The following links include features about our program that demonstrate Citizenship Counts’ dedication to teaching today’s youth to celebrate their citizenship in their communities.
May 2013
Arizona Jewish Life
February 14, 2013
Channel 8, KAET-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Arizona Horizon: 48 Intriguing Arizona Women
November 16, 2012
The Today Show (New York, NY)
New U.S. citizen: I Never Take My Freedom for Granted
(Footage from CC’s ceremony on October 18th in Orlando is included in this feature)
October 18, 2012
University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
Frey to Address Naturalization Ceremony
October 17, 2012
Channel 6, WKMG-TV (Orlando, FL)
350 Local Students to Witness U.S. Citizenship Ceremony
October 12, 2012
Channel 4, WIVB-TV (Buffalo, NY)
School Hosts Naturalization Ceremony
July 4, 2012
The New York Times
45 Naturalized Americans Celebrated in Carnegie Corporation 4th of July Public Service Ad
June 29, 2012
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ)
From Sea to Shining Sea: Couple Completes Citizenship Counts Trek
June 4, 2012
WHYY 90.9 FM (Philadelphia, PA)
Immigrants from 15 Countries Become U.S. Citizens at Constitution Center
May 16, 2012
Tribune Review (Pittsburgh, PA)
37 become U.S. citizens at Squirrel Hill ceremony
May 4, 2012
Trib Local (Northbrook, IL)
Citizenship Bestowed to 52 During Northbrook Junior High Ceremony
WGN TV (Chicago, IL)
New Citizens of the United States Sworn In
May 3, 2012
Daily Herald (Chicago, IL)
Palatine Students Welcome New Americans
Palatine Patch (Chicago, IL)
Palatine Students Get to Witness Naturalization Ceremony
May 2, 2012
NewsHour (PBS – National)
Holocaust Survivor: Hatred, Tyranny Continue ‘Every Single Day’
April 12, 2012
Channel 8, KAET-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Arizona Horizon: Citizenship Counts
April 5, 2012
Texarkana Gazette (Texarkana, TX)
March 29, 2012
The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
Mayor Mike Rawlings Addresses New Citizens at Sam Tasby Middle School Ceremony
March 22, 2012
Channel 3, KBTX-TV (College Station, TX)
88 Foreign Nationals Living and Working in Bryan/College Station Become U.S. Citizens
Bush School of Government and Public Service (College Station, TX)
Naturalization Ceremony Hosted by the Bush School
March 21, 2012
Channel 24, KVUE-TV (Austin, TX)
Citizenship Ceremony Offers Learning Experience for Students
Channel 4, KXAN-TV (Austin, TX)
Lanier Students Dive Into Citizenship
Channel 42, KEYE-TV (Austin, TX)
Lanier High School Hosts Ceremony For New American Citizens
Couple Walks and Bikes Across the Country
Channel 7, KTBC-TV (Austin, TX)
Naturalization Ceremony at Lanier High School
March 19, 2012
The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
Dallas ISD School to Host Naturalization Ceremony, Mayor Rawlings to Speak
March 18, 2012
Austin Statesman (Austin, TX)
March 10, 2012
The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
Seattle ceremony welcomes new citizens
March 8, 2012
Tucson Jewish Post (Tucson, AZ)
Citizenship Counts celebrates America as a nation of immigrants
March 7, 2012
Channel 12, KPNX-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
A Phoenix school hosts naturalization ceremony
Channel 10, KSAZ-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
20 Become Naturalized Citizens in Phoenix
February 28, 2012
Las Cruces Sun News (Las Cruces, NM)
New Citizens Cherish New American Identity
February 17, 2012
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ)
Life on the road: Phoenix couple begins cross-country trek
February 14, 2012
Channel 4, KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ)
February 8, 2012
Channel 3, KTVK-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
3500 mile bicycle journey across America
January 28, 2012
San Diego Union Tribune (San Diego, CA)
Crowd lauds virtues of U.S. citizenship
January 27, 2012
Channel 5, KPHO-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Valley couple traveling across country on foot to spread pride
January 24, 2012
Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits (Phoenix, AZ)
Would Your Board Members Walk Across the Country for Your Mission?
