US Citizenship Resources at TDLS 2021
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Citizenship Winter Class 14
uscitizenpod: Tao Guangfang’s First Practice Citizenship Interview
Fall Citizenship Zoom Class is Tue and Thu 7:00-8:30 pm PDT
For one-on-one interviews 6:00-7:00 pm--email Teacher Jennifer jgagliar@musd.org
Zoom: ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317
Direct Link to the Winter Citizenship Zoom Class
Warm-up
N-400
- Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs) (updated 04/18/2016)
Civics
- USCIS: the Legislative Branch intermediate
- si.edu: the Legislative Branch videos
Integration
- Claudia Rios Castro: A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about the Branches of Gov’t Part 1 pdf
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Happy National Anthem Day!
The Star Spangled Banner! On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution officially making “The Star Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States of America. Now, we celebrate National Anthem Day on March 3!
- A Spanish Version of The Star-Spangled Banner: Nuestro Himno (Our Anthem)
- Arlington County: Special US Naturalization - Arlington VA Deaf Performance of the Star Spangled Banner by Mayari Loza minute 8:56 to 10:31 (video)
- EL Civics: The Nation Anthem (for beginners)
- ListenandReadAlong: The Star Spangled Banner Presented by the United States Air Force Band
- NIEonline: Star Spangled Banner mini-page
- si.edu: The Star-Spangled Banner - National Museum of American History
- Star Spangled Music and their YouTube channel features diverse performances of the National Anthem--wonderful!
- WFMT: Chicago Violist Plays National Anthem at Her Own Naturalization Ceremony
- VOANews: Celebrating America in Song
- VOANews: The Original Star Spangled Banner (VOA On Assignment July 4, 2014) video
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Citizenship Winter Class 13
Fall Citizenship Zoom Class is Tue and Thu 7:00-8:30 pm PDT
For one-on-one interviews 6:00-7:00 pm--email Teacher Jennifer jgagliar@musd.org
Zoom: ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317
Direct Link to the Winter Citizenship Zoom Class
Warm-up
N-400
- Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs) (updated 04/18/2016)
Civics
Integration
Monday, March 1, 2021
Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month
Women's History Month Resources from 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
- 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)
- ACLU: Major Supreme Court Decisions On Women's Rights pdf / interactive timeline
- AmericanEnglish.state.gov: Women's History Month pdf
- CivicEd: Women in Constitutional History page
- Women in the 19th Century: Crash Course US History #16 (video)
- Crash Course: Women's Suffrage: Crash Course US History #31 video
- DOD.gov: Celebrating Women's History Month video
- ELCivics: National Women's History Month
- Google Arts and Culture: New Beginnings: Immigrant Women and The American Experience
- NPS.gov: Woman's Suffrage History Timeline
- nwhm.org: New Beginnings: Immigrant Women and the American Experience
- SI.edu Postal Museum: Women in the Postal Service and Philately great online exhibitions!
- State.gov: Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award
- TED-ed: The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington - Michelle Mehrtens video
- UN: Interactive Women's Timeline
- USCourts: Women's History Month
- USPS: Women on Stamps pdf
- VOANews:
- International Women's Day Marked Across the World (2020)
- For 200 Years Women Fought for Their Rights in the US (2020)
- Major New Exhibition Explores Achievements of Native Women Artists (2020)
- International Women's Day Highlights Gender Inequality in Women's Athletics (2020)
- At UN, Call to Action for Women’s Day (2020)
- WomensHistoryMonth.gov: March is Women's History Month
Family Fun!
- Dream Big: More than a Princess Coloring Book
- Education: Women's History Month Worksheets and Printables (4 pages)
Sunday, February 28, 2021
200 people from 60 countries sworn in as U.S. citizens in San Antonio
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the naturalization ceremony Friday was conducted outdoors. KSAT 12 News photojournalist Azian Bermea brings us the sights and sounds from Brackenridge Park.
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Friday, February 26, 2021
Congressman Joseph Rainey
VOA News: How Formerly Enslaved Man Became 1st Black US Congressman in 1870
WASHINGTON - Lorna Rainey can only imagine what it was like for her great-grandfather to walk into the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., 151 years ago. . . “I often think about what it must have felt like for him that very first day he walked into the Capitol into the assembly. And he was the only one, the only Black man,” Rainey told VOA. “My great-grandfather was prepared to be in Congress. He had a steel core but became a very moving figure through the years he was there,” she said. (read more)
Learn more
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Citizenship Winter Class 12
Fall Citizenship Zoom Class is Tue and Thu 7:00-8:30 pm PDT
For one-on-one interviews 6:00-7:00 pm--email Teacher Jennifer jgagliar@musd.org
Zoom: ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317
Direct Link to the Winter Citizenship Zoom Class
Warm-up
N-400
- Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs) (updated 04/18/2016)
Civics
- USCIS: the 1900s intermediate
- si.edu: The 1900s videos
- ESL Library: The Great Depression activity ..
