US Citizenship Podcast

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Happy Pascha! A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Eastern Orthodox Christian Americans Apr 16, 2017

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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 the House of Representatives
Dianne Feinstein is one of the two US senators from the state of California.
Donald Trump is the current President of the United States.
Mike Pence is the current Vice-President of the United States.
Jerry Brown is the current Governor of California.
The two major political parties are Democratic and Republican parties.
The President's Cabinet advises the President.
Ro Khanna is the US Representative of San Jose/Milpitas, California.
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 Apr 11, 2017

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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/

California Adult Education Week and Legislative Day Apr 04, 2017

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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 Branch Mar 31, 2017

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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 Mar 28, 2017

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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 Mar 21, 2017

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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 Mar 17, 2017

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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

Women in the Legislative Branch Quiz Mar 14, 2017

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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!

Eight for March 8th: a Quick Citizenship Quiz for International Women's Day Mar 07, 2017

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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: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Louay Safi
Yemen: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Safa Aldabyani

Excluded from the Travel Ban

Iraq: Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim

In response to the Travel Ban, we have added the following pages:

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

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Citizenship Interview with Senior Citizen Gabriela DeLeon (Philippines) Feb 28, 2017

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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."

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