US Citizenship Podcast

Our second daily Citizenship lesson features:

a. the A-1 Citizenship interview b. USCIS 100:88-90 (Geography part 1)

For all the links, please go to: U.S. Citizenship 02, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/03/us-citizenship-02-covid-19-break.html

The summary video for this lesson is available on the uscitizenpod YouTube channel as Daily U.S.Citizenship Lessons 02 https://youtu.be/WPkB7ZlQqLo

N-400

• Beginning Interview
• • Interview A-2
  • Entrevista A-2
• Other resources for the Beginning Interview
• • LearningChocolate.com http://goo.gl/pSIIZF
  • PPTX http://goo.gl/BeFXUD
  • Video http://goo.gl/OzkLxC
  • Kahoot.it http://goo.gl/N7FHco

Civics

• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Geography (requires flash)
• • English transcript
  • Spanish transcript
• USCIS: Geography (Intermediate) lesson plan / student pdf

• Geography Quiz
• N-400 Beginning Interview Quiz
• Two Citizenship Questions for St Patrick's Day
• A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of St Patrick's Day and Irish-American Heritage Month http://goo.gl/l9aCOV

Milpitas Adult School, like many schools, is closed until April 3 (and may be even longer). During the next three weeks (or perhaps longer), I will post daily Citizenship lessons available from public sources.

This lesson was originally posted as U.S. Citizenship 01, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School at http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/03/us-citizenship-01-covid-19-break.html

and video summary appears on uscitizenpod's YouTube channel as Daily U.S. Citizenship Lesson 01 https://youtu.be/CxdBbzsjrno

• USCIS: Lessons Plans
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath (list of links) (transcript of videos)
• uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes
• uscitizenpod: Mezclar y Combinar Entrevistas y Exámencitos de Ciudadanía
• uscitizenpod: Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization
• uscitizenpod: N-400 pdfs
• MilpitasChat: ESL COVID-19 Resources
• YouTube: uscitzenpod channel
• • new: Shape the Future: Filing Out the 2020 Census
  • new: Thuan Thi Dieu Vo's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview

If you need more focused or class-based practice, go to USALearns.org Citizenship course. If you have any further questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected] Preparing for Naturalization

• Kahoot http://goo.gl/8f6myD
• LearningChocolate Part 1 http://goo.gl/IY39S1
• LearningChocolate Part 2 http://goo.gl/CHYgue
• PPTX http://goo.gl/p6kNWH
• Quiz based on Video transcript http://bit.ly/1xosSkj
• Video http://bit.ly/usnatzvideo

N-400

• Beginning Interview
• • Interview A-1
  • Entrevista A-1
• Other resources for the Beginning Interview
• • LearningChocolate.com http://goo.gl/pSIIZF
  • PPTX http://goo.gl/BeFXUD
  • Video http://goo.gl/OzkLxC
  • Kahoot.it http://goo.gl/N7FHco

Civics

• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Geography (requires flash)
• • English transcript
  • Spanish transcript
• USCIS: Geography (Beginning) lesson plan / student pdf
• Please note: I usually give the civics quiz the next day. Tomorrow I will use the Geography quiz from Mix-and-Match or Mezclar y Combinar

• Naturalization Picture Vocabulary Quiz http://goo.gl/w86kWi
• Beginning Interview Picture Vocabulary Quiz http://goo.gl/TXQhuX

This is also available as a video:

USCIS Temporary Office Closure Extended Until At Least May 3

https://youtu.be/8vu-vT48DMc

On March 18, to protect our workforce and to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in our communities, USCIS temporarily suspended all routine face-to-face services with applicants at all of our offices, including all interviews and naturalization ceremonies. The temporary suspension is extended through May 3, and USCIS offices will begin to re-open on May 4 unless the public closures are extended further.

This includes interviews, naturalization ceremonies and biometric collection appointments. However, we will continue to provide emergency services during this time. If you have an emergency service request, please contact the USCIS Contact Center. Employees in these offices are continuing to perform mission-essential services that do not require face-to-face contact with the public.

USCIS field offices will send notices to applicants and petitioners with scheduled appointments impacted by the temporary public closure. We will also send notices to naturalization applicants scheduled for naturalization ceremonies. We will reschedule all applicants when USCIS resumes normal operations.

USCIS asylum offices will send interview cancellation notices and automatically reschedule asylum interviews. When the interview is rescheduled, asylum applicants will receive a new interview notice with the new time, date and location of the interview.

USCIS will also automatically reschedule application support center appointments due to the temporary office closure. Those impacted will receive a new appointment letter in the mail. Individuals who had InfoPass or other appointments at the field office must reschedule through the USCIS Contact Center once field offices are open to the public again. Please check to see if the office in your jurisdiction has been reopened before reaching out to the USCIS Contact Center.

Additionally, USCIS is postponing all in-person public engagement and outreach events for the duration of the temporary office closure. Please contact [email protected] if you have an immediate engagement question during this time.