Integration
- Citizenship Interview Quiz with Vu Xuân Tran pdf
Extra
- Kahoot: CITIZENSHIP QUESTIONS FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH activity
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
USCIS Reverts to the 2008 Version of the Naturalization Civics Test
USCIS Reverts to the 2008 Version of the Naturalization Civics Test
USCIS Vuelve a la Versión del 2008 del Examen de Educación Cívica para Naturalización
美國公民及移民服務局恢復為2008年版本的入籍公民測試
您只學習100個公民問題。
新的128個問題太難了！ 我們真高興！ 謝謝美國移民局！
USCIS Hoàn nguyên về Phiên bản 2008 của Bài kiểm tra Công dân Nhập tịch
Bạn chỉ học 100 câu hỏi môn công dân.
128 câu hỏi mới quá khó! Chúng tôi rất vui! Xin cảm ơn USCIS!
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Citizenship Winter Class 11
Fall Citizenship Zoom Class is Tue and Thu 7:00-8:30 pm PDT
For one-on-one interviews 6:00-7:00 pm--email Teacher Jennifer jgagliar@musd.org
Zoom: ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317
Direct Link to the Winter Citizenship Zoom Class
Warm-up
N-400
- Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs) (updated 04/18/2016)
Civics
Integration
- Citizenship Interview Quiz with Lê Thi Hiep pdf
Monday, February 22, 2021
Happy Birthday George Washington!
George Washington's Mount Vernon: When is George Washington's Birthday?
Neither of Washington’s birth dates – February 11 nor February 22 – will ever fall on the third Monday in February. So George Washington’s Birthday is never really George Washington’s birthday.
VOA Learning English News: Washington Has Three Birthdays and Other Presidential Fun Facts
Americans honor the first president, George Washington, in February. But the day the United States government calls George Washington's Birthday is not really his birthday. Some states consider the holiday a time to remember other past presidents, too. How much do you know about American leaders? More | Download (right-click or option-click and save)
US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day 2021 post
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Saturday, February 20, 2021
MilpitasChat President' Week 2021
Friday, February 19, 2021
Immigration Democrats Launch Ambitious Immigration Reform Proposal
As outlined by the Biden White House, the broad legislation would provide pathways to citizenship for 11 million immigrants, including Temporary Protected Status holders, immigrant farmworkers and undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children, sometimes referred to as DREAMers. (read more)
Thursday, February 18, 2021
The Unique Invention of the American President
VOA Learning English: The Unique Invention of the American President
Today we are not going to talk about any one president. We will instead talk about the presidency itself -- what some people call “the office of the presidency.” (read more)
Read, listen and watch
- VOA Learning English: America's Presidents
- VOA Learning English: America's Presidents Playlist on YouTube
POP QUIZ:
2008 Civics Test (100 questions)
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
26. We elect a President for how many years?
27. In what month do we vote for President?*
28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
33. Who signs bills to become laws?
34. Who vetoes bills?
35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
2020 Civics Test (128 questions)
17. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
36. The President of the United States is elected for how many years?*
37. The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
38. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
39. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?*
40. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
41. Name one power of the president.
42. Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
43. Who signs bills to become laws?
44. Who vetoes bills?*
45. Who appoints federal judges?
46. The executive branch has many parts. Name one.
47. What does the President's Cabinet do?
48. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
49. Why is the Electoral College important?
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Happy New Year, Happy New U.S. Citizen Thao Nguyen!
uscitizenpod: Happy New Year, Happy New U.S. Citizen Thao Nguyen!
Before we start the interview, I share some news about the 128 civics questions (check with USCIS.gov for confirmation). Then Thao answers N-400 and 10 civics questions, plus 1 reading and dictation question. Happy New Year, Happy New U.S. Citizen Thao Nguyen!
For more info:
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Monday, February 15, 2021
US 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 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
- Other Resources
- White House: Presidents' Day Message From President Biden
- American English at State: President's Day
- EL Civics: Presidents Day
- ESL Library: American President
- Learning Chocolate: U.S. Citizenship 29: Presidents Day
- MilpitasChat: Presidents Week 2021 for Literacy / Beginning ESL students (daily posts) (summary video)
- Sean Banville: Lessons on American Presidents
- si.edu: Preparing for the Oath: The Presidency
- USCIS: The Executive Branch (beginning) | (intermediate)
- VOA Learning English: The Making of a Nation
- VOA Learning English: A History of Presidents Day (2018) (read)
- VOA Learning English: America's Presidents articles, videos, and mp3s
Check back for updates!
Sunday, February 14, 2021
A Presidential Valentine's Day Citizenship Quiz
Saturday, February 13, 2021
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
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
Friday, February 12, 2021
Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
During 2019-2020, we posted over 40 Citizenship videos from Vietnamese, Chinese, and Taiwanese! We look forward to posting even more during the Year of the Ox 2021.
