The City of Los Angeles Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Free Pan Asian Citizenship Workshop

May marks the 22nd annual month-long observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. In celebration, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles, in collaboration with Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Office of Immigrant Affairs, Los Angeles Central Library, Filipino American Service Group, Inc. (FASGI), South Asian Network (SAN), and the Korean Resource Center (KRC), will be hosting a free citizenship workshop on Saturday, May 31 from 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The event will be hosted at the Los Angeles Central Library (630 W. 5^th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071).

The collaboration has come together to offer all attendees free in-language assistance in various Asian languages including Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Tagalog, Hindi, Urdu, and Vietnamese – an invaluable resource to many lawful permanent residents. With the new 21 page N-400 application form now being the only version accepted by the federal government, in-language assistance is more critical than ever to guide applicants through the new format and the new questions.

Generally, in order to naturalize, an individual must:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Be a permanent resident (“green card holder”)
• Have continuously resided in the U.S. for at least five years as a permanent resident
• Have been physically present in the United States for at least two and-a-half years
• Demonstrate good moral character
• Have a basic understanding of U.S. government and history
• Be able to understand, speak, read, and write basic English

Attendees are encouraged to bring all pertinent documents including their green card and state-issued ID, a list of home addresses for the past five years, employment history for the past five years, a list of all trips abroad since receiving the green card, spouse and marriage information, birth dates and residences of children, and court records (if any). For more information on the naturalization requirements please visit Advancing Justice - LA’s website.

For more information or to schedule an appointment for the May 31 workshop, prospective applicants should contact: