We will first read about Q71 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will learn about Susan B. Anthony's friend, Sojourner Truth, who worked with Susan B. Anthony against slavery and for equal treatment of women. Sojourner Truth was an escaped slave who sued her former master because he tried to sell Sojourner's son into slavery. Then we will listen to a short reading from Sojourner Truth's speech: “Ain't I a Woman?” Let's get started!
Hi, this is Teacher Jennifer of US Citizenship Podcast. Happy African-American History Month! Today we continue our exploration of the USCIS History and Government questions and African American History. Today we will talk about USCIS 100:09. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? We will first read about question 09 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will talk about a slave revolt on a slave ship, La Amistad. We will also talk about the leader of the slaves Singbe Peh, also known as Joseph Cinque, and the abolitionistist who supported the Amistad Africans. Finally we will discuss their Supreme Court case in which John Quincy Adams, son of President John Adams, defended the actions of Amistad Africans based on the inalienable rights of life and liberty as stated in the Declaration of Independence. Let's get stated.
MP3 Reposted to correct errors. Today we continue our exploration of the USCIS History and Government questions and African American History. Today we will talk about USCIS 100:94. What is the capital of the United States?*. We will first read about Q94 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will learn about Benjamin Banneker, who surveyed Washington DC, published an almanac, and then sent the almanac along with ab anti-slavery letter to the then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.
Happy African-American History Month. Today we continue our exploration of the USCIS History and Government questions and African American History. Today we will talk about USCIS 100:71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? We will first read about Q71 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will talk about the African-american slave York, member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. We will also talk about the Missouri River, the Missouri territory, the Missouri Comporomise, and Missouri state. We will also pause and ask several USCIS bonus questions during the podcast so listen carefully and answer the questions based on the information you hear. Let's get started!
Happy African-American History Month!
Today we will study USCIS question 65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? We will first read about Q65 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will talk about the Constitutional convention, the Great Compromise, the 3/5ths clause, and the 1808 Prohibition of the Importation of African slaves. We will also learn about the Northwest Ordinance and will read about a slave mother's daring escape across an icy Ohio River Let’s get started!
Happy African American History Month! Today we continue our new series about the USCIS 100qs and African-American History. Today we will study USCIS question 69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”? We will first read about Q69 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then We will talk about General George Washington, an African-American poet, Phillis Wheatly, and we will find out who is Columbia. Let’s get started!
Happy African American History Month! Today we continue our new series about the USCIS 100qs and African-American History. Today we will study USCIS100:62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
We will first read about Q62 from the USCIS M638 quick civics lesson. Then we will talk about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings—life, liberty, happiness, and the on going creation of equality.
USCIS 100:62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? ▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
Happy African American History Month! Today we continue our new series about the USCIS 100qs and African-American History. Today we will study USCIS 100:61. Why did the colonists firght the British? We will study about the colonists, taxes, Crispus Attuks, the Boston Massacre. Lemuel Haynes and his poem about the Minutemen at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Finally we will talk about the American Patriots, 1st Rhode Island Regiment, the British Loyalists, and the Ethiopian Regiment.
Happy African American History Month! Today we begin a new series about the USCIS 100qs and African-American History. Today we will study USCIS 100:60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? and read a description about slavery from Olaudah Equiano.
A new multiple choice quiz: 20 N-400 interview questions and 10 USCIS 100 questions about the US Constitution.
Happy US Constitution & Citizenship Day!
Here is a two part, 4-page quiz (with minor corrections): twenty-seven questions based on the N-400 interview PLUS twenty-seven USCIS 100 Qs reflecting the Preambles, Articles, and 27 amendment of the US Constitution
Today is California Admissions Day.
I have created and uploaded a simple fact sheet about the State of California. I also included info about our local government officials for the students of Milpitas Adult School.
I uploaded this as a .doc file instead of .pdf so you can easily modify the .doc with the info/pictres of your own state and local officials. Have fun!
20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*
23. Name your U.S. Representative.
43. Who is the Governor of your state now?
44. What is the capital of your state?
Basic Interview (fast) with Angelica Mendoza (Mexico) recorded in honor of Presidents' Day.
You can download the mp3
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/interview-15.mp3
You can follow along with the Basic Interview pdf http://cdn1.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/Basic_Citizenship_Interview.pdf
You can also practice the Presidents' Day questions used in this interview:
Presidents' Day Quiz 2011 Part A: Washington and Lincoln
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/pres-quiz-2011-c.pdf
Also NEW for Presidents' Day 2011:
•Presidents' Day Quiz 2011 Part B: Executive Branch & Federalist Period
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/pres-quiz-2011-b.pdf
•Presidents' Day Quiz 2011 Part C: The 1800s
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/pres-quiz-2011-b.pdf
•Presidents' Day Quiz 2011 Part D: Recent History
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/pres-quiz-2011-d.pdf
Other recent appropriate quizzes:
•Presidents' Day Quiz 2010
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/100Qs_wash_and_lincoln-quiz.pdf
•The Founders Quiz
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/founders-quiz.pdf
•Coin Quiz
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/coin-quiz.pdf
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Compare USCIS 100:52, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Oath of Allegiance, and the N-400. Illustrated with USPS stamps of the American Flag.
N-400 Part 10 vocabulary in order of appearance. Write the definition or translation next to the word. Then solve the word search puzzle.
| 1 | Legal | 24 | Arrested | | 2 | Illegal | 25 | Jail | | 3 | Claim | 26 | Prison | | 4 | Register | 27 | Court | | 5 | Vote | 28 | Parole | | 6 | Owe | 29 | Habitual Drunkard | | 7 | Overdue | 30 | Prostitute | | 8 | Taxes | 31 | Illegal Drugs | | 9 | Nobility | 32 | Narcotics | | 10 | Incompetent | 33 | Enter | | 11 | Mental Institution | 34 | Gamble | | 12 | Affiliations | 35 | Support | | 13 | Member | 36 | Lie | | 14 | Organizations | 37 | Deported | | 15 | Communist | 38 | Military | | 16 | Totalitarian | 39 | Selective Service | | 17 | Party | 40 | Oath | | 18 | Terrorist | 41 | Allegiance | | 19 | Persecute | 42 | Constitution | | 20 | Nazi | 43 | Bear Arms | | 21 | Nonresident | 44 | Non-combatant | | 22 | Commit | 45 | Civilian | | 23 | Crime | ** |
Four words are alike, one is not.
- Cross out the word that does not belong to the group.
- Write the name of the group next to the number.
- Practice the N-400 questions, example: “What is your full name?”
N-400 Section 10 Vocabulary Quiz with pictures:
Arrest
Bear arms
Claim
Communism
Deport
Emergency
Group
Habitual drunkard
Illegal drugs
Jail
Legally incompetent
Non-combatant
Oath
Taxes
Terrorist
Vote
Today we will study the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
mp3 USCIS 100-9s "Nines": 09, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 99 plus two dictation sentences.
