Voices of #newUScitizens

Voices of New U.S. Citizens



Three new US Citizens, Bhavna (India), Lino (Mexico), and Ho Lien (Vietnam) celebrate freedom of speech and speak out in honor of International Podcast Day!

A Quick Citizenship Interview with Bhavna 
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/quick-interview-01.mp3

N-400r Part 12 Overview Quiz Number 2 Podcast with Bhvana
podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-part-11-02.mp3

Bhavna's “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N 400r
video: https://youtu.be/HqwY5c41SZg

Bhavna talks about her Oath Ceremony at the Campbell Heritage Theater
video: https://youtu.be/XJFlhIC1HU0

Lino's Practice Citizenship Interview
video: https://youtu.be/GrwVBoS_r7U

Lino habla de su entrevista de Ciudadanía
video: https://youtu.be/WgHFDE62IwA

Independence Day Citizenship Interview with Lien Ho
http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2017-independence-day.mp3

Ho Lien and Hoa Quan talk about their Citizenship Interviews
video: https://youtu.be/X9MsYZwremE

LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast 

• US Citizenship Podcast Show website http://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/ 
• US Citizenship Podcast Daily blog: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/
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• Watch our videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod
• Order "US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the Naturalization Interview" by Jennifer Gagliardi, http://eslpublishing.com/

A Citizenship Question in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month no.1

A Citizenship Question in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month no.1

Question 10 from Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month Part 1 pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpo... mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpo... More Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 http://bit.ly/hhm-citizenship-resources Military and Selective Service: An Interview from US Citizenship Bootcamp mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpo... mp4: https://youtu.be/Yvc9zYVnYZs The Selective Service / el Servicio Selectivo in English and Español mp4: https://youtu.be/BDuPxdkrzns Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes http://eepurl.com/c30oVz A Citizenship Question in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month No.1. More #Citizenship Resources for #HispanicHeritageMonth 2017 http://bit.ly/hhm-citizenship-resources

U.S. Citizenship Class 12, Fall 2017, Milpitas Adult School

VOA Learning  English: America's Presidents Playlist

More America's Presidents Ed Puzzle Quizzes


N-400

• A "Common" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (53qs, 2pgs) (updated 06/12/2016)
• pdf: http://goo.gl/cPTyRL
• NEW EDITION!  Citizenship: Ready for the Interview: (Part 12) Addition Questions by Lynn Weintraub (publisher's website)
• n-400r-12d   Group Violence

Civics

• Citizenship: Passing the Test: The President by Lynn Weintraub (publisher's website)
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: The Presidency

Integration:

• A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about the Branches of Gov’t Part 2 pdf

Homework:

Executive Branch - Beginning Level

The Executive Branch lesson plan and handouts for literacy students and low beginners covering civics test items 13, 15, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 45, and 46.

Download lesson plan (PDF, 133 KB)

Download handouts (PDF, 348 KB)

Download answer key (PDF, 105 KB)

Executive Branch - Intermediate Level

The Executive Branch lesson plan and handouts for low intermediate and intermediate learners covering civics test items 13, 15, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 45, and 46.

Download lesson plan (PDF, 653 KB)

Download handouts (PDF, 350 KB)

Download answer key (PDF, 125 KB)

New Travel Ban Restrictions

VOANews: As Part of the Travel Ban Expires, New Restrictions Loom 2017-09-22

The United States is considering new restrictions on who can enter the country. The rules could take effect as early as Sunday, when part of the current executive order restricting travelers from six Muslim majority countries expires. VOA's Aline Barros has more.
Originally published at - https://www.voanews.com/a/part-of-tra...

VOANews: After Trump Tightens Travel Rules, Supreme Court Cancels Hearing 2017-09-26

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken President Donald Trump’s travel ban off its October docket after the president issued new travel rules on Sunday. Timed when the original travel ban was expiring, the rules expand the list of countries affected. And, this time, the restrictions do not expire but could last indefinitely. Molly McKitterick has more.
Originally published at - https://www.voanews.com/a/4044456.html

Also watch:

VOANews: Trump Travel Ban Among Factors Affecting US Tourism Industry

U.S. Citizenship Class 11, Fall 2017, Milpitas Adult School

The 115th Congress Freshman House members on the Capitol steps
(Can you find Ro Khanna?

