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Civics and Citizenship Study Materials

Educational materials that allow immigrants to learn more about U.S. history and government as they prepare for the naturalization test: flash cards, civics and history lessons, the Citizens’ Almanac and a pocket Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States.

Resources for Adult Educators

Includes a web-based tool entitled, U.S. Civics and Citizenship Online: Resource Center for Instructors. These are a collection of online resources not necessarily from Government agencies to aid in instruction.  There are two sections:

1. Teaching Civics to Adult ESL Students, and
2.  Preparing Students to Naturalize.

Both contain:

• Curriculum and lesson planning tools
• Background and standards
• Supporting resources

Resources for Public Libraries

Library Services for Immigrants: A Report on Current Practices (467KB PDF) is a report identifying current practices and suggesting ideas for libraries offering services to immigrants.

Resources for New Immigrants

The “Welcome to the United States: a guide for new immigrants” in various languages. A fairly substantial document – the English version is 112 pages – covering rights, getting settled, education and childcare, emergencies, learning about the US, becoming a citizen, a map, and holidays.

Asylum Resources

Publications include background information on the political and social conditions in a country and particularly the human rights situation, as well as other asylum resources.

Glossary

Immigration law has a number of highly technical terms that may not mean the same thing to the average reader.

U.S. Immigration Legal History

Provides a compilation of federal immigration and naturalization statutes and an overview of the legislative history of immigration.