Direct download: q100_9s.mp3
Today we will study the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
mp3: USCIS 100-8s "Eights": 08.18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 88, 98 plus two dictation sentences.
Today we study to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
mp3: USCIS 100-7s "Sevens": 07, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77, 87, 97 plus two dictation sentences.
Today we will study the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
mp3: USCIS 100-6s "Sixes": 06, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66, 76, 86, 96 plus two dictation sentences.
Today we will study the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
mp3: USCIS 100-5s "Fives": 05, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 95 plus two dictation sentences.
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
mp3: USCIS 100-4s "Fours": 04, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 84, 94
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
mp3: 100-3s "Threes": USCIS 03, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93
Direct download: q100_3s.mp3
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
mp3: USCIS 100-2s "Twos": USCIS 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92
q100_2s.mp3
Today we begin a new series: the USCIS 100 remixed
mp3: USCIS 100-1s "Ones": USCIS 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91
- Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
- Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
- What is the name of the national anthem?
- When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
- Name two national U.S. holidays.
- What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
- What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
- Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
- Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
- What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
- What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
- Name one U.S. territory.
- Name one state that borders Canada.
- Name one state that borders Mexico.
- What is the capital of the United States?*
- Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
- Who was President during World War I?
- Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
- Who did the United States fight in World War II?
- Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
- During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
- What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
- What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
- What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
- Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
- Who was the first President?*71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
- Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
- Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
- What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
- What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
- What did Susan B. Anthony do?
- What is one reason colonists came to America?
- Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
- What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- Why did the colonists fight the British?
- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- There were 13 original states. Name three.
- What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
- When was the Constitution written?
- The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
- What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
- Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
- Who was the first President?*
- There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
- What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
- Name one right only for United States citizens.
- What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
- What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
- What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
- How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
- What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
- When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*
- When must all men register for the Selective Service?
- What does the judicial branch do?
- What is the highest court in the United States?
- How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
- Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?
- Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
- Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
- Who is the Governor of your state now?
- What is the capital of your state?*
- What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
- What is the political party of the President now?
- What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
- We elect a President for how many years?
- In what month do we vote for President?*
- What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
- What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
- If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
- If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
- Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
- Who signs bills to become laws?
- Who vetoes bills?
- What does the President's Cabinet do?
- What are two Cabinet-level positions?
- Name one branch or part of the government.*
- What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
- Who is in charge of the executive branch?
- Who makes federal laws?
- What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
- How many U.S. Senators are there?
- We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
- Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?*
- The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
- We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
- Name your U.S. Representative.
- Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
- Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
- What is the supreme law of the land?
- What does the Constitution do?
- The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
- What is an amendment?
- What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
- What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment.
- How many amendments does the Constitution have?
- What did the Declaration of Independence do?
- What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
- What is freedom of religion?
- What is the economic system in the United States?*
- What is the "rule of law"?
Ten 100 Questions Citizenship History and Government Quizzes--10 Questions per quiz
- 10q-01-10
- 10q-11-20
- 10q-21-30
- 10q-31-40
- 10q-41-50
- 10q-51-60
- 10q-61-70
- 10q-71-80
- 10q-81-90
- 10q-91-100
Today we will listen to a Basic Interview (fast) with Angelica Mendoza (Mexico). You can follow along with the Basic Interview pdf.
PDF of USCIS 100:10 M638 Quick Civic Lesson, more historical background, USPS stamps, and dictation!
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New Year Day is January 1st.
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New York city was the fist ca[pital of the United States
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You are free to practice any reigion or not practice a religion.
New Year, New Podcast!
USCIS 100: 10. What is freedom of religion?
· You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
Today we will discuss USCIS 100:55, the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy Inaugural Address, and the passing of Sargent Shriver
Today we will discuss USCIS 100:55, the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy Inaugural Address, and the passing of Sargent Shriver
Practice USCIS 100:62-70 with dollar bills, coins, and stamps.
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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There were 13 original states. Name three.
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
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When was the Constitution written?
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
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Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
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Who was the first President?*
Read: Who was the second president of the United States?
Practice USCIS 100 questions with US Coins:
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If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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There were 13 original states. Name three.
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Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
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What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
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Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
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Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
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Name one state that borders Canada.
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Name one state that borders Mexico.
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Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
Read: How many states are in the United States?
Happy Income Tax Day!
Today we will talk about the IRS, federal income tax forms (1040, 1040a, 1040ez), tax questions asked during the citizenship interview, and USCIS 100:56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*
Happy Cesar Chavez Day!
César Chávez Estrada was born on March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993. He was a Mexican American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded United Farm Workers union. They started the United Farm Workers union, because farmworkers did not have "the legal right to organize and to vote for collective bargaining. They didn't have the right to have clean drinking water, access to portable toilets, lunch breaks, or short rest breaks during workdays. And they were not entitled to the minimum wage or unemployment insurance."
From 1965 to the early 70s, the UFW organized a series of succesaful strikse and boycotts against the unfair labor practices of grape and lettuce growers which eventually lead to the passage of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, which gave collective bargaining rights to farm workers. The UFW also worked to get the amnesty provisions into the 1986 federal immigration act.
Cesar Chavez lived in San Jose for many years. San Jose's main plaza in named in honor of him, and early this month, san Jose deicated a memorial walkway to him. His birthday is celebrated as state holiday in California.
USCIS 100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? A: freedom of expression A: freedom of speech A: freedom of assembly A: freedom to petition the government A: freedom of worship A: the right to bear arms
Happy International Women's Day!
In honor of Women's History Month, we are posting a series of podcasts about the contributions of women to American history and politics. Today's podcast talks about the connection between the Declaration of Independence, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Hillary Clinton's speech at the UN Women's conference, Beijing 1995: Women's Rights ARE Human's Rights!, plus USCIS 100:09.
For more info, visit www.uscitizenpod.com: March 7, 2010: Women's Rights ARE Human's Rights!
In honor of Women's History Month, we are posting a series of podcasts about the contributions of women to American history and politics. Today's podcast talks about Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Passports, and USCIS 100:36 the President's Cabinet.
For more info, visit www.uscitizenpod.com: March 7, 2010: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
In honor of Women's History Month, we are posting a series of podcasts about the contributions of women to American history and politics. Today's podcast talks about Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi! , Healthcare Reform, and USCIS 100:47--the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
For more info, visit www.uscitizenpod.com: March 6, 2010: Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi!
Today I got my 2010 Census. Join me as read the 2010 census questions. For more info, see: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2010/03/2010-us-census.html.
Here is a 4-min. exerpt of the Census Questions from the full Census Podcast.
- How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2010?
- Were there any additional people staying here April 1, 2010 that you did not include in Question 1?
- Is this house, apartment, or mobile home: owned with mortgage, owned without mortgage, rented, occupied without rent?
- What is your telephone number?
- Please provide information for each person living here. Start with a person here who owns or rents this house, apartment, or mobile home. If the owner or renter lives somewhere else, start with any adult living here. This will be Person 1. What is Person 1's name?
- What is Person 1's sex?
