U.S. Citizenship Class 35, Spring 2019, Milpitas Adult School

On May 29, Niki passed her Citizenship Interview!

• 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

• Future U.S. Citizens  
• Unit 4 Lesson 5: Asking for an Example pg 1668-169 

Civics (6:30-7:30 choral reading) (7:30-7:45 break)

• Future U.S. Citizens 
• Unit 8  Lesson 1 and 2: Fed v. State Gov't 95-102
• si.edu: American History: Government Basics pdf

Integration

• N-400 Quiz pdf
• Women in the Executive Branch LISTEN / READ
• Women in the Legislative Branch Quiz LISTEN / READ (fixed)
• Women in the Judicial Branch LISTEN / READ

College graduate honors immigrant parents in powerful photo

CNN: College graduate honors immigrant parents in powerful photo

CNN's Alisyn Camerota speaks with Erica Alfaro, a college graduate from California, who decided to honor her parents in her graduation photos by standing in her cap and gown with them in the middle of the fruit fields where her mother still works.

U.S. Citizenship Class 34, Spring 2019, Milpitas Adult School

The Roberts Court, 2018

Back row (left to right): Neil Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Brett Kavanaugh. Front row (left to right): Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Samuel Alito

N-400

• A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages)
• pdf http://goo.gl/9Z97UK
• ppt https://goo.gl/2hwOsc
• vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/AMNMqy

• Future U.S. Citizens  
• Unit 4 Lesson 3: Self Correcting Grammar pg 164-65 

Civics (6:30-7:30 choral reading) (7:30-7:45 break)

• Future U.S. Citizens 
• Unit 7 Lesson 3: The Courts 92-93
• si.edu: American History: the Courts pdf

Integration

• N-400 Quiz pdf
• Women in the Executive Branch LISTEN / READ
• Women in the Legislative Branch Quiz LISTEN / READ (fixed)
• Women in the Judicial Branch LISTEN / READ

Citizenship Resources for Memorial Day

Memorial Day Resources from uscitizenpod

• A 21-Question “Salute” for Memorial Day Quiz based on the USCIS 100qs
  • mp3: http://goo.gl/rihPuL  (2016)
  • pdf: http://goo.gl/YfBwTp  (2015)
  • blog post with links to the memorials http://bit.ly/21-mem-salute

• Memorial Day Twitter Moment: Twenty-One @USCIS #Citizenship questions paired with U.S. memorials.

• Memorial Day: Vietnam Time Line (video)
  Ngo Huu Phuc reads "The Vietnam Time Line" essay in honor of Memorial Day. Mr Ngo was a mechanic in the South Vietnam Air Force and studied for US Citizenship at Milpitas Adult School. He became a US Citizen in 2009.  You can find a copy of "The Vietnam Time Line" in HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL DAYS IN THE USA by Mary Glasgow, Scholastic Inc., 2001, ISBN 1-900702-59-2.
  
• The Vietnam War Memorial, Washington DC (photos)
  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, The Three Soldiers, and The Vietnam Women's Memorial, april 2013.  I took this picture in 2010 near the Vietnam Heritage Garden, San Jose.  May the American and Vietnamese peoples always stand together!
• uscitizenpod (gagliajn): Sons of San Jose Vietnam War Memorial
  These photos were taken on Memorial Day 2013 at Sons of San Jose Vietnam War Memorial, Guadalupe Park, by Paula Harbor and were uploaded to Facebook. I asked Paula if I could share them. Her comments:
  
  I hate war. I hate violence. I hate greed. I look at this name etched into granite and wonder ... what if?
  
  Over the course of the couple hours I was at this memorial today people came and went. Parents, siblings, friends, vets, Vietnamese with bouquets of thanks. Everyone had a story. "Do you have someone on the wall?" The answer was always yes and the story told. A man came and put his hand on my shoulder. After several moments we spoke. He helped with find raising the memorial and talked about his buddies who are on the wall. I shared about Gus.
  
  For more info, see http://goo.gl/uulqUi and http://www.sjwarmemorial.com/

More Memorial Day Resources

• American English at State: Memorial Day (pdf)
• EL Civics: Memorial Day
• ESOL Courses: Memorial Day
• JenniferESL: #6 English Mini Lesson - Memorial Day (video)
• Learn English with EnglishClass101.com : Learn American Holidays - Memorial Day Learn All The Words In This Video! Get the FREE Word List 
• Randall's ESL Lab: Memorial Day (video snapshot)
• ThingLink: Memorial Day by Susan Gaer
• VOANews: 
• Former POW: 'Forget, Forgive and Love Our Enemies' (2017 video)
• On Memorial Day, Military Monuments Have Special Meaning (2017 video)
• US Military's Fallen Honored With Flags (2016 video)
• VOA Learning English: (read and listen) 
• Arlington National Cemetery 
• Women Pilots Allowed Back Into Arlington for Burial 
• A Visit with History: Gettysburg National Military Park

Check back later for more resources

Kulwinder Singh Talks About His Citizenship Interview

uscitizenpod: Kulwinder Singh Talks About His Citizenship Interview

Kullwinder Singh PASSED his interview, but there were some tense moments: the USCIS officer said there was another person with the same name and case details who had been deported!  Mr Singh kept his cool and answered all of the officer's questions about deportation.  Most interviews go smoothly, but you still need to prepare how to answer awkward questions.  Good job, Mr Singh!

