US Citizenship Podcast

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)
• • 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

• Apple iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE
• Apple iTunes: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ
• Android: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f

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:

1. Colonists came to America for freedom.
2. Freedom of religion is that you can practice any religion or not practice a religion.
3. America bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
4. The two parts of the US Congress are the Senate and the House of Representatives
5. Dianne Feinstein is one of the two US senators from the state of California.
6. Donald Trump is the current President of the United States.
7. Mike Pence is the current Vice-President of the United States.
8. Jerry Brown is the current Governor of California.
9. The two major political parties are Democratic and Republican parties.
10. The President's Cabinet advises the President.
11. Ro Khanna is the US Representative of San Jose/Milpitas, California.
12. 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.

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:

• 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 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 2016 pdf 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

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

• Iraq: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim

• Citizenship by Language for Citizenship Resources organized by language.
• Citizenship by Country for Citizenship Resources organized by country of origin.

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