Saturday, March 8, 2025

Incorporating Digital Literacy in an Adult Citizenship Curriculum

 

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

Coverture and the Colonial Era

 

Center for Civic Education: Coverture and the Colonial Era 
 
March is Women's History Month! All this month, 60-Second Civics will explain the struggle for equal rights for women and how our Constitution and laws evolved to make our nation a more representative democracy. 

In this episode, A married woman living during the American colonial era would have lived under the legal doctrine called "coverture," where her legal identity was subsumed under that of her husband. William Blackstone wrote, "By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in the law: that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband: under whose wing, protection, and cover, she performs every thing." This was governed by colonial law before independence and state law after independence. It would not change substantially after the Revolution in most states, but divorce and child custody laws would change.

Also watch New York Historical: What is Coverture? (WAMS E01)
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

2024-2025 MAE Citizenship Class 21



This is the fifth class of our new semester.  
Learn more:
  • US Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month post  
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

The Struggle for Equality

 

Center for Civic Education: The Struggle for Equality 
 
March is Women's History Month! All this month, 60-Second Civics will explain the struggle for equal rights for women and how our Constitution and laws evolved to make our nation a more representative democracy. In this episode, we briefly trace the struggle of women for equal voting rights in the United States.
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Monday, March 3, 2025

U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month



Happy Women's History Month! (updated 2025-03-01)
Resources
      VOA News:
      • 21 Extraordinary Women Honored with Courage Award 2021
      • 100th  Anniversary of US Women’s Voting Rights 2020
      • For 200 Years Women Fought for Their Rights in the US (2020)
      • Equal Pay Reminder of Pay Disparity Between Men, Women 2022
      • Pioneers of Women's Voting Rights Highlighted in New Exhibit (2020)
      • VOA Special Report: Suffragist Village
      uscitizenpod: PDFs and Podcasts
      • American Women who Fought for the Right to Vote mp3 / pdf 
      • Eight Outstanding Americans by Choice for International Women’s Day! podcast / pdf
      • Four American Women in Honor of Women’s History Month pdf
      • International Women's Day pdf
      • Women and USCIS 100 Questions: Civics mp3  pdf
      • Women in the Executive Branch podcast / pdf
      • Women in the Legislative Branch Quiz podcast / pdf (fixed)
      • Women in the Judicial Branch podcast / pdf
      uscitizenpod: Podcasts and Videos
      • Azucena Guevara’s First Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview (video)
      • Elvia Velázquez’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview  video
      • Maria Flores’ Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview (video)
      • Martha Arroyo Orozco’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview (video)
      • Maya Gomes (Guatemala)’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview Part 1 (video) (podcast)
      • Maya Gomes (Guatemala)’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview Part 2 (video) (podcast)
      • Nga Tran's U.S. Citizenship Interview video
      • Patrice Lumumba (Senegal)’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview  (video) (podcast)
      • La Entrevista de Ciudadanía en Español con audio mejorado video
      • Thao Nguyen: Happy New Year, Happy New U.S. Citizen! video
      • Thi Nhung Phan's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview (video)
      • Thi Nhung Phan's Second Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
      • Thien Thi Kim Phan’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview  video
      • Thuy Thu Pham’s Practice Citizenship Interview (video)
      • Thuan Thi Dieu Vo's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
      • Thuan nói về cuộc phỏng vấn thi công dân Hoa Kỳ của cô video
      • Yinghong Xu’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview  (video) (podcast)
      Family Fun!
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      Sunday, March 2, 2025

      Toledo welcomes 40 new US citizens in naturalization ceremony

       


      The ceremony at the Main Library in downtown Toledo was led by Magistrate Judge Darrell Clay.
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      Saturday, March 1, 2025