- What is Person 1's age and Date of Birth?
- Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?
- What is Person 1's race?
- Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else?
(source: http://2010.census.gov/2010census/text/text-form.php)
Today I got my 2010 Census. Join me as I fill out my census and talk about how the Census is linked to the number of representatives that each state has in the US House of Representatives. for more info, see: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2010/03/2010-us-census.html.
Here is a 4-min. exerpt of the Census Questions from the full Census Podcast (25 minutes).
In honor of Women's History Month, we are posting a series of podcasts about the contributions of women to American history and politics. Today's podcast talks about US Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm of New York, Minimum Wage, and USCIS 100: number of voting members in the US House of Representatives.
For more info, visit www.uscitizenpod.com: March 5, 2010: US Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm of New York
In honor of Women's History Month, we are posting a series of podcasts about the contributions of women to American history and politics. Today's podcast talks about US Congresswoman Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink of Hawaii, Title IX ("Title Nine"), and USCIS 100:22--Congressional term limits.
For more info, visit www.uscitizenpod.com: March 4, 2010: US Congresswoman Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink of Hawaii
In honor of Women's History Month, we are posting a series of podcasts about the contributions of women to American history and politics. Today's podcast talks about Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin of Montana and USCIS 100:23--Finding your US Rep with ZIP+4.
For more info, visit www.uscitizenpod.com: March 3, 2010: US Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin of Montana
In honor of Women's History Month, we are posting a series of podcasts about the contributions of women to American history and politics. Today's podcast talks about the Eleanor Roosevelt and the USCIS 96:90 question aout the United Nations.
For more info, visit www.uscitizenpod.com: March 2, 2010: Eleanor Roosevelt.
In honor of Women's History Month, we are posting a series of podcasts about the contributions of women to American history and politics. Today's podcast talks about the National Women's History Project and USCIS 100:77 question about Susan B. Anthony.
For more info, visit www.uscitizenpod.com: March 1, 2010 March is National Women's History Month.
- Circle the names of the Countries, States, Territories, Rivers, & Oceans.
- Write the name of the State next to its 2-letter Postal Code.
- Answer the USCIS 100:88-95 Geography questions.
Download USCIS 100:88-95 Puzzle and Quiz
Today we continue our series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practice a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin! * LISTEN: USCIS 100:08-09 mp3 * READ: USCIS 100:08 document * READ: USCIS 100:09 document * Direct download: m638-08-09.mp3
Today we continue our series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practice a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin! * LISTEN: USCIS 100:08-09 mp3 * READ: USCIS 100:08 document * READ: USCIS 100:09 document * Direct download: m638-08-09.mp3
Today we continue our series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practice a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin! * LISTEN: USCIS 100:08-09 mp3 * READ: USCIS 100:08 document * READ: USCIS 100:09 document * Direct download: m638-08-09.mp3
Today we start a new series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). This episode, we will review only one question plus liten to an exerpt of USCitizenPod's Easy Interview--15 question based on the N-400. Let's begin!
- LISTEN: USCIS 100:07 mp3
- READ: USCIS 100:07 document
- READ: USCitizenPod's Easy Interview pdf
- Direct download: m638-07.mp3
Today we start a new series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). This episode, we will review only one question plus liten to an exerpt of USCitizenPod's Easy Interview--15 question based on the N-400. Let's begin!
- LISTEN: USCIS 100:07 mp3
- READ: USCIS 100:07 document
- READ: USCitizenPod's Easy Interview pdf
- Direct download: m638-07.mp3
Today we continue our series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practice a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin!* LISTEN: USCIS 100:05-06 mp3 * READ: USCIS 100:05 document * READ: USCIS 100:06 document * Direct download: m638-05-06.mp3
Today we continue our series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practice a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin!
- LISTEN: USCIS 100:05-06 mp3
- READ: USCIS 100:05 document
- READ: USCIS 100:06 document
- Direct download: m638-05-06.mp3
Today we continue our series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practice a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin! * LISTEN: USCIS 100:05-06 mp3 * READ: USCIS 100:05 document * READ: USCIS 100:06 document * Direct download: m638-05-06.mp3
Today we continue our series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practice a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin!* LISTEN: USCIS 100:03-04 mp3 * READ: USCIS 100:03 document * READ: USCIS 100:04 document * Direct download: m638-03-04.mp3
Today we continue our series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practice a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin!
- LISTEN: USCIS 100:03-04 mp3
- READ: USCIS 100:03 document
- READ: USCIS 100:04 document
- Direct download: m638-03-04.mp3
Today we continue our series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practice a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin! * LISTEN: USCIS 100:03-04 mp3 * READ: USCIS 100:03 document * READ: USCIS 100:04 document * Direct download: m638-03-04.mp3
Today we start a new series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practices a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin!
- LISTEN: USCIS 100:01-02 mp3
- READ: USCIS 100:01 document
- READ: USCIS 100:02 document
- Direct download: m638-01-02.mp3
Today we start a new series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practices a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin!
LISTEN: USCIS 100:01-02 mp3
READ: USCIS 100:01 document
READ: USCIS 100:02 document
Direct download: m638-01-02.mp3
Today we start a new series based on the USCIS Quick Civics Lessons (M638). Each episode, we will review two questions plus practices a section from the N-400 related to the USCIS questions. Lets begin!
LISTEN: USCIS 100:01-02 mp3
READ: USCIS 100:01 document
READ: USCIS 100:02 document
Here is a worksheet (.pdf) (.doc) about the First Amendment in preparation for Constitution Day, September 17. Visit www.uscitizenpod.com for daily updates.
I am currently working on a series of podcasts focusing on each section of the N-400. Each podcast has an introduction, keywords, an N-400 interview, dictation, and conclusion.
Because several of my students will have their Citizenship Inteview this month, I am posting the audio and worksheet of the interview section only during the upcoming week.
LISTEN:
N-400 Part 4 & 5 Interview: Address and Criminal Record Info mp3
READ:
N-400 Part 4 & 5 Interview: Address and Criminal Record Info pdf
N-400 Part 4 Address & Phone Number
1 What is your current home address?
2 Which county do you live in?
3 Do you have a separate mailing address?
4 What is your home telephone number?
5 What is your work telephone number?
6 Do you have an email address?
N-400 Part 5 Info for Criminal Records
7 What is your gender?
8 What is your race?
9 What is your hair color?
10 What is your eye color?
I am currently working on a series of podcasts focusing on each section of the N-400. Each podcast has an introduction, keywords, an N-400 interview, dictation, and conclusion.
Because several of my students will have their Citizenship Inteview this month, I am posting the audio and worksheet of the interview section only during the upcoming week.
LISTEN: N400 Part 2 & 3 Interview: Eligibility & Personal Info mp3 READ: N400 Part 2 & 3 Interview: Eligibility & Personal Info pdf
I am currently working on a series of podcasts focusing on each section of the N-400. Each podcast has an introduction, keywords, an N-400 interview, dictation, and conclusion.
