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Ep. 71 "I Can Vote, I Can Participate" | Library Stories

Zahra and Hassan are grateful to The New York Public Library for the citizenship classes they took before they faced their naturalization exam — and passed. Libraries play a critical role in welcoming and educating new citizens.

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Zahra Malaei & Hassan Sareei, New U.S. Citizens, Tompkins Square Library

 

 

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Reminds me of my mother

Reminds me of my mother became a citizen, paying for courses on the citizenship test as well as getting help studying from me and my sisters. Resources like this would have been a great benefit to us during that time.