N-400

• An “Everyday” Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS N-400 (51qs, 2pgs) (updated 06/12/2016)
• pdf http://goo.gl/Nt0bOf
• ppt https://goo.gl/yR4jvx
• NEW EDITION!  Citizenship: Ready for the Interview: (Part 12) Addition Questions by Lynn Weintraub (publisher's website)
• n-400r-12c   Acts of Violence
• n-400r-12d   Group Violence

Civics

• Citizenship: Passing the Test: Congress  by Lynn Weintraub (publisher's website)
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Congress

Integration:

• Claudia Rios Castro: A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about the Branches of Gov’t Part 1 pdf

Your Government and You - Beginning Level

Your Government and You lesson plan and handouts for literacy students and low beginners covering civics test items 41, 42, 43, 44, 49, 50, 53, 55, 56, 57, and 94.

Download lesson plan (PDF, 970 KB)

Download handouts (PDF, 433 KB)

Download answer key (PDF, 651 KB)

Legislative Branch - Intermediate Level

The Legislative Branch lesson plan and handouts for low intermediate and intermediate learners covering civics test items 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, and 47.

Download lesson plan (PDF, 521 KB)

Download handouts (PDF, 157 KB)

Download answer key (PDF, 101 KB)

Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month Part 4

Today we are going to listen to our fourth Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15).  The first three quizzes were multiple choice, but this quiz is a bit different.  You will hear three readings: short, medium, and long about Hispanic-American history, and then you will answer ten USCIS civics questions.  Make sure you download the pdf to follow along and check the show notes for the answers. Let's get started.

pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/hispanic-heritage-month-quiz-4.pdf
mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/hispanic-heritage-month-quiz-4.mp3
mp4: https://youtu.be/sAlnzseqgTY 

Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month 2017
http://bit.ly/hhm-citizenship-resources

Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes
http://eepurl.com/c30oVz

Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month 2017

Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month from US Citizenship Podcast

• Citizenship Interview Quizzes for Hispanic Heritage Month (pdfs)
  • Héctor Sánchez (Maracay, Venezuela)
  • Juana Sequeira (Jinotepe, Nicaragua)
  • América Griselda Ayes (Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
  • Maria Guerrero (Palmira, Colombia)
  • Norma Torres Mendoza (Escuintla, Guatemala)
  • Rafael Antonio de Jesús Pérez Lara (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
  • Ana Maria Romero Galdámez (San Salvador, El Salvador) (fixed)
• Alecia Sotelo (Asuncion, Paraguay) mp3 (video)
• Angelica Mendoza (Veracruz, Mexico) (pdf) (mp3) (video)
• Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez (Guadalajara, Mexico) (pdf) 
• Alejandro Guerrero Gutierrez (Aguascalientes, Mexico) (mp3) 
• Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) (pdf) (mp3)
• Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 2 (pdf) (mp3)
• Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 3 (pdf) (mp3)
• Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 4
• pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/hispanic-heritage-month-quiz-4.pdf
• podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/hispanic-heritage-month-quiz-4.mp3
• video: https://youtu.be/sAlnzseqgTY
• Columbus Day and the Columbian Exchange Puzzle (pdf)
• Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, and the Columbian Exchange podcast / video
• Guadalupe Garcia (Sonora, Mexico) (mp3)
• Five for Cinco de Mayo (5 topics, 10 civics questions) pdf
• Juana Ortega (Las Margaritas, Jalisco, Mexico) (mp3)
• Lino's Citizenship Interview (Mexico) mp4 
• Lino habla de su entrevista de Ciudadanía (Mexico) mp4 
• Maria Isabel Covarrubias talks about her Citizenship Interview (video)
• Maria Isabel Covarrubas explains N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary (mp3)
• Martin Maldonado (Lima, Peru) mp3 mp4
• Military and Selective Service: An Interview from US Citizenship Bootcamp mp4
• Recursos de Ciudadania en Espanol (pdf)
• Summer School Practice Citizenship Interview #3 with Diana Arias (Columbia) mp4
• Summer School Practice Citizenship Interview #4 with Erika Marrufo (Mexico) mp4
• The Selective Service / el Servicio Selectivo in English and Español mp4
• U.S. Citizenship 3: Columbus (online activity)
• U.S. Citizenship 4: Columbian Exchange  (online activity)
• ¡Viva Boricua! A Citizenship Quiz In Honor of Puerto Rico pdf and mp3
• Yesica Sanchez (Oaxaca, Mexico): a Quick N400 quiz plus 10qs about Voting (pdf) (mp3)

More Resources

• American English at State: Hispanic Heritage Month
• DOLORES The Movie
• CHCI: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
• Fisher-Hill: U.S. Citizenship for Spanish Speakers Series (textbooks)
• FTC.gov: Empowering Latinos to know their rights and avoid scams (English) (Spanish)
• HispanicHeritageMonth.gov
• LatinoUSA: Hispanic Heritage Month
• National Postal Museum: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage (also 2003 pdf)
• National Postal Museum: Mexico Via Airmail
• NPS.gov: American Latino Heritage Travel Itineraries
• PBS: Hispanic Heritage Month Specials
• Smithsonian: Hispanic Heritage Month Teaching Resources
• Teaching for Change: Latino/Hispanic Heritage Resource Packet
• VOA Learning English: Americans Mark Start of Hispanic Heritage Month (2016)
• WH.gov: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: "Immigrants Are the American Character" (2016)
• WH.gov: President Donald J. Trump Proclaims September 15 through October 15, 2017, as National Hispanic Heritage Month

