US Citizenship Podcast

I am very excited to announce a new online citizenship prep course: USALearns Citizenship which was developed by the Sacramento Office of Education in conjuncture with USCIS and the California State Library. This course is FREE and is available at www. USALearns.org The course is divide into four parts: Part 1 reviews eligibility requirements. Part 2 reviews the vocabulary and grammar structures a...

Today we are going to listen to Linda Chen's Second Practice Citizenship Interview. This time we did not use a script; I simply reviewed her N-400 Application for Naturalization. Listen to her first interview here: A Casual Citizenship Interview with Mrs Chen (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2017-casual-interview.mp3 After the interview, Mrs Chen and I talk about the Taiw...

Columbus Day is a US federal holiday that is celebrated on the second Monday of October. Columbus Day remembers Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492. Indigenous Peoples Day is a holiday that celebrates the native peoples of North America. It began as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples Day promotes Native American culture and history. The Columbia...

Today we are going to listen to Citizenship quiz in honor of Puerto Rico. Other quizzes for Hispanic heritage month have included Puerto Rican heros such as baseball player and philantropist Roberto Clemente, who died bringing disaster relief to earthquake victims, and Congressman Luis Vicente Gutiérrez, a tireless advocate for immigration reform. Today's extra-long quiz has twenty-five questions...

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!   Voices of New U.S. Citizens podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/voices-of-newUScitizens.mp3     A Quick Citizenship Interview with Bhavna podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/quick-interview-01.mp3     N-400r Part 12 O...

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 listen to out 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 abou...

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, a...

Teacher Lisa Lau talks abput the importance of the Bill of Rights and how to study for your Citizenship Interview (English and Cantonese). Other interviews with Teacher Lisa Lau: New Year, New Citizen (2013) mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/interview-17.mp3 mp4: https://youtu.be/1uEASCrNacU 01 Principles of American Democracy USCIS 100:01-12 (2014) mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitiz...

A Quick Review of the Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 plus Civics Questions pdf: https://goo.gl/XPCNgd More Citizenship Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Week http://bit.ly/USConstWeek The Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12: The 1st Amendment protects freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, right of peaceable assembly, and the right to petition the government....

What makes us American is not a question of what we look like, or where our names come from, or the way we pray. What makes us American is our fidelity to a set of ideals -- that all of us are created equal; that all of us deserve the chance to make of our lives what we will; that all of us share an obligation to stand up, speak out, and secure our most cherished values for the next generation. Th...

In June 2012, President Obama issued an excutive order Called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA gives work, school, deporation relief to undocumented youth. DACA was issued after the failure of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. On Sept. 5, 2017. at the behest of current president, the Department of Homeland Security, initiated the phase out of DACA. DHS will prov...

Today we are going to listen to Nada Anasseri, a teacher and administrator from Sutter County Adult Education in Yuba City, California. We are going to practice the 5th interview from my new book, US Citizenship Bootcamp . This interview focuses on the vocabulary related to identification, travel, claim, vote, taxes, crime, deported, and attachment to the Constitution, plus 6 civics questions. Aft...

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 listen to Francisco Pinedo a teacher and administrator from Soledad Adult School. We are  going to practice the 9th interview from my new book, US Citizenship Bootcamp. This interview focuses on the vocabulary related to military ser...

Jennifer and Jeane demonstrate a Naturalization Interview from US Citizenship Bootcamp and make final comments about both of their books. US Citizenship Bootcamp and She Built Ships During WWII are available from ESLPublishing.com . Listen to all the episodes about the NEW paperback edition of US Citizenship Bootcamp: Mon 8/14/2017 US Citizenship Bootcamp Episode 1 of 5: Introduction Tue 8/15/2017...

Jennifer and Jeane demonstrate two mini-dialogues from US Citizenship Bootcamp about Financial Support and Work of National Importance Under Civilian Directions by using examples from She Built Ships During WWII . US Citizenship Bootcamp and She Built Ships During WWII are available from ESLPublishing.com . Listen to all the episodes about the NEW paperback edition of US Citizenship Bootcamp: Mon...

Jennifer Gagliardi interviews author Jeane Slone about  She Built Ships During WWII , a historical novel about the courageous women welders who built ships while their husbands fought in World War II. The women overcome racism and sexism as they do work of national importance under civilian direction in the Richmond Shipyards. Along with  US Citizenship Bootcamp ,  She Built Ships During WWII  is...

Jeane Slone interviews author Jennifer Gagliardi about the vocabulary exercises in the new paperback edition of US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the Naturalization Interview (Updated August 2017) available from ESLPublishing.com Download a free pdf the Interview 8 Vocabulary Exercises from US Citizenship Bootcamp. The NEW PAPERBACK EDITION of US Citizenship Bootcamp is availa...

Jeane Slone interviews author Jennifer Gagliardi about the new paperback edition of US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the Naturalization Interview (Updated August 2017). Prepare for the US Citizenship interview by completing a series of 10 interviews based on the USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (rev 03/26/16). The first interview includes 10 simple questions; the su...

Yesterday I got the news that one of my long-time students, Annie Lau, passed her  citizenship interview. So today we are going to listen to her last practice  interview. This interview was based on our "Regular Citizenship Interview" and  includes random civics questions. You can also watch an earlier interview with  Annie on our YouTube channel. Episodes of US Citizenship Podcast are now availab...

Today we are going to listen to a couple from Shanghai responding to two new  versions of the Easy Interview--15 questions based on the N-400 plus some civics questions.  These interviews are part of the Round-Robin series of interviews and listening quizzes that will be release Labor Day 2016.   Episodes of US Citizenship Podcast are now available on Stitcher plus the  uscitizenpod YouTube channe...

I started US Citizenship Podcast in 2007 because many of my students were unable attend class regularly because of family responsibilities. In summer, the reverse is true: many schools are closed and citizenship programs are hiatus. so I want to start off this episode with one of the very best ways about how to prepare for your Citizenship Interview: HINT: Notice things around you that are ANSWERS...

Today we will listen to Lien's last mock interview before she goes to her citizenship Interview:   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   Lien, and her husband Hoa Quan, have been my long-time citizenship students and have helped many of their fellow students prepare for their inter...

LOVE AND PRIDE: A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of LGBT Pride Month pdf: https://goo.gl/DHGokE   NEWS: 1. DOWNLOAD THE NEW APP FROM USCIS.GOV: USCIS Civics Test Study Tools Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myuscismobileapp iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uscis-civics-test-study-tools/id1216824613   2. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS, Send your N-400 here: For U.S. Postal Service...

A Juneteenth Citizenship Quiz: 19 Civics Questions that Celebrate Freedom https://goo.gl/HcJVQT   You can listen to Robin Braxton's full interview podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q76.mp3 video: http://youtu.be/elEzKOkyvz4   Citizenship Resources for Juneteenth https://goo.gl/vByVne   US Citizenship Resources for African-American History Month and Citizenship, Immigration, and Gover...

Get ready for Flag Day with thirteen questions about the U.S. Flag. quiz pdf: https://goo.gl/5YMUKP This week (June 12-15), I am at the CASAS Summer Institute , Anaheim CA.   I will be presenting two workshops on behalf of OTAN.us entitled 1. Tech Up Your Citizenship Class 2. CASAS Citizenship Assessment Plus I will be attending teacher training workshops taught by USCIS staff. Check uscitizenpod....