U.S. Citizenship Class 33, Spring 2019, Milpitas Adult School

Kulwinder Singh just passed his #USCIS interview. He is so happy! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. He is a soon-to-be #newUScitizen. #citizenship #SikhAmerican #NewAmerican #naturalization #AdultEdu – at Milpitas Adult Education

N-400 

• Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes 
• Interview D3 and D4 and USCIS Quiz 2 
• Future U.S. Citizens  
• Unit 4 Lesson 2: Asking for Definitions or Explanations pg 162-63 

Civics (6:30-7:30 choral reading) (7:30-7:45 break)

• Future U.S. Citizens 
• Unit 2 Lesson 2-3: Congress: Senate and House of  Representatives 83-90

Integration (7:45-8:45)

• Hao Thi Vu: A Quick Interview for US Constitution and Citizenship Day 2014 pdf

Kulwinder Singh: Ready for the U.S. Citizenship Interview!

uscitizenpod: Kulwinder Singh: Ready for the U.S. Citizenship Interview!

U.S. Citizenship Class 32, Spring 2019, Milpitas Adult School

uscitizenpod: Kulwinder Singh’s Fifth Practice Citizenship Interview

N-400 

• Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes 
• Interview D1 and D2 and USCIS Quiz 20 
• Future U.S. Citizens  
• Unit 4 Lesson 1: Using Polite Expressions pg 160-61

Civics (6:30-7:30 choral reading) (7:30-7:45 break)

• Future U.S. Citizens 
• Unit 6 Lesson 1: The President pg 71-74

Integration (7:45-8:45)

• A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about the Branches of Gov’t Part 3 pdf

Bill Interviews Kulwinder at the MIlpitas Adult Education Open House

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uscitizenpod: Bill Interviews Kulwinder at the Milpitas Adult Education Open House

On Thursday, May 9, MIlpitas Adult Education has an Open House dueling which we invited our students, families, and friends to meet with representatives and city officials from more than 20 community organizations. The MAE Citizenship students invited visitors to participate in Mock Citizenship Interview to learn more about the naturalization process. In this video, one of the visitors interviews Kulwinder. We apologize for the poor sound quality—many people were coming in and out of the classroom.

Chris’ Practice Citizenship Interview At NorCal CATESOL

uscitizenpod: Chris’ Practice Citizenship Interview At NorCal CATESOL

Chris and I are ESL teachers. We met at our annual regional conference, NorCal CATESOL, at the Santa Rosa Community College in Petaluma. Chris’ wife (who is a new mother—Happy Mother’s Day!) will have her Citizenship Interview on Monday morning, so we did an impromptu interview for her. At the end of the interview, we talked about asking questions about vocabulary that the interviewee doesn’t understand.

Cultivating a 21st Century US Citizen

Cultivating a 21st Century US Citizen
NorCal CATESOL 2019
Santa Rosa Junior College
May 11, 2019

Jennifer Gagliardi
OTAN.us
Milpitas Adult Education
jgagliar@musd.org

Other Resources:

• Mezclar y Combinar Entrevistas y Exámencitos de Ciudadanía (2018)

• Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes (2017)

• N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization (2016)

Minh Nhu Nguyen’s First Practice Citizenship Interview

uscitizenpod: Minh Nhu Nguyen’s First Practice Citizenship Interview

Kulwinder Singh’s Fourth Practice Citizenship Interview

uscitizenpod: Kulwinder Singh’s Fourth Practice Citizenship Interview

Kulwinder’s interview is scheduled for next week, so he is practicing as much as possible before the big day

U.S. Citizenship Class 31, Spring 2019, Milpitas Adult School

uscitizenpod: A Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview for the Month of Ramadan

N-400 

• Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes 
• Interview C4 and C5 and USCIS Quiz 19 
• Future U.S. Citizens  
• Unit 3 Lesson 6: Responding to Requests for Clarification pg 158-159

Civics (6:30-7:30 choral reading) (7:30-7:45 break)

• Future U.S. Citizens 
• Unit 5 Lesson 2: Checks and Balances pg 67-70

Integration (7:45-8:45)