• USCIS.gov Espanol
• USCIS.gov Recursos
• USCIS Citizenship Resource Center Spanish Resources
• Facebook: uscis.es
• Instagram: @uscis_es
• Twitter: @USCIS_es

Also watch:

USCIS and US Courts: 

• León Rodríguez, director de USCIS, presenta nuevos recursos de USCIS en español 
• USCIS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2016
• Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Remarks on Constitution Day 2016

Check back for more resources!

Constitution Week Review and a Quiz about a Great American City

Constitution Week Review and a Quiz about a Great American City

• video: https://youtu.be/LdF_CYMgSK8 
• podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/milpitas-quiz.mp3
• pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/milpitas-quiz.pdf 

Every week, we bring you practice interviews, quizzes, resources, and the latest news that help you get ready for your US citizenship interview.

Today we are going to close-out Constitution and Citizenship week with a quick civics quiz celebrating the birthday of a great American city, Milpitas, CA. But before we begin, I would like to do a quick review of some of the resources posted this week, all of which are available on uscitizenpod.com.

Sept 16 A Quick Review of the Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 plus Civics Questions

• pdf: https://goo.gl/XPCNgd
• podcast: https://goo.gl/s3b4Jd
• video: https://youtu.be/Ih8cW8ByHdo

Sept 17 Citizenship Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Day

• blogpost: http://bit.ly/USConstWeek

Sept 18 How to Study for Your U.S. Citizenship Interview (English and Cantonese)

• video: https://youtu.be/46HaxnUU6c0

Sept 19 Milpitas Adult School celebrates Constitution and Citizenship Week!
This culminated a four week introduction the topics of Citizenship, the Constitution, civil rights, and civic responsibilities to our ESL and Citizenship students. We celebrated by signing the Constitution, taking pictures, and CAKE! Make sure you download our Handy 100 Question guide for easy self-study.


Sept 20 A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Rosh Hashanah

• pdf: http://goo.gl/orhlZR

Sept 21 10th MAE Citizenship Class

• We supplemented Lynn Weintraub's book, Citizenship: Ready for the Interview: (Part 12) with two interviews from our 2016 free pdf:
  • pdf: Thirty N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization 
  • pdf: n-400r-12a   General Info
  • pdf: n-400r-12b   Affiliations

Sept 22 Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews & Quizzes.
Join our mailing list and receive 20 interviews and 40 civics quizzes in one convenient pdf.

• pdf: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews & Quizzes

Sept 23 Constitution Week Review and a Quiz about a Great American City

• We are transitioning from Constitution and Citizenship Week to Hispanic Heritage Month:A celebration of American Latino Heritage. Today we are celebrating the first birthday of Milpitas, which was given as a land-grant to the descendant of the de Anza expedition.  Check out BONUS pdf.
• video: https://youtu.be/LdF_CYMgSK8 
• podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/milpitas-quiz.mp3
• pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/milpitas-quiz.pdf 
• Source for the image of the map of the land grant for Rancho Milpitas
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Milpitas#/media/File:Plat_of_the_Milpitas_Rancho.jpg 

Sept 24 Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month 2017

• blogpost: http://bit.ly/hhm-citizenship-resouces 

LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast

• US Citizenship Podcast Show website http://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/
• US Citizenship Podcast Daily blog: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/
• Download our FREE Android app: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f
• Download our FREE Apple iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE 
• Subscribe via Apple iTunes: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ  
• Subscribe via Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/us-citizenship-podcast-2/us-citizenship-podcast 
• Watch our videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod 
• Order "US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the Naturalization Interview" by Jennifer Gagliardi, ESLPublishing.com

Constitution and Citizenship Week 2017: Friday (Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews & Quizzes)

Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes
http://eepurl.com/c30oVz

Sign up for our newsletter and download our free pdf Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes. Teachers can create a variety of practice interviews for their students by pairing an interview with a quiz, then making double-sided copies.  Each level has 5 versions of the interview. Two of the five practice interviews are included below.

Series A interview (10 questions) for Beginning Low ESL 1 students.

• Practice 1
• Practice 2

Series B interview (15 questions) for Beginning High ESL 2 students.

• Practice 1
• Practice 2

Series C interview (20 questions) for Intermediate Low ESL 3 students.

