Citizenship @ the Milpitas LIbrary

Milpitas Library Citizenship Classes
Address: 160 North Main Street Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 262-1171

Milpitas Library Website: http://www.sccl.org/Locations/Milpitas

Santa Clara Citizenship Library District Citizenship Resources Page: http://www.sccl.org/Services/Citizenship-Resources

Citizenship Classes at the Milpitas Library Page:  http://www.uscitizenpod.com/p/citizenship-milpitas-library.html

Teacher: Jennifer Gagliardi jgagliardi@sccl.org

First Series: Summer 2015
Mondays 7:00-8:30 pm  July 6, 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10, 17, 24,

Second Series: Fall 2015
Mondays 7:00-8:30 pm  September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 19, 26, Nov 2, 9, 16
Closed for Columbus Day, Oct 12

Third Series: Winter 2016 
Mondays 7:00-8:30 pm  February 1, 8, 22, 29 and March 7, 14, 21, and 28
Class cancelled Feb 22 due to illness

Fourth Series: Spring 2016
Mondays 7:00-8:30 pm April 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, June 6, 12, 20
Closed for Memorial Day, May 30

See below for a summary and a link to all the classes....

SCCLD Resources

Santa Clara County Library Citizenship Resources
Prepare for U.S. citizenship with these helpful resources, including a guide to naturalization, detailed practice materials for the citizenship exam, and a list of web resources that can help you with the naturalization process.

SCCL Naturalization Resources at the Milpitas Library
pptx: Citizenship Corner, ESL/Citizenship resources, Children's books

SCCL Citizenship @ Your Library
Playlist of mock interviews videos recorded at the Milpitas Library

Milpitas Library Citizenship Classes: Series 1 Summer 2015

2015-07-06 Welcome to the 1st Citizenship Class at Milpitas Library
Orientation pptx; N-400 Easy Interview; Civics: Geography

2015-07-13 Second Citizenship Class at Milpitas Library
Prep for Naturalization pptx; N-400 Quiz 1; Civics: Symbols

2015-07-20 Milpitas Library's 3rd Citizenship Class
Angelica Mendoza's Interview video and N-400 quiz; Civics: Executive Branch (BL)

2015-07-27 Milpitas Library's 4th Citizenship Class
Do Van Nguyen's Interview video; N-400r Basic Interview; Civics: Legislative and Judicial Branches (BL)

2015-08-03 Milpitas Library's 5th Citizenship Class
Live Mock Interviews; N-400r Part 11; Civics: Executive Branch (IL)

2015-08-10 Milpitas Library's 6th Citizenship Class
N-400 Part 11 pptx; N-400r Casual Interview; Civics: Legislative and Judicial Branches (IL)

2015-08-17 Milpitas Library's 7th Citizenship Class
N-400 Part 11 pptx; N-400r Everyday Interview; Civics: The Gov't and You

2015-08-24 Milpitas Library’s 8th Citizenship Class
N-400 Part 11 pptx; N-400r Intermediate Interview; Civics: Establishing Independence
**Video: Suwarna's Citizenship Interview at the Milpitas Library
**Video: C. S. Chokshi's Citizenship Interview at the Milpitas Library


Milpitas Library Citizenship Classes: Series 2 Fall 2015

2015-09-14 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Fall 2015 Class 1
Prep for Naturalization pptx; N400r Quick Interview; Civics: US Constitution Part 1

2015-09-21 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Fall 2015 Class 2
N-400r Simple Interview pptx; Const Week Interview 2015; Civics: US Constitution Part 2;
**Video: Bhasker Banjara's Constitution Week Interview at the Milpitas Library 

2015-09-28 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Fall 2015 Class 3
Basic Interview pptx; N-400r Basic Interview; Civics: 1800s, Civil War, Lincoln
**Video: CS Chokshi talks about preparing for Citizenship at the Milpitas Library

2015-10-05 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Fall 2015 Class 4
Casual Interview pptx; N-400r Casual Interview; Civics: 1900s, Civil Rights, MLK
**Video: Suwarna and Bhasker Banjara talk about their Citizenship Interviews at the Milpitas Library

2015-10-12 Columbus Day--the Library is closed!
Here are some online resources for Citizenship students.
**Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day
**Hispanic Heritage Month
**Italian-American Month
**Native American Month (in Nov.)
Check your library catalog for print/media resources.

2015-10-19 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Fall 2015 Class 5
Everyday Interview pptx; N-400r Everday Interview; Civics: Your Gov't and You, California
**video: Mrs Wen's practice Citizenship Interview based on her N 400r 

2015-10-26 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Fall 2015 Class 6
Typical Interview pptx; N-400r Typical Interview; Civics: Legislative Branch
**video: Bhavna's “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N 400r
**video: Mrs Wen's Second Practice Citizenship Interview at the Milpitas Library

2015-11-02 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Fall 2015 Class 7
N-400r Part 11 Interview pptx, pdf, quiz, and paired practice; Civics: Executive Branch; Day of the Dead Citizenship quiz
**mp3: A “Quick” Citizenship Interview with Bhavna
**mp3: N-400r Part 11 Overview Quiz Number 2

2015-11-09 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Fall 2015 Class 8
A Regular Citizenship pptx, pdf; Quick Interview quiz; Judicial Branch; Civics Quiz: USCIS 100:01-57; homework: Veterans Day quiz
**video: Bhavna talks about her Citizenship Interview at the Milpitas Library

2015-11-16 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Fall 2015 Class 9
Hanh Le from SIREN-bayarea.org talked about the Naturalization process.
**pdf: Citizenship Resources Fall 2015: a summary of uscitizenpod's Citizenship Resources page plus local immigrant organizations in the San Jose/Milpitas areaa.

