On Wed Nov 8, 1 pm ET, we hosted a Coffee Break: Honoring Veterans Day in Civics Education. Here are some resources that explore the historical origins of the Veterans Day and the role of military service in immigrant integration. Last updated 2024-11-10.
American English at State: Veterans Day
Fil Vet Rep: Duty to Country
FTC: Veterans and Scams
Library of Congress: Veterans Day | Veterans History Project Collection
Military Hire: Hiring Events and more
National Archives: Veterans Day - Resources at the National Archives
National Immigration Forum: Veterans for New Americans (2017-2019)
National Museum of the American Indian: Why We Serve online exhibit
- National Native American Veterans Memorial
- Why We Serve: Stories of Native American Service video
- CTV News: Indigenous war veterans served a ‘country that didn’t want them' | Historian on Remembrance Day video
National Park Service: Veterans Day
- Commemorating WWI: "The world must be made safe for democracy"
- World War I Memorial (USCIS pdf)
- Commemorating WWII: Untold WWII: From Pearl Harbor to the Atomic Bomb
- World War II Memorial (USCIS pdf)
- US Marine Corps War Memorial | Pearl Harbor USS Arizona Memorial
- Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II
- Port Chicago Naval Magazine
- Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
National WWI Museum and Memorial: Museum | Voices and Votes
National WWII Museum: Museum | WW2 Classroom (must register)
PBS: Craft in America: Veterans Day video playlist
Simple History: A Short History of the Poppy video
- Also search for "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae
- Also see: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque text | lesson plan; "How to Tell a True War Story" by Tim O'Brien text
Story Corps: Stories of Service Members and Military Families video playlist
Student Aid: FAFSA and Registering for Selective Service
US Census: Veterans Day
USCIS Stories from the Archives (WWI, WWII, and more)
USCIS Office of Citizenship
- 2023-09-12 USCIS Webinar: Immigration Overview for Veterans Service Organizations
- 2023-10-19 USCIS Institute of Museum and Library Services Webinar - Immigration and Naturalization for Military Members and Their Families
- 100 Civics Questions and Answers English | all
- A More Perfect Union: The USCIS Civics Test Guide to the Monuments and Memorials on the National Mall
- Lesson Plans Beginning | Intermediate
- N-400 Topic Exercise: Armed Forces
- N-400 Topic Exercise: Oath of Allegiance
USCIS Military
- Immigration information and links to resources specifically for members of the military and their families. Naturalization through Military Service | Military Naturalization Stats | USCIS Military Help Line: 877-247-4645
US Dept of Education:
- 8 Keys to Veterans' Success
- Veterans and Military Families
- U.S. Department of Education Programs Supporting Veterans
US Dept of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Day
- Veterans Day Teacher Resource Guide 2024
- The Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative, and how VA supports immigrant Veterans (Apr 2022)
- DHS: Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative (IMMVI “immvets”)
- The G.I. Bill | Education
- DOD: 75 Years of the GI Bill: How Transformative It’s Been
- Khan Academy: G.I. Bill
- LOC: The GI Bill: 75 Years of Opportunity
- Military One Source: GI Bill Education
uscitizenpod
- U.S. Citizenship Resources for Veterans Day page
- A 21-Question “Salute” for Veterans Day Quiz based on the USCIS 100qs pdf | audiogram
- Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Current and Former Armed Forces Members pdf
- N-400 Practice Interview: Part 12 Detailed Review:
- Part 18 Oath of Allegiance pdf
- The Selective Service / el Servicio Selectivo in English and Español audiogram
Voice of America and VOA Learning English (many stories and media—please search)