Because several of my students will have their Citizenship Inteview this month, I am posting the audio and worksheet of the interview section only during the upcoming week.
N-400 Section 1 Interview: Name mp3
N-400 Section 1 Interview: Name pdf
1. What is your full name?
2. What is your last name? Spell it.
3. What is your first name?
4. Do you have a middle name?
5. Do you have a maiden name?
6. Is the name on your Green Card the same as your current legal name?
7. Do you use any other names?
USCIS 100 Multiple-Choice Test B is the second of a three multiple-choice tests based on the USCIS 100 Questions. This test has 30 questions.
Also checkout:
Citzenship 2009 Test (multiple choice test based on the N-400)
USCIS 100 Multiple-Choice Test A
USCIS 100 Multiple-Choice Test A is the first of a three multiple-choice tests based on the USCIS 100 Questions. This test has 30 questions.
Today we will listen to a Basic Interview with Martin Maldonado (Peru). You can follow along with the Basic Interview pdf.
Today we will listen to an Easy Interview with Ngoc Tram My Nguyen (Hue, Vietnam).Download: Interview 13 (Easy!)Easy Interview PDF
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
USCIS 100-10s "Tens": 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 plus two dictation sentences.
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
USCIS 100-9s "Nines": 09, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 99 plus two dictation sentences.
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
USCIS 100-8s "Eights": 08.18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 88, 98 plus two dictation sentences.
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
USCIS 100-7s "Sevens": 07, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77, 87, 97 plus two dictation sentences.
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
USCIS 100-6s "Sixes": 06, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66, 76, 86, 96 plus two dictation sentences.
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
USCIS 100-5s "Fives": 05, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 95 plus two dictation sentences.
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
USCIS 100-4s "Fours": 04, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 84, 94 plus two dictation sentences.
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
100-3s "Threes": USCIS 03, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93
Today we will listen to the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
USCIS 100-2s "Twos": USCIS 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92
Today we begin a new series: the USCIS 100 remixed plus two dictation sentences.
USCIS 100-1s "Ones": USCIS 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91
Today we will listen to the new 100 Questions 96-100. It is the tenth of ten podcasts for the new 100 questions.
You can also listen to the new
- 100 Questions 1-12
- 100 Questions 13-25
- 100 Questions 26-36
- 100 Questions 37-47
- 100 Questions 48-57
- 100 Questions 58-70
- 100 Questions 71-77
- 100 Questions 78-87
- 100 Questions 88-95
Please check US Citizenship Podcast Blog for daily updates.
Today we will listen to the new 100 Questions 88-95. It is the ninth of ten podcasts for the new 100 questions.
You can also listen to the new
- 100 Questions 1-12
- 100 Questions 13-25
- 100 Questions 26-36
- 100 Questions 37-47
- 100 Questions 48-57
- 100 Questions 58-70
- 100 Questions 71-77
- 100 Questions 78-87
Please check US Citizenship Podcast Blog for daily updates.
Today we will listen to the new 100 questions 78-87. It is the eighth of ten podcasts for the new 100 questions.
You can also listen to the new
- Presidents Day Special
- 100 Questions 1-12
- 100 Questions 13-25
- 100 Questions 26-36
- 100 Questions 37-47
- 100 Questions 48-57
- 100 Questions 58-70
- 100 Questions 71-77
Please check US Citizenship Podcast Blog for daily updates.
Today we will listen to the new 100 Questions 71-77. It is the seventh of ten podcasts for the new 100 questions.
You can also listen to the new
- Presidents Day Special
- 100 Questions 1-12
- 100 Questions 13-25
- 100 Questions 26-36
- 100 Questions 37-47
- 100 Questions 48-57
- 100 Questions 58-70
Please check US Citizenship Podcast Blog for daily updates.
Today we will listen to the new 100 Questions 58-70. It is the sixth of ten podcasts for the new 100 questions.
You can also listen to the new
- Presidents Day Special
- 100 Questions 1-12
- 100 Questions 13-25
- 100 Questions 26-36
- 100 Questions 37-47
- 100 Questions 48-57
Please check US Citizenship Podcast Blog for daily updates.
Today we will listen to the new 100 Question 48-57. It is the fifth of ten podcasts for the new 100 questions.
You can also listen to the new
- Presidents Day Special
- 100 Questions 1-12
- 100 Questions 13-25
- 100 Questions 26-36
- 100 Questions 37-47
Please check US Citizenship Podcast Blog for daily updates.
Today we will listen to the new 100 Questions 37-47. It is the fourth of ten podcasts for the new 100 questions.
You can also listen to the new
- Presidents Day Special
- 100 Questions 1-12
- 100 Questions 13-25
- 100 Questions 26-36
Please check US Citizenship Podcast Blog for daily updates.
Today we will listen to the new 100 Questions 26-36. It is the third of ten podcasts for the new 100 questions.
You can also listen to the new
- Presidents Day Special
- 100 Questions 1-12
- 100 Questions 13-25
Please check US Citizenship Podcast Blog for daily updates.
Thanks!
Today we will listen to the new 100 Questions 13-25. It is the second of ten podcasts for the new 100 questions.
You can also listen to the new 100 Questions 1-12 and the Presidents Day Special.
Please check US Citizenship Podcast Blog for daily updates. Thanks!
Here are the 96 & 100 questions related to Presidents Day.
We have almost completed the recording of the new 100 questions. The audio recordings of the new 100 questions will begin to post during Presidents Week. There will be ten to fifteen questions per podcast.
Please check US Citizenship Podcast Blog for daily updates. Thanks!
Today we will listen to our twelfth practice interview (plus election prediction) with Chau Hoanh Chieu (Saigon, Vietnam). The questions are based on the N-400. You can get a pdf. of the Basic Interview with ten quetions from
Here are ten sentences for reading and dictation. These sentences are based on answers to the USCIS 96:91-96 Questions. Instead of phrasal responses, the answers are given in complete sentences.
- The benefits of being a citizen of the United States are
to obtain Federal government jobs;
to travel with a U.S. passport;
or to petition for close relatives to come to the United States to live. - Yes, the Constitution can be changed.
- The right to vote is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens.
- The White House is the President’s official home.
- The United States Capitol (Building) is the place where Congress meets.
- There are 3 branches in the United States government.
Here are ten sentences for reading and dictation. These sentences are based on answers to the USCIS 96:81-90 Questions. Instead of phrasal responses, the answers are given in complete sentences.
- The President is Commander-in-Chief of the United States military.
- We vote for the President in November.
- The new President is inaugurated in January.
- There is no limit to the number of times (terms) a Senator or Congressman may be
re-elected. - The Democratic and Republican parties are the two major political parties.
- The executive branch of our government is the President, the Cabinet, and departments under the cabinet members.
- The freedom of speech comes from the Bill of Rights.
- The N-400 is used to apply for naturalization.
- The United States is a republic (and a democracy).
- The purposes of the United Nations are for countries to discuss and try to resolve world problems or to provide economic aid to many countries.