December 9, 2011
Phoenix Jewish News (Phoenix, AZ)
Hitting the Road: Phoenix Couple to Trek Cross Country for Citizenship Counts
Fall 2011
Impact: Rose Community Foundation Newsletter (Denver, CO)
Citizenship Counts: What It Means to Be a Citizen
November 29, 2011
iStock Analyst
November 11, 2011
Phoenix Business Journal (Phoenix, AZ)
Couple Will Walk, Bike Across Country for Citizenship Counts
October 17, 2011
Channel 8, WKBT-TV (La Crosse, WI)
Holocaust survivor shares inspirational story at Viterbo University
July 2011
Front Doors News (Phoenix, AZ)
June 21, 2011
Washington Hispanic (Washington, D.C.)
En el Día de la Bandera (in Spanish)
June 17, 2011
The Capital Flyer (Washington, D.C.)
11 WG Airman takes Oath of Allegiance on Flag Day
June 16, 2011
El Pregonero (Washington, D.C.)
Hispanos celebran Día de la Bandera recibiendo su ciudadanía (in Spanish)
June 15, 2011
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History blog (Washington, D.C.)
Flag Day ceremony welcomes 20 new U.S. citizens
June 14, 2011
The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
On Flag Day, becoming a U.S. citizen
The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.)
Citizenship unfurls for 20 on Flag Day
WJLA-TV (Washington, D.C.)
New citizens celebrate naturalization
June 13, 2011
Smithsonian Magazine (Washington, D.C.)
Gerda Weissmann Klein on American Citizenship
Smithsonian.com (Washington, D.C.)
Twenty People Become Citizens at the American History Museum
June 10, 2011
USCIS Blog (Washington, D.C.)
USCIS Celebrates Flag Day 2011
May 30, 2011
The Arizona Republic (Arizona)
Scottsdale Holocaust survivor shares her love of U.S.
May 17, 2011
Washington Elementary School District (Phoenix, AZ)
Maryland Hosts Naturalization Ceremony
May 11, 2011
Channel 3, KTVK-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Citizenship ceremony, civics lessons combine in special Phoenix event
April 29, 2011
The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)
Hard-earned reminder for new citizens
April 20, 2011
Westside Community Schools (Omaha, NE)
Westside High School Hosts Citizenship Ceremony for 20 New Citizens
April 15, 2011
Omaha World Herald (Omaha, NE)
Citizenship ceremony held at Westside
PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM CEREMONY
February 25, 2011
Channel 3, KTVK-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Holocaust survivor from Scottsdale on Medal of Freedom
February 23, 2011
Channel 10, KSAZ-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Holocaust Survivor Talks About Top White House Honor
February 17, 2011
The White House (Washington, D.C.)
Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients In Their Own Words
February 16, 2011
The White House (Washington, D.C.)