      U.S. Citizenship Resources for Ramadan


      A Citizenship Quiz for the Month of Ramadan
      Videos
      • Muslim American Citizenship Interviews and more! playlist (90+ videos)
      • 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
      • Happy Spring, Happy New Citizen with Fariba video
      • 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)
        PBS 
        • American Muslims: A History Revealed video playlist; A series of six short documentary films that reveal and explore the early history of Muslims in America. The series is hosted by three leading American Muslim journalists: Malika Bilal, Aymann Ismail, and Asma Khalid. Over the course of the series, they travel the country to piece together stories spanning over 200 years. from the first Muslims to arrive as enslaved people from Africa to the establishment of early South Asian, Syrian-Lebanese, and Black American Muslim communities. The series weaves key moments in U.S. history with the unexpected but essential story threads of Muslims whose lived experiences offer us new insight into how race, religion, and nationality are intertwined in the American fabric. 
        Arabic
        Farsi/Dari
         Urdu
         For more resources, go to
        Updated 2025-03-01; Check back for more resources!
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        Wednesday, February 26, 2025

        2024-2025 MAE Citizenship Class 20



        This is the fourth class of our new semester.  
        Learn more:
        • US Citizenship Resources for Black History post  
        • US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day post 
        • VOA Learning English: US Constitution
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        Saturday, February 22, 2025

        "Dragons & Treasure" Navigating through Civic Education and Citizenship Prep

         

        "Dragons and Treasure" Navigating through Civic Education and Citizenship Prep

        CCAE South Bay 02-22-2025

        Jennifer Gagliardi, OTAN SME


        Teaching U.S. Citizenship Prep 2025

        bit.ly/uscit-padlet


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        Using AI Tools in Citizenship Preparation and Civics Education


        Using AI Tools in Citizenship Preparation and Civics Education

        CCAE Bay Area 

        Jennifer Gagliardi

        jgagliardi@musd.org

        February 22, 2025


        Teaching U.S. Citizenship Preparation 2025

        bit.ly/uscit-padlet


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        Who Can Be US President? Here’s What the Constitution Says

        VOA News: Who Can Be US President? Here’s What the Constitution Says 

        Casting doubts on his political rivals’ eligibility to run for the U.S. presidency is one of Republican frontrunner and former President Donald Trump’s key campaign strategies. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias explains how the Constitution lays out who can run for America’s top job.

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        Friday, February 21, 2025

        Presidents' Week Friday: Abraham Lincoln

         

        Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809  – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States from 1861 to 1865.  During the American Civil War, he worked to keep the United States together and end slavery.

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        Thursday, February 20, 2025

        Presidents' Week Thursday: Presidents in the 1900s

        Ameripex '86 International Stamp Show Presidents Series:
        The White House, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower

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        Wednesday, February 19, 2025

        Presidents' Week Wednesday: Thomas Jefferson


        Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States. He wrote the Declaration of Independence, and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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        Tuesday, February 18, 2025

        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.  

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        Monday, February 17, 2025

        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 

         Check back for updates!
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        Sunday, February 16, 2025

        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.
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        Saturday, February 15, 2025

        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
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        Friday, February 14, 2025

        A Presidential Valentine's Day Citizenship Quiz



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

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        Thursday, February 13, 2025

        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
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        Wednesday, February 12, 2025

        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!
        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
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        Monday, February 10, 2025

        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


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        Saturday, February 8, 2025

        Afghan refugees in California seek clarity amid illegal immigration crackdowns

        VOA News: Afghan refugees in California seek clarity amid illegal immigration crackdowns 


        Afghan refugees in the U.S. are expressing concern about their status as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration. In California, immigration lawyers are stepping in to address these concerns. Fahim Sediqi reports from Sacramento, California, narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
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        Local ceremony welcomes new U.S. citizens to the Miami Valley

        WDTNTV: Local ceremony welcomes new U.S. citizens to the Miami Valley

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        Wednesday, February 5, 2025

        2024-2025 MAE Citizenship Class 18

        History: The Founding of the 13 Colonies

        The U.S. is 50 states strong today, but it began as 13 small colonies. Can you name them?

        This is the second class of our new semester.  Welcome new students!
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