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

U.S. Citizenship Resources for Ramadan

A Citizenship Quiz for the Month of Ramadan

• podcast: https://goo.gl/d7vzdM
• pdf: https://goo.gl/lUkA0A (corrected)
• video: https://youtu.be/6sGTCGxyohY (with subtitles)

Videos

• NEW! 2019 Citizenship Interview with Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem) and Juana Garcia  (Mexico) video
• 2018 Citizenship Interview with Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem) and Josefina Rios (Mexico) mp3  video
• 2018 Spring U.S. Citizenship Interview with Pari Akbari, Iran mp3 / video
• Blessed Eid al-Adha! (video)
• Interview with Samia Amed (Yemen) video / mp3
• Milpitas Adult School Open House Citizenship Interview 1 (Teacher Nahil / Palestine) (video)
• Milpitas Adult School Open House Citizenship Interview 2 (Kasim / Bangladesh) (video)
• MST Saleha Khatun’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
• New US Citizen Minire Karamanaga (Bosnia/Yugoslavia) (2010) video
• New US Citizen Sardar Habibi (Afghanistan) (English) (video)
• New US Citizen Sardar Habibi (Afghanistan) (Farsi) (video)
• Practice! Practice! Practice! (video)
• Tasleem's First Practice Interview (Pakistan) video
• Tasleem's Second Practice Interview (Pakistan) video
• 2015 USCIS 100 Remix Round 1 Twos with Tasleem (Pakistan)  video
• Tasleem Khaldoon talks about her Citizenship Interview (Pakistan) video

Interview Podcasts 

• 2018 Citizenship Interview with Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem) and Josefina Rios (Mexico) mp3  video
• 2018 Spring U.S. Citizenship Interview with Pari Akbari, Iran mp3 / video
• 2016 Spring Citizenship Interview with Ali Akbari (Malyasia/Iran) (2016) mp3
• An "Everyday" Citizenship Interview with Munni Thakkar (Mumbai, India) (2016) mp3
• A Basic Citizenship Interview with Pari Akibari (Esfahan, Iran) (2007) (mp3)
• Interview with Samia Amed (Yemen) video / mp3

Quizzes (pdf)

• A Citizenship Quiz for the Month of Ramadan pdf  mp3  video
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish (Liberia) pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hushang Ansary (Iran) pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Louay Safi pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Mohamed Awad Elhassan pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed (Libya) pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Iraq) pdf
• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Safa Aldabyani (Yemen) pdf

VOA News (There are so many videos and articles--please search for more)

• 2019 Challenges of Observing Ramadan in Non-Muslim Countries (article and videos)
• 2018 Muslim Americans Mark Start of Ramadan (article / video)
• America's Muslims Celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan
• Colorado Muslims Build a Mosque Inside a Community Center to Attract Their Children (2018)
• DC United’s Star Goalie a Muslim Who Balances Faith with Football
• Explainer: What is Ramadan (2019)
• Faith in Freedom: The Journey of Muslim American Candidates (2016)
• Food Packages Help Families in Need During Ramadan (2018)
• Girl Scouts Troop Gets Overwhelming Response to Eid Holiday Project (2018)
• Hijab Wearing TV Reporter Charts New Path for Muslim Americans
• Huge Crowds Fill the Streets for Eid al-Fitr Prayer in Moscow, Russia (2019)
• Islamic Store Making a Difference in Philadelphia
• Learning Tolerance and Respect at a Ramadan Boarding School (2018)
• Muhammad Ali, a Beacon and Ambassador for Islam
• Muslim and Christian Volunteers Help to Educate South Philadelphia Rohingya Children (2018)
• Muslim Charity Clinic Helps Needy People of All Faiths in California
• Muslim-Americans Say Ramadan Experience Differs in US
• Muslims Derive Spiritual Benefit From Ramadan Fasting
• Muslim Americans Run for Charity During Ramadan Fast (2019)
• New Convert to Islam Experiences His First Ramadan (2018)
• Nineteen Hours of Ramadan Sunlight for Muslims in Alaska (2019)
• Non-Muslim Teacher Fasts During Ramadan to Support Muslim Student (2019)
• People of Different Faiths Unite for Muslim Ramadan Meal (2018)
• Ramadan Energy Bar Eases Fast
• Ramadan in the United States
• Ramadan Renews Muslim Focus on Charity
• Ramadan Tradition in Washington: Young Muslim Volunteers Feed Local Homeless (2019)
• Sharia Financing Allows US Muslims to Achieve Home Ownership Dream
• Silicon Valley Non-profit Helps Muslim Entrepreneurs
• Trump Hosts Iftar Dinner in Switch from Anti-Muslim Rhetoric (2018)
• US Muslims Celebrate Ramadan in Different Ways (2018)
• Washington Restaurants Encouraged to Cater to Muslims During Ramadan (2019)

