About ICAN

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About ICAN

ICAN was created to make American citizenship more accessible to immigrants in the Western United States. ICAN partners with various organizations and community partners to provide virtual citizenship test preparation in ways that take things like child care, elder care, cost, bad weather, and public safety into account.

Quentin Choy (B.A. Political Science) is the Founder and Executive Director of ICAN and has worked with organizations such as the United States Citizenship Foundation. He has led sessions with students from several countries, including: Mexico, China, Jamaica, Russia, Taiwan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Haiti, and the United Kingdom.

He is a trauma-informed instructor who has experience with cross-cultural nuances, especially in teaching and communication. Quentin also has certifications from Cornell University’s eCornell program in Policy Advocacy and Project Management.

How It Works

Working with ICAN is made intentionally easy. This keeps your staff focused on mission priorities without complicating things with extra work. This is how:

  1. Contact ICAN for a free staff info session or pilot.
    • Email: director@icancitizenship.com
  2. Select and refer your students to ICAN.
  3. ICAN handles all teaching, attendance, and reporting. Students have direct email access to instructor and interns.
  4. You share results with your community! Show it off to funders in grant reports or to the community.

Why Virtual?

Virtual classes mean flexible schedules, no travel, no waitlist backlogs, no physical space rental and volunteers required. No ICAN student session are ever recorded.