Here are ten sentences for reading and dictation. These sentences are based on answers to the USCIS 96:71-80 Questions. Instead of phrasal responses, the answers are given in complete sentences.
- Congress has the power to declare war.
- The 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments guarantee voting rights.
- The Constitution was written in 1787.
- The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
- The rights of all people living in the U.S. are guaranteed by the Constitution.
- The Preamble is the introduction to the Constitution.
- Congress meets in the U.S. Capitol building.
- The White House is the President’s official home.
- The White House is located in Washington D.C.
- The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of
religion, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the Government.
Here are ten sentences for reading and dictation.
These sentences are based on answers to the USCIS 96:61-70 Questions.
Instead of phrasal responses, the answers are given in complete sentences.
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The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States.
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Abraham Lincoln was President during the Civil War.
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The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves.
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The Cabinet advises the President.
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George Washington is called the “Father of our Country”.
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George Washington was the first Commander-in-Chief of the US Army.
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Hawaii was the 50th state to be added to our Union.
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The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims in America.
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The Mayflower was the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America.
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The 13 original states of the U.S. were called colonies.
The USCIS 96 remixed:
* 96-10s "Tens": USCIS 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 plus two dictation sentences and handout.
The USCIS 96 remixed:
- 96-9s "Nines": USCIS 09, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 3x
plus two dictation sentences and handout.
The USCIS 96 remixed:
- 96-8s "Eights": USCIS 08, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 88, 2x
plus two dictation sentences and handout.
The USCIS 96 remixed:
- 96-7s "Sevens": USCIS 07, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77, 87, 1x
plus two dictation sentences and handout.
N-400 Part 10BC Quiz: pictures, vocabulary, and cloze sentences.Direct download: n400-10bc-quiz.pdf
The USCIS 96 remixed:
- 96-6s "Sixes": USCIS 06, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66, 76, 86, 96
plus two dictation sentences and handout.
96-5s "Fives": USCIS 05, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 95
plus two dictation sentences and handout.
The USCIS 96 remixed: * 96-4s "Fours": USCIS 04, 14, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 84, 94
plus two dictation sentences and handout.
The USCIS 96 remixed:
- 96-3s "Threes": USCIS 03, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, 93
plus two dictation sentences and handout.
The USCIS 96 remixed:* 96-2s "Twos": USCIS 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, etc
plus two dictation sentences and handout.
Today we begin a new series: the USCIS 96 remixed plus two dictation sentences and handout:
96 "Ones": USCIS 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91
96 "Twos": USCIS 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, etc
We will take a short break to prepare for the election, then we will present the N-400 section by section. Next, we wil post the new USCIS 100 in ten question sets, followed by a "re-mixed" 100 Question series. Finally we will present a dual question series: five questions from both the 96 and 100 questions.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact: uscitizenpod@gmail.com or leave a comment on the blog at www.uscitizenpod.com. Thanks!
For the next ten days, we will present 10 of the 96 questions plus two dictation sentences and handout. Today's questions are 96:91-05x.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact: uscitizenpod@gmail.com or leave a comment on the blog at www.uscitizenpod.com. Thanks!
For the next ten days, we will present 10 of the 96 questions plus two dictation sentences and handout. Today's questions are 96:81-90.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact: uscitizenpod@gmail.com or leave a comment on the blog at www.uscitizenpod.com. Thanks!
For the next ten days, we will present 10 of the 96 questions plus two dictation sentences and handout. Today's questions are 96:71-80.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact: uscitizenpod@gmail.com or leave a comment on the blog at www.uscitizenpod.com. Thanks!
For the next ten days, we will present 10 of the 96 questions plus two dictation sentences and handout. Today's questions are 96:51-60.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact: uscitizenpod@gmail.com or leave a comment on the blog at www.uscitizenpod.com. Thanks!
For the next ten days, we will present 10 of the 96 questions plus two dictation sentences and handout. Today's questions are 96:41-50.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact: uscitizenpod@gmail.com or leave a comment on the blog at www.uscitizenpod.com. Thanks!
For the next ten days, we will present 10 of the 96 questions plus two dictation sentences and handout. Today's questions are 96:31-40.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact: uscitizenpod@gmail.com or leave a comment on the blog at www.uscitizenpod.com. Thanks!
For the next ten days, we will present 10 of the 96 questions plus two dictation sentences and handout. Today's questions are 96:21-30.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact: uscitizenpod@gmail.com or leave a comment on the blog at www.uscitizenpod.com. Thanks!
For the next ten days, we will present 10 of the 96 questions plus two dictation sentences and handout. Today's questions are 96:11-20.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact: uscitizenpod@gmail.com or leave a comment on the blog at www.uscitizenpod.com. Thanks!
Today we begin a new series. For the next ten days, we will present 10 of the 96 questions plus two dictation sentences and handout. Today's questions are 96:01-10.
At the end of the series, we will present a series of of interviews based on parts of the N-400.
After the N-400 series, we will re-present the USCIS 96 in a "mixed" series, example:
96 "Ones": USCIS 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91
96 "Twos": USCIS 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 9, etc
We will take a short break to prepare for the electgion, then we will present the new USCIS 100 in ten question sets, followed by a "mixed" 100 Question series. Finally we will present a dual question series: five questions from both the 96 and 100 questions.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact: uscitizenpod@gmail.com or leave a comment on the blog at www.uscitizenpod.com. Thanks!
The 14th Amendment defines the requrements for US Citizenship. Every person born in the United States is a citizen. An immigrant can become a naturalized citizen.
September 17th is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. In preparation, here are some practice interviews for each section of the N-400.
N400 Intro
N400 Part 1: Name
N400 Part 2 & 3: Eligibility and Personal Info
N400 Part 4 & 5: Address and Criminal Record Info
N400 Part 6: Residence and Employment History
N400 Part 6: Employment History (only)
N400 Part 7: Travel
N400 Part 8: Marital History
N400 Part 9: Children
N400 Part 10A: General Questions
N400 Part 10BC: Affiliations
N400 Part 10D: Moral Character
N400 Part 10EFG: Deportation and Military Service
N400 Part 10H: Oath Requirements
Check out the National Constitution Center for more ideas about how to celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.
The US Citizenship Podcast Labor Day Special (MP3) features a story (PDF) about a retired couple, Mr & Mrs Hsun, exerpt of the work & travel sections of Mrs Hsun's interview, and a quick connection between Labor Day and the 13th Amendment.
For more infomation about the 13th Amendment and our series: Countdown to the Constitution, visit us at 15: Countdown to Constitution Day .
Here is a detailed account how Mr and Mrs Nakrani prepared for their Citizenship Interview.
As you can see, Mr. Nakrani, who wrote the account, can communicate in English quite well and he daily coached Mrs Nakrani in English and Civics. Their diligence and patience paid off and they both easily passed the test. More importantly, their intense preparation provided an excellent study model for their young grandson. Congratulations!
Here are ten sentences for reading and dictation.