Arabic

• USCIS Arabic Resources Page
• USCIS: 100 Civics Questions in Arabic
• USCIS: Civics Questions for the 65/20 Exemption
• USCIS Arabic Language Engagement (video)
• ACLU: What to do if you are an immigrant stopped by law enforcement agents in Arabic
• CA.gov: Arabic / English Legal Glosaary
• Justice.gov: Know Your Rights in Arabic
• VOA Arabic

Farsi

• CLINIC: 100 Civics Questions in Farsi
• ACLU: Immigrants' Rights: What To Do If Stopped (IN FARSI) (video)
• ACLU: What To Do When Faced With Anti-Muslim Discrimination (in Farsi) (video)
• CA DMV: California Driver Handbook (pdf)
• John Q. Khosravi Law Firm (JQK Law Firm): Naturalization for Iranians (Farsi/Persian) سیتیزنشیپ وتابعیت امریکا برای ایرانیان (video)
• MedicinePlus: Health Information in Farsi (فارسی) (web page)
• SSA: Social Security Resources in Farsi (web page)
• uscitizenpod: Citizenship Resources for Nowruz 2018 (blog post)
• VOA Farsi

Urdu

• USCIS Urdu Resources Page
• ACLU: What to do if you are an immigrant stopped by law enforcement agents
• CLINIC: 100 Questions in Urdu
• CA.gov: Urdu / English Legal Glossary 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
• Penguin House Radio: Citizenship Test Prep in Urdu: Part 1-5 [اردو میں امریکی شہریت کے امتحان کی آسان تیاری: پہلا حصہ]
• VOA  Urdu

For more resources, go to

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

Check back for more resources!

A U.S. Citizenship Quiz for Cinco de Mayo

Updated 05-03-2021.  Check back for more updates.

Cinco de Mayo is a celebration held on May 5. The date commemorates the Mexican Army's surprise victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In the late 1980's, California schools and cities in California started to celebrate Cinco de Mayo as an expression of our state's Mexican-American heritage. However, some people confuse Cinco de Mayo with Mexico's Independence Day.

Mexico's Independence Day is celebrated on September 16 and is similar to America's Independence Day on July 4th. Cinco de Mayo is closer to our Patriot's Day, which is celebrated in the New England states  during mid-April. Patriot's Day commemorates the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. For more that 100 years, the city of Boston has celebrated Patriot's Day by hosting the Boston Marathon, the world's largest marathon.

But let's get back to Cinco de Mayo. Today I have selected five topics to showcase Mexican-American heritage: The constitution and the Bill of rights. the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, The Judicial Branch, and Geography and Holidays. I will read the questions, and Mexican-American students from our ESL3 class will read the answers. 

Listen to the podcast, then download the pdf from our website, uscitizenpod.com, and take the quiz: 

• Five for Cinco de Mayo pdf

Five more resources:

• Citizenship Interview Quiz with Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez pdf
• Lino habla de su entrevista de Ciudadanía video
• Maria Isabel Covarrubas talks about her Citizenship Interview video
• Mezclar y Combinar Entrevistas y Exámencitos de Ciudadanía pdf
• Yésica Sánchez: A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about Voting and Elections pdf

U.S. Citizenship Class 30, Spring 2019, Milpitas Adult School

uscitizenpod: Kulwinder Singh’s First Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview

N-400 

• Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes 
• Interview C2 and C3 and USCIS Quiz 18 Protect and Serve
• Future U.S. Citizens  
• Unit 3 Lesson 5: Using Clear Pronunciation and Self-Correction pg 156-157

Civics (6:30-7:30 choral reading) (7:30-7:45 break)

• Future U.S. Citizens 
• Unit 5 Lesson 1: Three Branches of Government pg 63-66

Integration (7:45-8:45)

• Five for Cinco de Mayo http://goo.gl/k9SZ1N

Candy Tran Talks About Her U.S. Citizenship Interview

Watch all of Candy Tran's Citizenship Interviews:

Candy Tran's First Practice Citizenship Video--UPDATED!
https://youtu.be/IhQwwfgT-hU

Candy Tran's Second Practice Citizenship Interview
https://youtu.be/40yYQoTXMC4

Candy Tran’s Third Practice Citizenship Interview
https://youtu.be/ZZH4N4JM-E0

Candy Tran nói về cuộc phỏng vấn thi công dân Hoa Kỳ của cô
https://youtu.be/_eMZ7y2-MZM

Candy Tran Talks About Her U.S. Citizenship Interview
https://youtu.be/_7sIkvWSJmA