Us Citizenship Podcast

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 Pr

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

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 s

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 E

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 qu

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-ci

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.

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

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

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 Applica

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

  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 Qui

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

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, wh

This interview is based on: 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   LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast  US Citizenship Podcast Show website http://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/ US Citizenship Podcast Daily blog: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/ Download our FREE Android app: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f Download our FREE Apple iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE Subscribe via Apple Podcasts: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ  Subscribe via Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/us-citizenship-podcast-2/us-citizenship-podcast Watch 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, http://eslpublishing.com/

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!) MP3: https://goo.gl/d4ZuK4 (listen to the 2016 questions only) More Citizenship Resources for Thanksgiving are available at http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2017/11/citizenship-resources-for-thansgiving.html Don't miss our new video: Ahn Dung's Citizenship Interview https://youtu.be/SyJ_iVigYCE 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. LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast US Citizenship Podcast Show website http://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/ US Citizenship Podcast Daily blog: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/ Download our FREE Android app: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f Download our FREE Apple iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE Subscribe via Apple P

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 1