Saturday, April 12, 2025

Passover Haggadahs Celebrating our Immigrant Nation and a Citizenship POP Quiz

Lady Liberty Opening the gate to a immigrant Jewish family. Source.

The United States is a Nation of Immigrants.  Each immigrant group brings it unique story.

Passover (Pesach) is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the emancipation of the Jews from slavery in ancient Egypt.


The Haggadah is a Jewish text that is read every year during the Passover meal (Seder).  


Here are  four haggadahs which remember that the Jews were once refugees, too, and are obligated to seek justice for "the Stranger."


ADL: FOUR QUESTIONS: SEEKING IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE JUSTICE ON PASSOVER A Haggadah Supplement
This Passover, let us all embrace the lessons of this holiday’s story and extend a hand of friendship to our immigrant and refugee neighbors and advocate for their rights. 

AWJS: Next Year in a Just World
This year, put social justice on your Seder table. Use the AJWS Global Justice Haggadah to spark meaningful conversations at your Seder — and connect our shared story of liberation with people fighting for freedom around the world today.

HIAS: Passover Resources
Explore the connections between the ancient Passover story and today's refugees. For ideas about how to incorporate the HIAS Haggadah at your Seder, watch the HIAS webinar, Bringing Refugee Stories to Your Seder. 



Many good resources, including 16 modern haggadot.

This collection features several social justice haggadadot.

Also see:

VOANews: New York Mosque Hosts Passover Celebrations


POP QUIZ


100:03. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?


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


100:10. What is freedom of religion?


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


100:55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?


100:58. What is one reason colonists came to America?


100:76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?


100:84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?


100:95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*


100:100. Name two national U.S. holidays.

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Friday, April 11, 2025

First-Generation Chinese-American Uncovers Her Family’s Immigration Story



A short film offering a glimpse into how an immigrant family remains comfortably estranged and elusive of its history. The "why" got lost along the way. A first-generation Chinese-American daughter laments lost opportunities to hear unheard history, but maybe it was never meant to be hers to hear.

ÉMIGRÉS | PBS Short Docs

Thursday, April 10, 2025

U.S. Citizenship Resources for Arab American Heritage Month


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Arab American Foundation: Arab American Heritage Month page

Arab American institute: Arab American Heritage Month is official! page

Arab American National Museum: Core Galleries page

A Cut Above Teaching: Arab American Heritage Month Posters Instant Download for $10

History: Arab American Heritage Month, 2024 page

News Center Maine: The history behind April becoming National Arab American Heritage Month video

Now This News: Why We Need Arab American Heritage Month video

NYC Public School: Arab American Heritage Month page

NYPL: American American Heritage Month page

Smithsonian: Arab American Heritage Month page

Thirteen: Arab American Heritage Month page

White House: A Proclamation on Arab American Heritage Month, 2024 statement

uscitizenpod:

  • Citizenship Interview Quiz for Esam Omeish (Libya) pdf 
  • Easy Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview with Hafida Elidrissi video
  • Basic U.S. Citizenship Interview with Hafida and Teacher Jennifer video
  • A Typical U.S. Citizenship Interview with Hafida and Teacher Jennifer video
  • A Quick U.S. Citizenship Interview featuring Voting and Taxes video
  • Citizenship Interview Quiz for Louay Safi (Syria) pdf
  • Citizenship Interview Quiz for Mohamed Awad Elhassan (Sudan) pdf
  • Citizenship Interview with Nahil Ireiqat (Jerusalem) and Josefina Rios (Mexico) video
  • Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed (Somalia) pdf
  • Citizenship Interview Quiz for Rend al-Rahim (Iraq) pdf
  • Citizenship Interview Quiz for Safa Aldabyani (Yemen) pdf
  • Citizenship Interview with Samia Amed (Yemen) mp3

USCIS:

10 Steps to Naturalization (Arabic) (PDF, 808.47 KB)

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أسئلة حول التربية المدنية (التأريخ والحكومة) لاختبار التجن  
 أسئلة التربية المدنية للمتمتعين بالإعفاء 20/65 

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

2024-2025 MAE Citizenship Class 25



This is the ninth class of our semester.  
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Happy Birthday, 17th Amendment!

Center for Civic Education: The 17th Amendment

The 17th Amendment says that the people can directly vote for U.S. senators. this amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution on April 8, 1913. Before 1913, state governments chose the senators. People did not like this. They wanted to vote for senators themselves. They thought the old way was unfair and could lead to corruption."

60-Second Civics, Episode 5299: January 29, 2025 (a rebroadcast of Episode 5049: January 9, 2023)

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POP QUIZ

USCIS 100:07. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

USCIS 100:16.  Who makes federal laws?

USCIS 100:17.   What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*

USCIS 100:18.  How many U.S. Senators are there?

USCIS 100:19.  We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? 

USCIS 100:20.  Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*

USCIS 100:24.  Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

Monday, April 7, 2025

Birthright Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 5

Center for Civic Education; Birthright Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 5

What is birthright citizenship and how might American citizenship change in the future? Professor Henry L. Chambers Jr. of the University of Richmond School of Law explains the concept of birthright citizenship and discusses way that the concept of citizenship might change over time.

Civil Discourse: An American Legacy is funded under the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Civic Mission of the Nation Initiative,  sponsored by the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics. LAIC is a project of the Annenberg  Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

60-Second Civics, Episode 5346, April 4, 2025 (a rebroadcast of Episode 4986, September 29, 2023)

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

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Rights of Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 4


Center for Civic Education: Rights of Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 4 

What types of rights are associated with citizenship? Professor Henry L. Chambers Jr. of the University of Richmond School of Law explains some useful ways to think about citizenship, including how the rights of citizens have changed over the years.

Civil Discourse: An American Legacy is funded under the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Civic Mission of the Nation Initiative,  sponsored by the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics. LAIC is a project of the Annenberg  Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

60-Second Civics, Episode 5345, April 3, 2025 (a rebroadcast of Episode 4985, September 28, 2023)

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Saturday, April 5, 2025

The 14th Amendment Transforms Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 3

Center for Civic Education: The 14th Amendment Transforms Citizenship: Citizenship, Part 3

How did the 14th Amendment transform citizenship in America? Professor Henry L. Chambers Jr. of the University of Richmond School of Law explains the impact of the 14th Amendment on citizenship and its particular effect on formerly enslaved Americans who were born in the United States.

Civil Discourse: An American Legacy is funded under the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Civic Mission of the Nation Initiative,  sponsored by the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics. LAIC is a project of the Annenberg  Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

60-Second Civics: Episode 4984, September 27, 2023

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