These sentences are based on answers to the USCIS 96:51-60 Questions.
Instead of phrasal responses, the answers are given in complete sentences.
- The executive of a state government is the Governor.
- The head executive of a city government is the Mayor.
- Thanksgiving was celebrated for the first time by American colonists.
- Thomas Jefferson was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
- The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776.
- The basic beliefs of the Declaration of Independence are that all people are created equal
and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. - The national anthem of the United States is the Star-Spangled Banner.
- Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner.
- The minimum voting age in the United States is 18 years old.
- The President signs bills into law.
Here is a word search puzzle based on the new USCIS 100:58-87. The vocabulary word are presented in chronological order. Find only the bold words. Numbers are not included. Good luck!
Here are ten sentences for reading and dictation.
These sentences are based on answers to the USCIS 96:11-20 Questions.
Instead of phrasal responses, the answers are given in complete sentences.
- We fought England during the Revolutionary War.
- George Washington was the first president of the United States.
- George W. Bush is the President of the United States today.
- Dick Cheney is the Vice President of the United States today.
- The Electoral College elects the President of the United States.
- The Vice-President becomes President if the President dies.
- The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
- Changes to the Constitution are called Amendments.
- There are 27 Amendments to the Constitution.
- The 3 branches of our government are the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch.
Here are ten sentences for reading and dictation.
These sentences are based on answers to the USCIS 96:41-50 Questions.
Instead of phrasal responses, the answers are given in complete sentences.
- Patrick Henry said, “Give me liberty or give me death”.
- Germany, Italy, and Japan were some countries that were our enemies during World War II.
- Alaska was the 49th state added to our Union.
- A President can serve 2 full terms.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights leader.
- A candidate for President must be a native-born, not naturalized, citizen; at least 35 years old; and have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years
- There are 100 Senators in the U.S. Senate because each state elects 2 Senators.
- The President nominates judges for the Supreme Court.
- There are 9 Supreme Court Justices.
- The Pilgrims came to America to gain religious freedom.
Here are ten sentences for reading and dictation. These sentences are based on answers to the USCIS 96:31-40 Questions. Instead of phrasal responses, the answers are given in complete sentences.
- The President is elected for a 4-year term.
- The Supreme Court is the highest part of the Judiciary Branch.
- The duties of the Supreme Court are to interpret and explain the laws.
- The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.
- The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
- The capital of the state of California is Sacramento.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger is the current Governor of California.
- The Speaker of the House becomes President if both the President and Vice-President die.
- John G. Roberts, Jr. is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- The original 13 states were Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Georgia.
Here are ten sentences for reading and dictation.
These sentences are based on answers to the USCIS 96:21-30 Questions.
Instead of phrasal responses, the answers are given in complete sentences.
- The Legislative Branch of our Government is the Congress.
- The Senate and the House of Representatives make up the Congress.
- Congress makes the Federal laws in the United States.
- The citizens of the United States elect Congress.
- There are 100 Senators in Congress.
- We elect each Senator for a 6-year term.
- Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein are the Senators from California.
- There are 435 voting members in the House of Representatives.
- We elect members of the House of Representatives for a 2-year term.
- The President is the head of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government.
Here are ten sentences for reading and dictation. These sentences are based on answers to the USCIS 96:01-10 Questions. You can use the S01-10 Dictation Handout when you listen to the S01-10 mp3.
- The colors of our flag are red, white, and blue.
- There is one star for each state.
- There are 50 stars on our flag.
- The stars on our flag are white.
- There are 13 stripes on our flag.
- The stripes on the flag represent the first 13 states.
- The stripes on the flag are red and white.
- There are 50 states in the Union (the United States).
- We celebrate Independence Day on the 4th of July.
- Independence Day celebrates independence from England.
Get the complete set of the sentences here.
Here are ten sentences for reading and dictation. These sentences are based on answers to the USCIS 96:01-10 Questions. Instead of phrasal responses, the answers are given in complete sentences.
- The colors of our flag are red, white, and blue.
- There is one star for each state.
- There are 50 stars on our flag.
- The stars on our flag are white.
- There are 13 stripes on our flag.
- The stripes on the flag represent the first 13 states.
- The stripes on the flag are red and white.
- There are 50 states in the Union (the United States).
- We celebrate Independence Day on the 4th of July.
- Independence Day celebrates independence from England.
You can use the S01-10 Dictation Handout when you listen to the S01-10 mp3.
Practice reading the sentences aloud, then ask a friend to dictate the senteces to you. For fun, read the answer first, then try to remember the questions. Asking questions is an important skill for Citizenship.
Get the complete set of the sentences here.
School's out! Here are some sentences for reading and dictation.
There are two sources for these sentences: the first set is based on routine responses to common N-400 questions; the second set is based on answers to the USCIS 96 Questions. Instead of phrasal responses, the answers are given in complete sentences.
Practice reading the sentences aloud, then ask a friend to dictate the senteces to you. For fun, read the answer first, then try to remember the questions. Asking questions is an important skill for Citizenship.
I will post an audio version of these sentences next week. Thanks for your patience.
Today we will listen to Questions 48-49 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 48-49 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for 46-47:
- Supreme Court
- Justices
Dictation Sentences
1. The Constitution is the supreme law of our land. 2. He wanted to find a job.****
Today we will listen to Questions 46-47 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 46-47 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for 46-47:
- President
- Eligibility
- Requirements
- Senator
Dictation Sentences
1. He was 72 years old. 2. Each state elects 2 senators.****
Today we will listen to Questions 44-45 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 44-45 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for 44-45:
- President
- Term
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Civil Rights
Dictation Sentences
1. All people want to be free. 2. Today is a sunny day.****
Today we will listen to our eleventh practice interview from Jong-Yi Wang (Country of Birth: Korea; Country of Nationality: Taiwan). These are simple questions are based on the N-400. You can get a pdf. of the Simple Citizenship Interview here. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!
Today we will listen to Questions 42-43 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 42-43 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for 42-43:
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- Alaska
Dictation Sentences
1. Only Congress can declare war. 2. There are 50 states in the Union.****
Today we will listen to Questions 40-41 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 40-41 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for 40-41:
- Original 13 Colonies
- Patrick Henry
Dictation Sentences
1. The American flag has thirteen stripes. 2. The people have a voice in government.****
Today we will review the 96 questions and the 100 questions about President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. You can get a copy of the handout here.
Today we will review the 96Qs (45) and the new 100Q (48, 84, 85, 100) related to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You can get the MLK Day handout here. Check out:
- EL Civics: MLK
- MLK Center
- Simple Wikipedia: MLK
- VOA News: MLK Remembered
Today we will listen to our tenth practice interview from Xuan Do (Hanoi, Vietnam). These are simple questions are based on the N-400. You can get a pdf. of the Simple Citizenship Interview here. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!
Today we will review the 96Qs (50, 53, 68, 69, 70) and the new 100Q (10, 58, 59, 87, 100) related to Thanksgiving.