NEW: White House: A Lunar New Year Message From The Bidens video
NEW: U.S. Department of State: Lunar New Year 2021 video
- Lunar New Year Citizens video playlist (over 40 video!)
- 黎潔芳談她的美國公民資格考試 video
- 2020 U.S. Citizenship Interview with Yinghong Xu video
- A Quick Citizenship Interview for Two October Birthday Girls video
- Candy Tran’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Candy Tran's Second Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Candy Tran's Third Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Candy Tran Talks About Her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Candy Tran nói về cuộc phỏng vấn thi công dân Hoa Kỳ của cô video
- Chengyu Wang’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Chengyu Wang Practices the N-400 Part 12 video
- Chúng tôi đã phỏng vấn đậu quốc tịch Mỹ video
- Hieu Thanh Nguyen’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Hieu Thanh Nguyen’s Second Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Hung Do talks about his U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Hùng Đỗ nói về cuộc Phỏng vấn Quốc tịch Hoa Kỳ của mình video
- Huong Nguyen's Fourth Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Huong Nguyen Talks about her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Mayor of Milpitas, Rich Tran, Visits the MAE Citizenship Class video
- Minh Nhu Nguyen’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- My Ngoc Thi Thach Practices for her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary Review PLUS Clarification Questions video
- Nga Tran's U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Nhung Thi Hong Tran's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Oanh Thi Kim Do's First Practice Citizenship Interview video video
- Oanh Thi Kim Do's Second Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Oanh Thi Kim Do Practices the USCIS N400 Part 12 video
- Oanh Thi Kim Do Talks about Her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Phuong Thi Le's First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Phuong Thi Le’s Second Practice Citizenship Interview video video
- Tam Thanh Thai's 1st U.S. Citizenship Practice Interview video
- Tam Thanh Thai's 2nd U.S. Citizenship Practice Interview video
- Tam Thanh Thai's 3rd U.S. Citizenship Practice Interview video
- Tao Guangfang’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Thanh Dinh's First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Thi Nhung Phan's 1st Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Thi Nhung Phan's 2nd Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Thien Thi Kim Phan--New Citizen! video
- Thoa Dao's Practice U.S. 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
- Thuong Phan's First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Thuy Thu Pham’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
- Thuy Thu Pham’s Second Practice Citizenship Interview video video
- Trick or Treat! A Halloween Citizenship Interview video
- Van Thi Bach Thach Practices for her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Van's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
- Xiao Mei Cen’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
PLUS
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Citizenship Winter Class 10
uscitizenpod: Interview Based on the N 400r for Lunar New Year
Fall Citizenship Zoom Class is Tue and Thu 7:00-8:30 pm PDT
For one-on-one interviews 6:00-7:00 pm--email Teacher Jennifer jgagliar@musd.org
Zoom: ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317
Direct Link to the Winter Citizenship Zoom Class
Warm-up
N-400
- Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs) (updated 04/18/2016)
Civics
- USCIS: the 1800s (intermediate)
- si.edu: The 1800s videos
- ESL Library: Abraham Lincoln (IL). and When Do We Capitalize "President"? blog post
Integration
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Biden’s Executive Orders on Immigration Set Stage at Future Action
VOANews: Biden’s Executive Orders on Immigration Set Stage at Future Action
U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive orders this week reversing Trump administration immigration policies change little on the ground now but set the stage for future action, experts told VOA. (read more)
VOANews: Biden Administration Suspends Trump Asylum Deals with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
In a statement, State Department Secretary Antony Blinken said the United States had "suspended and initiated the process to terminate the Asylum Cooperative Agreements with the Governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras as the first concrete steps on the path to greater partnership and collaboration in the region laid out by President Biden."
The so-called "safe third country" agreements, inked in 2019 by the Trump administration and the Central American nations, force asylum seekers from the region to first seek refuge in those countries before applying in the United States. (Read more)
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Citizenship Winter Class 9
uscitizenpod: Felipe Toledo’s Practice Citizenship Interview
Fall Citizenship Zoom Class is Tue and Thu 7:00-8:30 pm PDT
For one-on-one interviews 6:00-7:00 pm--email Teacher Jennifer jgagliar@musd.org
Zoom: ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317
Direct Link to the Winter Citizenship Zoom Class
Warm-up
N-400
- Easy Interview
Civics
- USCIS: Abraham Lincoln (beginning) and the Civil War (beginning)
- si.edu: The 1800s videos
- ESL Library: Harriet Tubman (IL). and When Do We Capitalize "President"? blog post
Integration
- Citizenship Quiz B-5
- A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year Part 1 pdf / video
Extra Credit
- VOANews: From Africa to America (Special Report--multiple articles and videos) (2019)
- In 1619, the first Africans were brought to colonial Virginia – in bondage – beginning more than two centuries of slavery in America
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