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Tag Archives: language access
Who is Ed Lee? Ask Chinese Media (New America Media)
Executive Director Vincent Pan comments on the possibility of the first Asian American serving as San Francisco’s mayor, and what that means for the community. Continue reading
State agencies fail to comply with Bilingual Law (Asian Journal)
Joseph Pimente
November 23, 2010
LOS ANGELES – When Mrs. Li lost her job as a janitor earlier this year, she found filing for unemployment difficult.
Li, a Chinese immigrant resident from San Francisco, couldn’t understand the government documents from the state unemployment agency, which were all in English. Confused by the process and the paperwork, she often [...]
Community Urges BOS to Adopt Equal Access to Services Ordinance
In San Francisco, where nearly half the households speak a language other than English, government agencies cannot be run effectively unless they can communicate in multiple languages. Over the last year CAA has developed and ultimately helped secure passage of legislation from the Board of Supervisors that would strengthen existing City policies on language [...]
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