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  • ‘Better for democracy': Two US cities offer Arabic voting ballots

    Ali Harb

    August 03, 2022 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Municipal officials in two southeast Michigan communities exercised their local governing power to bypass federal voting legislation that does not include Arab Americans among the "disenfranchised communities" with a right to receive election ballots in their first language. Through a city council resolution and collaboration among county officials, the Michigan Secretary of State, and Dominion Voting Systems, the cities offered Arabic ballots for the 2022 state primary, which is thought to be the first example of Arabic-language ballots being offered in a state-organized election in the United States.

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  • North Carolina's Latino residents are more vaccinated than the non-hispanic population

    Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven

    November 01, 2021 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Hispanic residents in North Carolina went from having one of the lowest vaccination rates to one of the highest. The health department ran bilingual ads on a variety of media types, including social media and held virtual town halls and Facebook Live events. They also paid community health workers in each county to use their existing relationships with Latino residents and improve access to information about the vaccine and to the vaccine itself. Outreach from trusted ambassadors has proven more effective among communities that have deep mistrust of institutionalized structures.

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  • These Texas schools offer lessons on how to quickly catch up kids learning English during pandemic

    Valeria Olivares Brayden Garcia

    August 25, 2021 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

    The International Newcomer Academy provides English language learning students with a learning environment where they can catch up on their language skills before moving on to regular campuses. Teachers at the academy are specifically trained to provide language support and teach in an understandable way through visuals, repetition, and communication.

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