2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient: Interview With Gerda Weissmann Klein
MSNBC: Morning Joe
Ceremony Looks Past Partisan Politics
The Arizona Republic (Arizona)
Arizonan One of Freedom Medal Honorees
Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)
Klein, Buffett Honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Scholastic News: Kids Press Corps
February 15, 2011
The White House
2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony
2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony (Transcript)
The Beacon: The Official Blog of the USCIS
Gerda Weissmann Klein: An Outstanding American By Choice
The New York Times
Elder Bush Receives Medal of Freedom
Washington Post
Presidential Medal of Freedom Given to Former President George H.W. Bush, 14 Others
MSNBC
Former WNY Resident To Receive Medal Of Freedom
ABC
Obama Lauds Medal of Freedom Recipients
The Medal of Freedom Awarded (Video)
Channel 12 (KPNX-TV)
Obama Honors Medal of Freedom Recipients (Photo Gallery)
Channel 5 (KPHO-TV)
Scottsdale Holocaust Survivor Receives Medal Of Freedom
Lincoln Journal Star
Obama Lauds Medal of Freedom Recipients, Warren Buffett among Them
February 2, 2011
USCIS
2011 Outstanding American by Choice Recipients
January 27, 2011
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein spreads love for her adopted land
January 2011
Minnesota Historical Society: History Education News
Student Program Teaches Civic Engagement in Summer Washington, D.C. Trip
HOUSE RESOLUTION 1743
December 15, 2010
C-SPAN: Passage of House Resolution 1743
December 14, 2010
C-SPAN: Harry Mitchell (D-AZ) congratulating Gerda Weissmann Klein
Video Recording
Text Summary–see 3:21pm
PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM
November 17, 2010
The White House
2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom Award Recipients
San Francisco Sentinel
White House Honors Gerda Weissmann Klein with Highest Civilian Award
Time
CNN
President George H.W. Bush to receive highest civilian honor
The New York Times
George H.W. Bush to Get Medal of Freedom
ABC
Fifteen Chosen to Receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Washington Post
Obama to award Medal of Freedom to 15, including investor Buffett
November 18, 2010
Politics Daily
Presidential Medal of Freedom for Holocaust Survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein
Jewish Journal
Gerda Weissman Klein, Holocaust survivor, receives Freedom Medal
HAARETZ.com
White House honors Holocaust survivor with highest U.S. civilian award
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
Gerda Weissmann Klein, Holocaust survivor, receives Freedom Medal
The Jewish Daily Forward
Holocaust Survivor Wins Presidential Medal of Freedom
WNED
Gerda Klein Earns Presidential Medal of Freedom
JTA
Gerda Weissman Klein, Holocaust survivor, receives Freedom Medal
Buffalo News
Gerda Klein, Buffett will get Medal of Freedom
WKBW
Former WNY Resident To Receive Medal Of Freedom
Congresswoman Schakowsky (D-IL)
Schakowsky Applauds Award of Presidential Medal of Freedom to Gerda Weissmann Klein
November 19, 2010
The Arizona Republic
Scottsdale woman named Presidential Medal of Freedom winner
November 23, 2010
The Arizona Republic
Scottsdale author, humanitarian Klein awarded 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom
Buffalo News
Medal of Freedom: Klein and Buffett, both with links to Buffalo, well deserve top honors
Connecticut Jewish Ledger
Holocaust survivor to receive Medal of Freedom
November 25, 2010
Channel 5 (KPHO-TV)
AZ Holocaust Survivor Earns Country’s Top Honor
December 10, 2010
The Guatemala Times
German Chancellor Merkel in U.S. Freedom Awards List
September 2010
Spirit (Southwest Airlines in-flight magazine)
Letters to the Editor page 22 | page 23
Federal Courts Educational Resources by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
July 4, 2010
The Buffalo News
Holocaust survivor cherishes freedom
May 3, 2010
The Arizona Republic
Mesquite students get first-hand look at citizenship process
April 27, 2010
Channel 3 (KTVK-TV)
20 people from around the world become U.S. citizens legally
Channel 12 (KPNX-TV)
What it means to be a U.S. citizen
Channel 15 (KNXV-TV)
21 Arizonans take oath of U.S. citizenship in Gilbert
November 2009
Channel 99 (KNOW-TV) City of Phoenix Youth and Education Programs
May 2009
Latino Perspectives
My Perspective on: Citizenship Counts
March 27, 2009
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
March 23, 2009
Channel 12 (KPNX-TV)
Channel 3 (KTVK-TV)
Group of people fulfill dreams to become American citizens
Phoenix Business Journal
Students take lessons from new citizens
KTAR (News-talk 92.3)
Ret. Justice O’Connor swears in newest American citizens
February 2009
Raising Arizona Kids
Heartfelt lessons on citizenship
October 17, 2008
Phoenix Business Journal
Group’s mission is to help middle-school students plan naturalization ceremonies
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