Us Citizenship Podcast

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 loc

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   LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast US Citizenship Podcast Show website http://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/

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 1. Africans 2. Mexican-American War 3. New York 4. to print money 5. decides if a law goes against the Constitution 6. life and liberty 7. slavery 8. Republican 9. Washington D.C. 10. the Civil War 11. freed slaves in the Confederate states 12. freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) 13. July 4 14. between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26) 15. a change (to the Constitution) 16. serve in the U

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/ LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast US Citizenship Podcast Show website http://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/ Download our FREE Android app: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f Download our FREE Apple iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE or subscribe vi Apple iTunes: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ

Download the Quiz PDF https://goo.gl/sLFgyV   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_

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: 1. Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia 2. because of high taxes 3. to make treaties 4. George Washington 5. Religion 6. Africans 7. freedom of worship (religion); the right to

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 LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast US Citizenship Podcast website: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/ US Citizenship Podcast Show website http://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/ Download our FREE Android app: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f Download our FREE Apple iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE Subscribe vi Apple iTunes: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ

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

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 S

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 talke

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 Mexic

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) 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. Visit our updated US Citizen

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 t

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  Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month https://goo.gl/t4wjDI Eight for March 8th: a Quick Citizenship Quiz for International Women's Day 2016 pdf 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 2016 pdf 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 Ne

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 2016 pdf and mp3 Women and USCIS 100 Questions: Civics pdf (2011) and mp3 (2016) And so much more!