2015-12-07 Family, Friends, Faith, Fortune, Flag, Freedom! ‪#citizenship6‬
USCIS included a tweet inspired by a photo of two Milpitas Library and Milpitas Adult School Citizenship students and their granddaughter taken during Constitution Day.


Milpitas Library Citizenship Classes: Series 3 Winter 2016

2016-02-01 Welcome to the Third Series of US Citizenship Class at the Milpitas Library
Orientation pptx; N-400 Beginning Interview; Civics: Geography

2016-02-08 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Winter Class 2
N-400 Easy Interview; Civics: Early America Intermediate Lesson; Reading and Writing Vocabulary
Special Guest: IRC Rescue.org In Northern California
1210 South Bascom Ave., Suite 227, San Jose, CA 95128, (408) 277-0255
Speaker: Ketaki Srivastava, (408) 277-0255 Ext 17, Ketaki.Sriavastava@rescue.org

2016-02-15 PRESIDENT'S DAY--The Milpitas Library is closed!
Check out these Citizenship Resources for President's Day

2016-02-22 CANCELLED--Milpitas Library Citizenship: Winter Class 3
The teacher is sick!  Please review: ClinicLegal New Graphic Novel: Miguel's #Naturalization Interview; Interviews for Lunar New Year and President's Day

2016-02-29 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Winter Class 3
N:400: Basic Interview; Civics: Washington, Jefferson, Establishing Independence

2016-03-07 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Winter Class 4
N-400: Typical Interview; Civics: The Bill of Rights; The 1800s (The Civil War and Abraham Lincoln)

2016-03-14 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Winter Class 5
N-400: Part 11; Civics: U.S. History Since 1900; Equality and Freedom; Women's History Month

2016-03-21 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Winter Class 6
N-400: Regular Interview; Civics: The Executive and Legislative Branches
**mp3: 2016 Spring Citizenship Interview with Ali Akbari (Malyasia)

2016-03-28 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Winter Class 7
N-400: Senior Citizen Interview, Income Tax Day Quiz; Civics: The Legislative and Judicial Branches; Review of the Constitution and Three Branches of Government; Last Class Survey


Milpitas Library Citizenship Classes: Series 4 Spring 2016

2016-04-25 Welcome to the Fourth Series of US Citizenship Class at the Milpitas Library
Orientation pptx; N-400 The NEW N-400; Civics: Geography and Symbols

2016-05-02 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Spring Class 2
N-400: Easy Interview; Civics: the Colonial Period; Extra: USCIS Reading and Writing Vocabulary

2016-05-09 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Spring Class 3 
N-400: Elementary Interview: Civics: Establishing Independence;
Special Guest: IRC Rescue.org In Northern California
IRC will be at the library 6-8:30pm to help families with DACA applications (see below).
1210 South Bascom Ave., Suite 227, San Jose, CA 95128, (408) 277-0255
Speaker: Ketaki Srivastava, (408) 277-0255 Ext 17, Ketaki.Sriavastava@rescue.org

2016-05-16 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Spring Class 4
N-40: Basic Interview; Civics: The Constitution and the Bill of Rights

2016-05-23 Milpitas Library Citizenship Class: Spring Class 5
APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP!!!  Round-Robin Interviews: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced!!!
Special Guest: IRC Rescue.org In Northern California
IRC will be at the library 6-8:30pm to help families with N-400 applications (see below).
1210 South Bascom Ave., Suite 227, San Jose, CA 95128, (408) 277-0255
Speaker: Ketaki Srivastava, (408) 277-0255 Ext 17, Ketaki.Sriavastava@rescue.org

2016-05-30 MEMORIAL DAY--The Library is closed!
Check out these Citizenship Resources for Memorial Day plus a new podcast.

2016-06-06 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Spring Class 6
N-400: Typical Interview; Civics: The Bill of Rights; The 1800s (The Civil War and Abraham Lincoln)

2016-06-13 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Spring Class 7
N-400: Part 12 (was Part 11); Civics: The Bill of Rights; The 1900s

2016-06-20 Milpitas Library Citizenship: Spring Class 8
N-400: Simple Interview; Civics: The Three Branches of Gov't; Quick Quiz and Final Survey

NEW! Monday, June 27 6:00pm to 8:30pm  APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP!
FREE!  IRC lawyers will help you fill out your N-400 application for Citizenship at the Milpitas Library. 
IRC Rescue.org In Northern California
1210 South Bascom Ave., Suite 227, San Jose, CA 95128, (408) 277-0255
Contact: Ketaki Srivastava, (408) 277-0255 Ext 17, Ketaki.Sriavastava@rescue.org
Contact: Olga Casarriti, (408) 277-0255 Ext 18, Olga.Casaretti@rescue.org