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AAPI Language Linesa newsletter on aapi and language access resources JANUARY 2015
FEATUREOne in fifteen children in the DC metro area are linguisticallyisolatedAn article on a study by the Urban Institute regarding, "Living in ahousehold where adults don't speak much English has economicand academic consequences for children."
Please click here to read the article.
Please click here to read the report.
LanguageAccess Programat OAPIAProviding Technical Assistanceto all District agencies
The Office on Asian and PacificIslander Affairs' Language AccessProgram is working towardsbuilding a global city where Districtprograms and government servicesare delivered at a high level. Themission of OAPIA's Language
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Language Access ArticlesReports, articles, resources on Language AccessBelow is a list of articles on languageand language access related issuesand programs from across the country.These articles can serve as referencesfor you to help develop your Agency'slanguage access programs. If you want to know where your food comes from,ask a linguist
The biggest interpreting mistakes in history
Gained in Translation: What simultaneousinterpreters have taught us about the human brain
Millennials Are Increasingly NonWhite, ForeignBorn, and Bilingual
Trenton school district launches English
Access Program is to help ensureDistrict Agencies provide programsand services to DC's limited andnonEnglish proficient (LEP/NEP)Asian American and PacificIslander (AAPI) residents andmerchants at a high level throughtechnical assistance, policyguidance, and education.
ASIANAMERICAN FACT
Chicago, 1968, march against the VietnamWar
A sign translated intoVietnamese demonstratinglanguage access during thecivil rights movement.
For more information aboutOAPIA's Language AccessProgram please visithttp://apia.dc.gov/service/aapilanguageaccess or contact NeelSaxena at [email protected]
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language, civics classes for parents
Asian American and Pacific IslanderArticlesReports, articles, resources on Asian Americans and PacificIslandersBelow is a list of articles on AsianAmerican and Pacific Islander issuesand programs from across the country.These articles can serve as referencesfor you to help develop your Agency'sprograms and services.
A Community Erased: Japanese Americans in ElMonte and the San Gabriel Valley
30 for 30 Shorts: Student/Athlete
Asian Americans Struggle to 'See Themselves' inCollege Courses
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