Presidents' Week Tuesday: George Washington

uscitizenpod: Two Citizenship Interviews for 2/22/2022

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–1797), the commander-in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.  

uscitizenpod

• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2012
  
• Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part F: Two Interviews for Washington's Birthday pdf | podcast | video
• Citizenship Interview: Series E / Practice 1 (voting/taxes)
• Mix-and-Match Citizenship Quiz: Name Two (or More)
  
• US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day

Learn more 

• EL Civics: George Washington
• ESL Library: George Washington 
• George Washington's Mount Vernon YouTube channel
• Sean Banville: Lessons on American Presidents: George Washington
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: George Washington 100:70 and 100:69
  
• USCIS:  George Washington
  
• VOA Learning News: George Washington: Reluctant

Vocabulary:

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U.S. Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day

uscitizenpod: Presidents' Day Quiz (2018)
Over 40 USCIS Civics and History Questions about our Presidents

• US Citizenship Podcast 

• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part A: Washington and Lincoln pdf
• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part B: Executive Branch and Federalist Period pdf
• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part C: The 1800s pdf
• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part D: Recent History pdf
• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2012 Part E: Geography pdf
• Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part F: Two Interviews for Washington's Birthday pdf | podcast | video
• Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part G: Abraham Lincoln pdf
• Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part H: Presidents in the 1900s pdf
• Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part I: The Current President pdf 
• Angelica Mendoza (Veracruz, Mexico) (Presidents' Day 2013)  pdf  |  video
• The Presidential Valentine's Day Quiz pdf  | form | video
• Anh Thi Vu (Vietnam) (Presidents' Day Quiz 2015 and 2016) pdf | mp3
• Carol Lin (Taipei, Taiwan) mp3
• Presidents' Day 2017 interviews
• Hushang Ansary (Iran) pdf
• Rend al-Rahim (Baghdad, Iraq) pdf
• Esam Omeish (Tripoli, Libya) (Presidents' Day 2017) pdf
• Nimco Ahmed (Mogadishu, Somalia) pdf
• Louay Safi (Damascus, Syria) pdf
• Safa Aldabyani (Sana'a, Yemen) pdf 

• Other Resources
• White House: Presidents' Day Message From President Biden
• American English at State: President's Day 
• EL Civics: Presidents Day
• ESL Library: American President
• Learning Chocolate: U.S. Citizenship 29: Presidents Day
• MilpitasChat: Presidents Week 2021 for Literacy / Beginning ESL students (daily posts) (summary video)
• Sean Banville: Lessons on American Presidents
• si.edu: Preparing for the Oath: The Presidency
• USCIS: The Executive Branch (beginning) | (intermediate)
• VOA Learning English: The Making of a Nation
• VOA Learning English: A History of Presidents Day (2018) (read)
• VOA Learning English: America's Presidents articles, videos, and mp3s 

Check back for updates!

US Citizenship Ceremony in City of Eire

City of Eire: United States Citizenship Ceremony - January 17, 2025 

It is our pleasure to introduce 13 candidates for united states citizenship. They come from 9 countries of the world including… Bhutan, Bosnia And Herzegovina, India, Mexico, Nepal, Philippines, Somalia, Ukraine And Vietnam. Each person has voluntarily come forward to state his or her own personal Declaration of Independence from all former allegiances and loyalties just as our forefathers did over 248 years ago. Each candidate is of good moral character, attached to the ideals and principles of the united states and eligible in all respects for citizenship upon taking the prescribed Oath of Allegiance to the United States and its constitution. Your honor, the candidates for naturalization are now ready to take the oath of renuciation and citizenship.

Happy Birthday, Susan B. Anthony!

uscitizenpod: Susan B. Anthony Day!

Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820. She was a school teacher who became a social reformer. She worked against slavery and fought for women's rights. The 19th Amendment, which guarantees a woman's right to vote, was named in honor of Susan B. Anthony.

Coin image source:
By US Mint (coin); Heritage Auctions (image) - Heritage Auctions Lot 1449, 29 April 2010, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38677785

USCIS 100:77 What did Susan B. Anthony do?

• fought for women's rights
• fought for human rights

USCIS 128:99. Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.

• Susan B. Anthony
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Sojourner Truth
• Harriet Tubman
• Lucretia Mott
• Lucy Stone

More resources

• Archives: Susan B. Anthony and the Struggle for Suffrage lesson
• ESL Library: Susan B. Anthony lesson
• Google Arts & Culture: Susan b. Anthony collection
• Listen and Read Along: Biography - AS - Susan B Anthony - Leader of Women's Rights Movement video
• LOC: Susan B. Anthony Papers website
• NPS: Susan B. Anthony website
• NPS: Women's Rights National Park website
• Senate: Woman Suffrage Centennial Suffrage Timeline
• susanb: Susan B. Anthony Museum and House website 
• VOANews: Pioneers of Women's Voting Rights Highlighted in New Exhibit video
• VOA Learning English: Flashback: The Fight for Women's Right to Vote multi-media
• Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906:  She Led the Fight to Gain Equal Rights for Women, Including the Right to Vote radio transcript
• VOA Learning English: Susan B. Anthony, 1820 - 1906 quiz
• uscitizenpod: American Women who Fought for the Right to Vote mp3 / pdf 
• uscitizenpod: Four American Women in Honor of Women’s History Month pdf
• VOA Learning English: Thousands Visit Anthony Gravesite on Election Day article
• Voices of Democracy: Susan B. Anthony, “Is It a Crime for a U.S. Citizen to Vote” (3 April 1873) text and lesson plan

updated 2021-02-04

A Presidential Valentine's Day Citizenship Quiz

uscitizenpod: Ten questions about the Presidents and their First Ladies pdf

Add a Paper Case with an Online Access Code in your USCIS Online Account

 

USCIS: Add a Paper Case with an Online Access Code in your USCIS Online Account 

 Add a Paper Case with an Online Access Code in your USCIS Online Account

2024-2025 MAE Citizenship Class 19

Happy Birthday, President Abraham Lincoln!

NY Historical: The Citizenship Project: The Declaration of Independence

For those taking the U.S. Citizenship test, knowing and understanding the importance of the Declaration of Independence is essential.

This is the third class of our new semester.  No class next week--no class during Presidents' Week!

• Future Citizenship: Yes/No Questions in the Present Perfect 136-137; The Declaration of Independence 11-14
• 03 Practice Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS Form N-400 (2024)
• Places quiz
• Nithya Deepak: Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs for Independence Day pdf
• Preparing for the Oath: Establishing Independence

Learn more:

• US Citizenship Resources for Black History post 
• A Presidential Valentine's Day Citizenship Quiz Month video |  pdf 
• Susan B. Anthony Day post 
• US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day post 
• Declaration of Independence resources post

What is birthright citizenship?

VOA News: What is birthright citizenship?

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship — the right of everyone born on U.S. soil to become a citizen automatically. But two judges have placed injunctions on the order, pausing it indefinitely. Here’s more information about birthright citizenship.

Also watch:

VOA Learning English: News Words: Executive Order | Birthright Citizenship