Handouts:
- Thanksgiving mp3
- Q50 and 53 Class Handout
- Q68-70 Class Handout
- Thanksgiving Quiz: USCIS 96Qs & new 100Qs
- Thanksgiving Quiz Answers (Qs with answers--perfect for practice)
- Thanksgiving Cloze Essay
Dictation:
- All people want to be free.
- Many people come to America for freedom.
There are many links listed on the handouts. Of special interest are:
- ELCivics: Thanksgiving
- ELCivics.com: The 13 Original Colonies
- ESLPodcast 91 – Thanksgiving
- HeadsUp English: Thanksgiving
- TimePage: 13 Original Colonies Time Line
- VOANews: Thanksgiving Day: Filled With Family Traditions and, Oh Yes, Food
- VOANews: American History Series: A Clash of Cultures in the New World
Today we will listen to Questions 38-39 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 38-39 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for 36-39:
- Speaker of the House
- Chief Justice
Dictation Sentences
1. The House and Senate are parts of Congress. 2. The people have a voice in government.*You can get more info about *the Speaker of the House and the Chief Justice from
- ELCivics: The Capitol Building
- EL Civics: The Supreme Court
- Simple Wiki: Speaker of the House
- Simple Wiki: Supreme Court
Today we will listen to Questions 36-37 plus M-638 comments. You can download individual State Handouts 36-37 (see below) to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for Q36-37:
- Capitol
- Governor
Dictation Sentences
- The United States of America has fifty states.
- There are fifty states in the Union.
You can get more info about State Capitals and Governors from
1. ELCivics.com: 50 States 2. State Maps: 50 states 3. Wikipedia: List of US Governors 4. Wikipedia: State Capitals (detailed!) 5. Simple Wiki: State Capitals**
Individual State Handouts for Q36-37:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Washington
Check back for more states. If you need a state handout quickly, email uscitizenpod@gmail.com. Thanks!**
Today we will listen to Questions 34-35 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 34-35 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for 34-35:
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Dictation Sentences
The Constitution is the supreme law of our land.
He knows how to a ride a bike.
You can get more info about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights from
EL Civics: The US Constitution
NCC: Explore the Constitution
Simple Wiki: The US Constitution
Today we will listen to Questions 32-33 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 32-33 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for 32-33:
- Judicial Branch
- Supreme
- CourtLaw
Dictation Sentences
- There are three branches of government.
- He has a very big dog.
You can get more info about the Executive Branch from
- EL Civics: The Supreme Court
- Simple Wiki: The Supreme Court
- VOA The Supreme Court
Today we will listen to Questions 30-31 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 30-31 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for 25-27:
- Executive Branch
- President
Dictation Sentences
- The President is elected every four years.
- He came to live with his brother.
You can get more info about the Executive Branch from 1. EL Civics: The White House 2. VOA: The Road to the 2008 US Elections 3. The White House: Presidents 4. Simple Wiki: US Executive Branch 5. Wikipedia: US Presidential Elections
Today we will listen to a reminder about the new USCIS fees starting July 30, 2007.Here's a Class Handout: Summary of the New Fees.
Here is another Class Handout: "Sending Your N-400 to USCIS".
Please note that there are four pages: one page for each USCIS Service Center in California, Texas, Nebraska, and Vermont.
Please confirm that you are using the correct page for your state.
Originally, I put the information for all four USCIS Service Centers and their assigned states on a single sheet of paper.
When I gave the single sheet of paper to my students, they became confused.
The print was too tiny and there was too much information.
I re-formatted the information and printed the Summary of the New Fees on the first side and Sending Your N-400 to USCIS on the second side.
I printed the information on color paper so they can find this paper quickly and easily. Many students took extra copies home for their family and friends.
Also, please check out the new online video from USCIS "Promise of Freedom"--a twelve minute video presentation on American civics and history. Watch the video online or get the direct download of Promise of Freedom.
Finally, The Pilot Questions have been revised! There are now 142 questions. Questions have been marked for Senior Citizens older that 65 and have been legal permanent residents for more than 20 years.
You can get the reformated USCIS 142 here.
You can get the reformated USCIS 142 for Senior Citizens here.
Today we will listen to our ninth practice interview David Bian (Tianjin, China). These are basic questions are based on the N-400. You can get a pdf. of the Advanced Citizenship Interview here. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!
Today we will listen to our eighth practice interview Wei Zhang (Beijing, China). These are basic questions are based on the N-400. You can get a pdf. of the Basic Citizenship Interview here. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!
New USCIS Resources:
- A Promise of Freedom
A twelve minute video presentation on American civics and history. You can get the direct download of the video here. - USCIS Questions and Answers for New Pilot Naturalization Test
- USCIS Pilot Naturalization Test: Vocabulary List for the Reading Test
- Pilot Naturalization Test: Vocabulary List for the Writing Test
See Online Resources for ESL/Citizenship Students for further information.
Today we will listen to our seventh practice interview from Juana Ortega(Las Margaritas, Jalisco, Mexico). These are simple questions are based on the N-400. You can get a pdf. of the Simple Citizenship Interview here. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!
Today's podcast will feature questions related to the current USCIS 96qs and the Pilot Questions.
The Pilot Questions have been revised
- There are now 142 questions.
- Two questions were removed related to the minimum wage and battles of the American Revolution.
- Topics were added to organize the questions and some of the questions have been rearranged.
- Questions have been marked for Senior Citizens older that 65 and have been legal permanent residents for more than 20 years.
You can get the reformated USCIS 142 here.
You can get the reformated USCIS 142Qs for Senior Citizens here.
You can get the M-638 Quick Civics Lessons in English here.
You can get the M-638 Quick Civics Lessons in Spanish here.
Today we will listen to Questions 28-29 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 28-29 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for Q28-29:
- Legislative Branch
- Congress
- House of Representatives
You can get more info about the House of Representatives from
- Simple Wikipedia: House of Representatives
- Wikipedia: 110th Congress
- National Atlas: Congressional Districts
- House of Representatives: Find Your Representative
- USPS Zip Code + 4 Lookup (to help you find your US Rep)
- VOA THIS IS AMERICA #1061 Census of 2000
Today we will listen to Questions 25-27 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 25-27 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for 25-27:
- Legislative Branch
- Congress
- Senate
You can get more info about the US Senate from
- Simple Wikipedia: US Senate
- Wikipedia: US Senate
- US Senate: Historical Minutes (excellent short stories)
Here is the USCIS link to information about the USCIS Pilot questions.
Here is the reformatted document of the USCIS Pilot Questions in English from US Citzenship Podcast
Here is the USCIS Pilot Questions in Spanish from Univison.
Here is the USCIS Pilot Questions in Chinese from World Journal (Taiwan).
"The Task Force on New Americans today introduced four new inter-agency initiatives to help immigrants assimilate. In addition to launching WelcometoUSA.gov, the federal government’s official website for new immigrants, the Task Force announced three major projects to help legal immigrants embrace the common core of American civic culture, learn English, and fully become American."
