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The Company
CitizenshipU publishes books, videos, and web content that help immigrants pass the USCIS citizenship test and learn more about the United States.
The Story
D.L. Hennessey was an adult educator in Berkeley, California. He taught a citizenship class in the 1920’s and developed his own course material to help his students learn more about the United States and its government. In 1925, he converted his materials into a book format and published the first edition of Twenty-five Lessons in Citizenship.
Twenty-five Lessons in Citizenship is now the longest-running and best-selling U.S. citizenship book of all time. Four generations of family members carried on the Twenty-five Lessons in Citizenship legacy. The book is currently published by Hennessey’s great-grandson, Bryan Jones. Now in its 101st edition, the book will be updated every 2-4 years, as necessary. The citizenship book inspired Jones to volunteer at adult education citizenship classes and led to the development of additional resources to help immigrants pass the citizenship test, including the website.
Below is the most recent cover for the 101st edition (left) next to one of the early cover designs of the book (right).
  Management
Bryan Jones
Bryan is a fourth-generation citizenship publisher. His family has been helping immigrants learn more about U.S. citizenship for over 80 years. His great-grandfather, D.L. Hennessey, an adult educator, is the original author of Twenty-Five Lessons in Citizenship, the longest running and best selling U.S. citizenship book of all time. Over 1,000,000 copies of Hennessey’s book have been sold. Bryan holds a B.A. in Political Science, with an emphasis in American Government from UCLA. He also holds an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
In the news
CitizenshipU.com launches website
Citizenship Test Changes Oct. 1, 2008
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