This is Teacher Jennifer from US Citizenship Podcast.
Today we are celebrating All Saints and Day of the Dead.
All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a three-day festival
that remembers the lives of those who passed before us.
I'm here with Kazi today to celebrate some of the great Americans
who went before us during late 2018 and 2019.
Let's get started.
Hi Kazi! How are you?
Good ma'am. How are you?
Good
How has it been after you've got your citizenship?
How's things going for you?
I'm very excited.
I'm happy. I can go to anywhere.
I have freedom right now.
Before I have too, but I am very freedom now.
Okay, let me ask you some of these questions.
November 30th 2018
George Herbert Walker Bush
enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II
and then went on to a life of public service
becoming the President (1989-93).
During the Gulf War (1990-1991),
forces led by the U.S.
pushed Iraqi invaders out of Kuwait.
QUESTION
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
the president
December 8th 2018
When she was 21 years old,
Rosanell Eaton
became one of the first African Americans
to vote in her county
after completing a literacy test.
She registered more than four thousand citizens to vote in North Carolina.
QUESTION
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote.
Describe one of them.
Citizens 18 years and older can vote.
You don't have to pay a poll-tax to vote.
February 7th 2019
John David Dingell, Jr.
was the longest ever serving member of Congress in American history
representing Michigan (1955 to 2015).
QUESTION
We elect a US Representative for how many years?
Two (2) years
May 4th 2019
Rachel Held Evans
was a best-selling author
who challenged conservative Christianity
and gave voice to evangelicals
struggling with their faith in the modern world.
QUESTION
What is freedom of religion?
You can practice any religion or not practice a religion.
May 19th 2019
Nativo Lopez-Vigill
was a Mexican-American immigrants rights activists in California.
In the 1980s, he worked to get amnesty for many undocumented immigrants.
in the 1990s, he campaigned to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.
QUESTION
What moment tried to end racial discrimination?
The civil rights moment
July 16 2019
John Paul Stevens
was one of the longest-lived Supreme Court justices
in the United States history (1975-2010).
He wrote for the court on most issues of American law.
He also wrote that in cases involving US presidents
that US presidents were to be held accountable
under America law.
QUESTION
What is the rule of law?
Everyone must follow the law
and no one is above the law.
August 5th 2019
Toni Morrison
wrote about African-American life,
Her work challenged ideas about literature.
She was awarded the Nobel Prize (for Literature, 1993).
QUESTION
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
freedom of speech
freedom of expression
September 17th 2019
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Cokie Roberts
was a political reporter.
Because of her work with National Public Radio,
she is called one of the Founding Mothers of NPR.
QUESTION
What is one write or freedom from the First Amendment?
freedom of the press
October 17th 2019
Elijah Cummings
represented Baltimore, Maryland
in the US House of Representatives (1996-2019).
Because he was loved and respected by members of both parties,
he was the first African American lawmaker
to achieve the honor of lying in state in the US Capitol.
QUESTION
What are two major political parties in the United States?
Republican and Democratic
October 27, 2019
John Conyers
was a civil rights advocate
who represented Western Detroit Michigan
in the US House of Representatives (1965–2017).
He co-sponsored many bills
most notably
a bill that declared Martin Luther King Jr's birthday
a national holiday.
QUESTION
Name two national U.S. holidays.
Thanksgiving
and Christmas
Let's take a moment to remember all those who died
trying to escape violence and live in freedom.
Thanks to the students a staff of Milpitas Adult School.
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Thanks for listening.
I know you will be a great American citizen.
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