Cesar Chavez Day!

USCIS 100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?



UFW: Cesar Chavez: Embrace the Legacy (5 min. UFW video)
Learn about the legacy of Cesar Chavez from Martin Sheen, Edward James Olmos, Edward James Olmos and others and get involved in keeping Cesar's dream alive!

Cesar Chavez started the United Farm Workers union, because farmworkers did not have
"the legal right to organize and to vote for collective bargaining.
They didn't have the right to have clean drinking water,
access to portable toilets, lunch breaks, or short rest breaks during workdays.
And they were not entitled to the minimum wage or unemployment insurance."


*new Cesar Chavez Day resources from California Department of Education


EL Civics Cesar Chavez Day

César E. Chávez Memorial Walkway Opens in San Jose.

For more info, visit the United Farm Workers website.
51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

• freedom of expression
• freedom of speech
• freedom of assembly
• freedom to petition the government
• freedom of worship
• the right to bear arms

LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast:

• Cesar Chavez and Civil Rights mp3

West Wing Week: 3/30/2012 or "I've Got Seoul"

wh.gov: West Wing Week: 3/30/2012 or "I've Got Seoul"

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President traveled to the Republic of Korea to attend a nuclear security summit where he also visited the DMZ, held a series of bilateral (and one trilateral) meetings, and gave a major address to students at Hankuk University. Back at home, the kitchen garden got underway with this year's first planting.

Cesar Chavez Biography in Multiple Languages

• Excerpts from Chavez Biography by Levy 
• César E. Chávez Biografia (En Español) 
• Vietnamese PDF version of Biography
• Cantonese PDF version of Biography
• Hmong PDF version of Biography
• Tagalog PDF version of Biography
• K-3 Biography 
• PDF version of K-3 Biography 
• 4-6 Biography 
• PDF version of 4-6 Biography
• 7-9 Biography
• PDF version of 7-9 Biography
• HS Biography 
• PDF version of HS Biography

Find out more at California Department of Education Cesar Chavez Day website

On day of remembrance, UN honours heroes and survivors of transatlantic slave trade

USCIS 100:60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 25 March

United Nations, March 2012 - The United Nations is hosting a series of events, beginning today, to pay tribute to the men and women who bravely fought against the transatlantic slave trade and those who continue to stand up against modern forms of slavery. See International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 25 March

USCIS 100:60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

▪ Africans
▪ people from Africa

We the People - Your voice in our government

USCIS 100:06. What is one right or freedom from the
First Amendment?*

USCIS 100: 51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

wh.gov: We the People - Your voice in our government
Take a look behind the scenes at the White House petition program, "We The People", its one way to be sure issues you care about are on the radar of the administration. http://www.whitehouse.gov/wethepeople
USCIS 100:06. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*

▪ speech
▪ religion
▪ assembly
▪ press
▪ petition the government

USCIS 100: 51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

▪ freedom of expression
▪ freedom of speech
▪ freedom of assembly
▪ freedom to petition the government
▪ freedom of worship
▪ the right to bear arms

West Wing Week: 3/22/12 or "Slainte!"

wh.gov: West Wing Week: 3/22/12 or "Slainte!"

 Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President celebrated his fourth St Patrick's Day in the White House and hosted the Irish Prime Minister, marked Nowruz with a video address, then embarked on a four state energy tour.

NEW Interview 16: Alecia Sotelo (Asuncion, Paraguay)

Basic Citizenship Interview with Alecia Sotelo (Asuncion, Paraguay)

Download Interview 16 mp3

Download Basic Interview PDF

Oakland Naturalization - 02/15/12

USCIS Oakland Naturalization - 02/15/12
On February 15th, USCIS Deputy Director Lori Scialabba naturalized 1,268 candidates from 114 countries at the historic Paramount Theater in Oakland, California. Anni Chung was recognized as an "Outstanding American by Choice" for her 36 years of service with the organization "Self Help for the Elderly".