--from the USCIS Press Release announcing the new website for immigrants WelcometoUSA.gov.
Today we will listen to Questions 21-24 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout 21-24 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for 21-24:
- Legislative Branch
- Congress
- Senate
- House of Representatives
You can get more info about the Congress and Legislative Branch from
- Simple Wikipedia: Congress
- Wikipedia: Congress
- Government Guide: Elected Officials
- Government Guide: Summary of Current Bills
- EL/Civics: Capitol Hill
You can listen to all the 96 Questions at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com.
Today we will listen to Question 20 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout Q20 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for Q20:
- Branches of Government
- Executive
- Legislative
-
JudicialYou can get more info about the Branches of Government from
- Simple English Wiki: Branches of Government
- Wikitext: The Three Branches: Checks and Balances
- USA.gov The Executive Branch
- USA.gov The Legislative Branch
- USA.gov The Judicial Branch
Today we will listen to Questions 17-19 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout Q17-19 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for Q17-19:
- Constitution
- Amendments
You can get more info about the Constitution and Amendments from
- El/Civics: The Constitution
- Simple English Wikipedia: The Constitution
- Wikipedia: The Constitution
- Audio version of US Constitution: free mp3 download
- DoD Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Website (online course)
Teacher Judy is our special guest. She will read the M-638 explanations. After the questions and explanations, I will interview her about Constitution Day. We hope that you celebrate Constitution Day in your school or home. Constitution Day is also called Citizenship Day.
The ConstitutionCenter (NCC in Philadelphia, PA)
- NCC Main Page
- NCC Podcasts & mp3s
- NCC Constitution Day
Today we will listen to Questions 14-16 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout Q14-16 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for Q14-16:
- Vice-President
- Electoral College
You can get more info about Vice-Presidents or the Electoral College from
- Wikipedia: Vice-President
- US National Archives: Electoral College
- VOA: How the Electoral College Works (2nd Segment)
Today we will listen to Questions 12-13 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout Q12-13 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for Q12-13:
- President
- George Washington
- George W. Bush
You can get more info about Presidents from
- EL/Civics: George Washington
- Wikipedia: President
- The White House: Presidents
I use Voice of America (VOA) frequently in my Senior (multi-level) ESL class. My advanced students are devoted listeners and always share the latest news with the other students. Here is the VOA story on the USCIS fee increase:
Advocates Debate Rise in Fees for US Residency, Citizenship
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-05-30-voa19.cfm (audio)
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-05-30-voa59.cfm (video)
I plan to keep my eye on the VOA page at ManyThings.org. Hopefully they will follow-up with an activity on this story.
See uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for further comments about explaining the fee increase to a ESL1 class.
Today we will listen to a quick update about the new USCIS fees starting July 30, 2007.
Here's a Class Handout: Summary of the New Fees.
Here is another Class Handout: "Sending Your N-400 to USCIS".
Please note that there are four pages: one page for each USCIS Service Center in California, Texas, Nebraska, and Vermont.
Please confirm that you are using the correct page for your state.
Originally, I put the information for all four USCIS Service Centers and their assigned states on a single sheet of paper.
When I gave the single sheet of paper to my students, they became confused.
The print was too tiny and there was too much information.
I re-formatted the information and printed the Summary of the New Fees on the first side and Sending Your N-400 to USCIS on the second side.
I printed the information on color paper so they can find this paper quickly and easily. Many students took extra copies home for their family and friends.
Today we will listen to Questions 09-11 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout Q9-11 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for Q09-11:
- 4th of July
- Independence
- England
- Revolutionary War
You can get more info about Independence Day and the Revolutionary War from
- ElCivics.com: Fourth of July
- Wikipedia: Independence Day
- US State Department: July 4 (Check out Additional Resources on the sidebar--Wow!)
Today we will listen to Questions 08 plus M-638 comments and the list of US States by Date of Statehood. You can download the Class Handout 08 to deepen your knowledge of US Geography, History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember Q08â??s questions and answers. The key word for Q08 is:
- States
You can get more info about the US States from
-
Wikipedia: List of US States by Date of Statehood
-
US Mint State Quarters Program
-
50states.com
Today we will listen to Questions 05 to 07 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout Q05-07 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember Q01-04's questions and answers. The key words for Q01-04 are:
- Flag
- Stripes
- States
You can get more info about the US Flag and the First 13 States from
- Enchanted Learning's US Flag (Appropriate for children & adults!)
- USFlag.org (Historic flags & websites of the first 13 states)
- Boston1775 (A fascinating blog of the American Revolution)
Today we begin a new series based on USCIS M-638 Quick Civics Lessons. Every podcast, we will listen to two to five of the USCIS 96 questions plus the commentary provided by the M-638.
Today we will listen to Questions 01 to 04 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout Q01-04 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idoms.
Note the key words--these words will help you remember Q01-04's questions and answers. The key words for Q01-04 are:
- Flag
- Red
- White
- Blue
- Stars
You can get more info about the US Flag from
- Ben's Guide to the Flag (good for ESL Students)
- US Senate's Guide to the Flag (official US gov't document)
- Wikipedia's article on the US Flag (includes images of the US Flag as each new state's star is added.
Today we will listen to our sixth practice interview from Pari Akbari (Esfahan, Iran). This interview includes questions based on the N-400, two dictation sentences, and ten questions from the USCIS 96 US History and Government questions. You can get a pdf. of the Basic Citizenship Interview here and a copy of the USCIS 96 questions in the "fan" format here. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!
Today we will listen to our fifth practice interview from Gerte Mueller (Frankfurt, Germany). These are simple questions are based on the N-400. You can get a pdf. of the Simple Citizenship Interview here. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!
Today we will listen to our fourth practice interview from Raji Krishna (Chennai, India). Raji answers the interview questions in detail, and defines the terms in Section 10 of the N-400. Click here for a pdf of the Advanced Citizenship Interview. The interview questions are based on the USCIS N-400 form, which you can download from www.uscis.gov. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!
Today we will listen to our third practice interview from Guadalupe Garcia (Sonora, Mexico). These are simple questions are based on the N-400. You can get a pdf. of the Simple Citizenship Interview here. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!
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Here is a copy of the USCIS History and Politics questions (USCIS 96 Questions) in a convient "fan" format.
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Click here for Advanced Citizenship Interview .pdf.
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Today we will listen to our second practice interview from Nam Van Nguyen (Saigon, Viet Nam). Nam answers the interview questions in detail, and defines the terms in Section 10 of the N-400. Click here for a pdf of the Advanced Citizenship Interview. The interview questions are based on the USCIS N-400 form, which you can download from www.uscis.gov. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!
Here are the new Pilot Questions in Chinese and English from the World Journal Newspaper (Taiwan)
Click here for the Basic Citizenship Interview pdf.
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Today we will listen to our first practice interview from Mae Chen (GaoShung, Taiwan). The interview questions are based on the USCIS N-400 form, which you can download from www.uscis.gov. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!