Mahawa Smith Passes Her Citizenship Exam!

Mahawa Smith moved to the United States from Senegal because she married an American citizen.  Her daughter was born in the United States, for which Mahawa is grateful.  “I like living in the U.S. because I can work and help my daughter. She was born here and has freedoms in America that she does not have in Senegal. In America, she can go to school. In Africa, many girls cannot go to school.”

Mahawa had already applied for citizenship and enrolled in the CWS citizenship classes to make sure her application was successful.  She says she loved everything about the citizenship classes, and when asked if she has advice for other students, her recommendation is for students to make sure they do their homework and study at home.  Mahawa says she will definitely recommend this class to others.  “I will tell all my friends to take this class. It helped me a lot.”

Now that she is a U.S. Citizen, Mahawa is looking forward to many of the privileges that come with citizenship status.  She hopes to help her father and brother come to the United States as they are both still in Senegal.  Additionally, she says, “I am happy to be a citizen because I have the right to vote and many other opportunities.”