Us Citizenship Podcast

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: C

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.”

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

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 citi

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) pdf http://goo.gl/9Z97UK ppt https://goo.gl/2hwOsc vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/AMNMqy 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 11. The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution. 12. (Alexander) Hamilton 13. (George) Washington 14. 4 years 15. 435 16. 27 17. The Speaker of the House 18. The Civil War 19. Slavery 20. (Franklin) Roosevelt 21. You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. 22. help with a campaign and run for office 23. resolves disputes (disagreements) 24. Obama (Jan 20, 2009-2017); Trump (Jan. 20, 2017 12:00pm EST) 25. 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: 1.  Congress 2.  all of the people of the state 3.  the President 4.  the Vice President 5.  because some states have more people 6.  Democratic and Republican 7.  November 8.  435 9.  100 10.  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

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  

Hello from CATESOL 2016    

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