US Citizenship Podcast

In this interview, I interview Teacher Thu Ha Nguyen about her online citizenship course that she developed for the San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) which is the adult education division of the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD).

Chris Norwood, Vice-President of the MUSD School Board of Trustees, conducts a mock Citizenship Interviews and talks about the Milpitas Unified School District (www.musd.org). He encourages adult students and citizens to make their voices heard by participating in campaigning and voting in support of schools.

An interview with Principal Giuliana Brahim of Milpitas Adult Education. First, you will hear basic 25 question interview based on the USCIS N-400. Then, Principal Giuliana describes Milpitas Adult Education and Corrections programs and the future of Adult Education.

Principal Giuliana Brahim of Milpitas Adult Education talks about how her life as an immigrant from Peru has informed her profession as an adult educator and administrator.

Today's quiz pairs ten citizenship questions with ten American Christians from the western Catholic and Protestant traditions. This quiz is a follow up to last year's quiz about American Christians from the Eastern Orthodox traditions.

Nowruz (Persian New Year) is a holiday that is widely celebrated in western Asia, middle-eastern communities in America, and even in the White House. In honor of Nowruz, we are going to revisit an practice Citizenship interview that I recorded in 2007 with a fellow ESL teacher and great friend, Nilou from Isfahan, Iran. Check the show notes for more citizenship resources in Farsi.

From 2006-2017, USCIS gave the Outstanding Americans by Choice Award to naturalized citizens who have made significant contributions to both their community and their adopted country, America. We continue this tradition with a quiz honoring eight outstanding immigrant women on International Women’s Day. 

Happy New Year!  Today, I interview my fellow teacher, Hongyan, who is preparing for her Citizenship Interview.

Over 40 USCIS Civics and History Questions about our Presidents

Happy African-American History Month! During the month of February, US Citizenship Podcast exploration of the the connection between the African American History and the USCIS Citizenship Interview

During the month of February, US Citizenship Podcast explores the connection between the African American History and the USCIS Citizenship Interview. This mock Citizenship interview was inspired by “Holding the Bag," a high beginning ESL novel about an Ethiopian-American cab driver in Washington DC. After the interview, I will talk a little bit more about "Holding the Bag," contacting our federal representatives, and our resources for African American History Month.

This week, I am joined by my fellow citizenship teacher, Miguel Flores from Cutler-Orosi Adult School. We finally met in person at the CASAS EL Civics Conference in Ceres. Between workshop sessions we sat down and did a quick practice interview based on the Mix-and-Match Citizenship Interview Series B Practice 2 paired with a multiple choice civics quiz on USCIS 1-12 questions.

In this episode, we talk about USCIS, the Government shutdown, and how to contact your federal government representatives.

Discussion about the citizenship application (N-400) and the fee waiver (I-912) and fee reduction (I-942) forms.

Applicants can file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization online through their USCIS online account. When they use the interactive Form N-400, applicants will see questions, alerts, and notifications specific to the answers they provide while completing the form. Applicants will also see prompts and reminders to upload required evidence. This means each person follows a personalized path for completing the form based on the information that they provide.