Education and precautions are the strongest tools against infection. Get the latest facts by visiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 website. Continue to practice good health habits, refrain from handshakes or hugs as greetings, and clean hands and surfaces appropriately.

USCIS will provide further updates as the situation develops and will continue to follow CDC guidance in response to this situation. Please visit uscis.gov/coronavirus for updates.

Kind regards,

Public Engagement Division

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

ALERT: As of March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has suspended routine in-person services until at least April 1 to help slow the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). USCIS staff will continue to perform duties that do not involve contact with the public. However, USCIS will provide emergency services for limited situations. To schedule an emergency appointment contact the USCIS Contact Center.

Visit CoronaVirus.gov for a complete list of CDC travel health notices.

Learn about the Department of Homeland Security's response.

In order to protect the public and the USCIS workforce, USCIS has issued a series of guidelines related to in-person services.

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-response-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19

A screencast of this podcast is available at

https://youtu.be/ZkoYZGtZyXI

Milpitas Adult School, like many schools, is closed until April 3 (and may be even longer). During the next three weeks (or perhaps longer), I will post daily Citizenship lessons (in English and Spanish) available from public sources.

• USCIS: Lessons Plans
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath (list of links) (transcript of videos)
• uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes
• uscitizenpod: Mezclar y Combinar Entrevistas y Exámencitos de Ciudadanía
• uscitizenpod: Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization
• uscitizenpod: N-400 pdfs
• MilpitasChat: ESL COVID-19 Resources
• YouTube: uscitzenpod channel
• • new: Shape the Future: Filing Out the 2020 Census
  • new: Thuan Thi Dieu Vo's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview

If you need more focused or class-based practice, go to USALearns.org Citizenship course. If you have any further questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected]

ESL Resources about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Adult students http://bit.ly/esl-covid19

Barbara Harris, a teacher at Woodland Adult School, participates in mock Citizenship interview as Patrice Lumumba from Senegal. After the interview, Barbara will talk briefly about Woodland Adult School and her family's tradition of service in the U.S. military.

This interview was recorded at the 2020 CASAS.org EL Civics Conference, Charles A. Jones Career Education Center, Sacramento, CA. You can watch a shorter version of this interview:

Patrice Lumumba's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview https://youtu.be/YDfpp9y_Yww

Woodland Adult Education https://adulted.wjusd.org/

Charles A. Jones Career Education Center https://caj.scusd.edu/

Also of note:

U.S. Citizenship Quiz for African-American History Month 2020 In February 2020, restrictions on immigration were placed on six additional countries, including Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, and Tanzania. In honor of African-American History Month, this quiz celebrates the contributions of Nigeran, Eritrean, Sudanese, and Tanzanian immigrants and their children. http://bit.ly/2020-af-amer-cit

See more Citizenship Resources for African-American History Month http://bit.ly/2020-af-amer-month

USCIS is actively monitoring the effects of the public health emergency related to the 2019 coronavirus outbreak on agency operations.

USCIS Response to the 2019 Coronavirus https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-response-2019-coronavirus

USCIS Special Situations https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/special-situations

USCIS Beijing Field Office https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-a-uscis-office/international-offices/contact-us-uscis-beijing-field-office

Email [email protected] (for general inquiries) [email protected] (for inquiries regarding Form I-730 - Following-to-Join beneficiaries)

Phone 010-8531-3111 (from within China) 011-8610-8531-3111 (from the United States)

Fax 010-8531-3100 (from within China) 011-8610-8531-3100 (from the United States) Mailing Address from the United Sates Field Office Director U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Beijing Field Office Unit 7300 Box 0624 DPO AP 96521-0624

Mailing Address from Outside the United States and Express Mail Address Field Office Director U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Beijing Field Office American Embassy No. 55 An Jia Lou Road Beijing 100600

Guangzhou Field Office https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-a-uscis-office/international-offices/contact-us-guangzhou-field-office

Email [email protected]

Phone 020-3814-5880 (within China) 011-8620-3814-5880 (from the United States)

Fax 020-3814-5883 (within China) 011-8620-3814-5883 (from the United States)

Mailing Address and Express Mail Address Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services U.S. Consulate General 43 Hua Jiu Road, Zhujiang New Town Tianhe District Guangzhou, China 510623 美国公民及移民事务局 美国驻广州总领事馆 广州市天河区 珠江新城华就路43号 510623

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This is Maya's second practice US Citizenship Interview. Includes civics questions and dictation sentence.

Listen to Maya's first interview:

mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2020-01-11.mp3

YouTube: https://youtu.be/5qjbHmy-gN8

US Citizenship Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod/

US Citizenship Podcast website: https://www.uscitizenpod.com/

Yinghong Xu will have her citizenship interview in week. Wish her luck!

Check out 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

Maya Gomes, a cashier at Walmart, is getting ready for her US Citizenship Interview next. Includes civics questions and dictation sentence.