Us Citizenship Podcast

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.

Today we will listen to a Basic Interview (fast) with Angelica Mendoza (Mexico).  You can follow along with the Basic Interview pdf.

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

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 y

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 s

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.

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 mp3READ: USCIS 100:08 documentREAD: USCIS 100:09 documentDirect 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 mp3READ: USCIS 100:07 documentREAD: USCitizenPod's Easy Interview pdfDirect 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 mp3READ: USCIS 100:05 documentREAD: USCIS 100:06 documentDirect 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 mp3READ: USCIS 100:03 documentREAD: USCIS 100:04 documentDirect download: m638-03-04.mp3