• Practice 1
• Practice 2

Series D interview (25 questions) for Intermediate High  ESL 4 students.

• Practice 1
• Practice 2

Also included are three sets of civics quizzes.  Two samples from each set are included below:

Ten Thematic Multiple-Choice Quizzes 

• Quiz 1
• Quiz 2

Ten Mixed Multiple-Choice Quizzes

• Quiz 1
• Quiz 2

Ten Paired Thematic Fill In the Blank Quizzes (20 quizzes total) 

• Quiz 1
• Quiz 2

One final note: I wrote this Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes and 30 N-400 Section Practice Interviews (2016)for the expressed purpose to facilitate focused preparation for U.S. Citizenship interview. This pdf is based on, but does not include all the language tasks (grammar, vocabulary, etc) associated USCIS Form N-400.  Because class time is limited and our students' time is precious, I wanted to create a short, paired-based activity during which both partners would feel like they fairly "had their say."  These paired "events" are part of the ongoing conversation of American Democracy.

Sign up for our newsletter and download our free pdf Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes. 

Constitution and Citizenship Week 2017: Class 10

The MAE Citizenship class hosted Constitution and Citizenship Week festivities at Milpitas Adult School

N-400

• N-400r Part 12 Overview pptx via Google Slides (30 vocabulary words) https://goo.gl/yWvD4Q 
• NEW EDITION!  Citizenship: Ready for the Interview: (Part 12) Addition Questions by Lynn Weintraub (publisher's website)
• n-400r-12a   General Info
• n-400r-12b   Affiliations

Civics

• Citizenship: Passing the Test: The Constitution  by Lynn Weintraub (publisher's website)
• si.edu: Preparing for The Oath
  
  • Writing the Constitution: Videos
  • Writing the Constitution: Teacher's Guide
  • Bill of Rights Dictation pdf

Integration

• Lan Thi Nguyen (Vietnam): Constitution and Citizenship Week Interview Quiz 2015 pdf

Homework

Benjamin Franklin and the U.S. Constitution - Beginning Level

Benjamin Franklin and the U.S. Constitution lesson plan and handouts for literacy students and low beginners covering civics test items 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 65, 66, 67, and 68.

Download lesson plan (PDF, 256 KB)

Download handouts (PDF, 425 KB)

Download answer key (PDF, 211 KB)

Bill of Rights and Other Amendments - Beginning Level

The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments lesson plan and handouts for literacy students and low beginners covering civics test items 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 48, 50, 51, 54, and 66.

Download lesson plan (PDF, 1.28 MB)

Download handouts (PDF, 428 KB)

Download answer key (PDF, 508 KB)

U.S. Constitution - Intermediate Level

The U.S. Constitution lesson plan and handouts for low intermediate and intermediate learners covering civics test items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 41, 42, 65, 66, 67, and 68.

Download lesson plan (PDF, 963 KB)

Download handouts (PDF, 169 KB)

Download answer key (PDF, 93 KB)

Constitution and Citizenship Week 2017: Wednesday (Rosh Hashanah)

L'shana tova tikatevu! 
Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Rosh Hashanah http://goo.gl/orhlZR

Constitution and Citizenship Week 2017: Tuesday

The U.S. Constitution

Today Milpitas Adult School will be celebrating 
Constitution and Citizenship Week.  The ESL 1 and the Citizenship classes will be handing out 

• updated copy of the 100 questions
• some BL to ADV level scripts of mock interviews and civics quizzes (good for in class paired practice)‎
• CA state info double-sided with US Constitution Quick Quiz

BL Series A: 10 Questions

• Practice 1
• Practice 2
• The Founding Fathers on Coins, Bills, and Stamps pdf

BH Series B: 15 Questions

• Practice 1
• Practice 2
• Coin Quiz

IL Series C: 20 Questions

• Practice 1
• Practice 2
• Bill of Rights Citizenship Quiz pdf

IH-ADV Series D: 25 Questions

• Practice 1
• Practice 2
• Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 01  pdf
• Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 02  pdf
• Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 03  pdf
• Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 04  pdf
• Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 05  pdf

More Citizenship Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Week http://bit.ly/USConstWeek

Constitution and Citizenship Week 2017: Monday

uscitizenpod: How to Study for Your U.S. Citizenship Interview (English and Cantonese)

Teacher Lisa Lau talks about the importance of the Bill of Rights and how to study for your Citizenship Interview (English and Cantonese).

UPDATED:
A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions

The USCIS 100 questions and answers are listed side-by-side so the students can quiz themselves.  Updated for Constitution and Citizenship Week 2017.  Enjoy!

More Citizenship Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Week http://bit.ly/USConstWeek