Thai native sponsored for citizenship Sister Jackie Capelle, director of citizenship at the Fort Howard/Jefferson Neighborhood Family Resource Center is helping Sia Vue receive her U.S. citizenship Photo by Tina Gohr). By Tina M. Gohr News-Chronicle Sia Vue has been on a mission since middle school. Born in a refugee camp in Thailand, the 24-year-old moved to Green Bay from Sacramento, Calif., about 10 years ago to live with relatives. "Because of the schools," Vue explained. She graduated from the Bellin College of Nursing this year while raising six small children - the youngest is 3 months old. No sooner than her diploma was signed, she set out to become a U.S. citizen. "If they ever want to deport noncitizens, unfortunately I'd be the first to go," Vue said. "It's not likely going to happen, but it's not an impossibility." It's something that has been weighing on the back of her mind. Her immediate family in California are naturalized citizens. Because it is time-consuming - the ordeal will take nearly a year - and expensive process, the Republican Women of Brown County decided to sponsor Vue as part of Make A Difference Day activities Saturday. They met the ambitious Vue at Fort Howard School and gave her a check for $310 to help her with her citizenship quest. The process includes written tests, fingerprinting, classes and interviews, followed by an oath ceremony in Milwaukee. Prospective citizens must complete a 100-question exam, said Sister Jackie Capelle, director of citizenship and family literacy at the Fort Howard/Jefferson Neighborhood Family Resource Center. Capelle helped choose Vue to receive the sponsorship. "They ask 'Can the Constitution be changed?' and 'What do the stripes on the flag mean?'" Capelle said as examples of test questions. Vue will receive a complementary membership to the Republican Women of Brown County and she will be invited to speak at meetings. She was lauded by the women's group, which wished her well as she attends two citizenship classes a week. "We must have you ready to vote for the presidential election," the Republican Women said.