USCIS honored Anni Chung of Self Help for the Elderly (selfhelpelderly.org) as one of the 2012 OUTSTANDING AMERICANS BY CHOICE at the Oakland Naturalization 2//15/12. Congratulations, Anni Chung!!!!!!

West Wing Week: 3/16/12 or "Leveling the Playing Field"

wh.gov: West Wing Week: 3/16/12 or "Leveling the Playing Field"
West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President pressed for support of advanced manufacturing, held a series of "Live from the White House" Interviews, made a major announcement on trade rights, hosted Prime Minster Cameron for an Official State Visit and a trip to an NCAA game, and spoke on Energy and Job Creation in Maryland. That's March 9th to March 15th or, "Leveling the Playing Field."

New Citizen: Vong Mui Sam

US Civil Rights Organization Promotes Minority Voting

USCIS 100:48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

VOANews: US Civil Rights Organization Promotes Minority Voting

The National Urban League, a leading civil rights organization in the United States is urging African-Americans to vote in November's presidential election - as a means of countering state laws the group says threaten gains that blacks and other minorities have made over the years.

USCIS 100:48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

▪ Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
▪ You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
▪ Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
▪ A male citizen of any race (can vote).

West Wing Week 3/9/12 or "Speak Softly; Carry a Big Stick"

wh.gov: West Wing Week 3/9/12 or "Speak Softly; Carry a Big Stick"

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President addressed both the Conservation and AIPAC conferences, sat down with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, Prime Minister Al-Keeb of Libya, and President Mills of Ghana, hosted a White House news conference, announced steps the administration is taking to support homeowners, and traveled to the Daimler Mount Holly Truck Plant in North Carolina. That's March 2nd to March 8th or, "Speak Softly; Carry a Big Stick."

Women's Rights ARE Human's Rights!

Happy International Women's Day!

USIS 100:09. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence which was the first document to talk about the rights of Americans.

In 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt and members of the United Nations wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which protects the rights of all human beings.

Inspired by the work of Thomas Jefferson and Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton, then the First Lady of the United States, spoke to the UN 4th Conference on Women on September 5, 1995 in Beijing, China. She boldly proclaimed "Women's Rights ARE Human's Rights!" uniting the delegates and NGO representatives to work on behalf of all women and girls.

I attended the UN conference in Beijing and Huairou as part of the IGC internet support team and daily posted reports on my listervs BEIJING95-L and BEIJING95-WOMEN.

I will never, ever forget my teammates, the conference attendees, the hospitality of the Chinese governement, and the POWER of Hillary's speech.

USIS 100:09. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• life
• liberty
• pursuit of happiness

LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast:

• Women's Rights ARE Human Rights!
  

Women and USCIS 100Qs Quiz

NEW QUIZ: Women and USCIS 100 Questions: Civics

'Super Tuesday' Voters Make Mark on US Republican Presidential Race

VOANews: 'Super Tuesday' Voters Make Mark on US Republican Presidential Race

Voters in 10 U.S. states are going to the polls for "Super Tuesday" nominating contests in the biggest day of voting yet in the race to choose the Republican Party's presidential nominee. (read more)

Super Tuesday Facts

• Four Republicans remain in the race for their party’s presidential nomination
• 10 states hold primary or caucus votes on March 6
• 437 delegates are at stake
• Overall, 1,144 delegates are needed to secure the Republican nomination
• "Super Tuesday," or scheduling elections in many states on the same day, began in 1988, with the idea of giving southern states a more consequential role in the nominating process

West Wing Week: 2/24/12 - 3/1/12 or "That's Worth Fighting For"

wh.gov: West Wing Week: 2/24/12 - 3/1/12 or "That's Worth Fighting For"

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President honored the resurgence of the American auto industry, challenged governors to invest in education, held a dinner honoring Iraq War Veterans, hosted the Prime Minister of Denmark and urged Congress to end subsidies for oil and gas companies during a trip to New Hampshire. That's February 24th to March 1st or "That's Worth Fighting For."

Enlace: E-Verify Self-Check March 1, 2012

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Enlace: E-Verify Self-Check - Apply with Confidence March 1, 2012 3:30PM EST