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AAPI Language Lines a newsletter on aapi and language access resources JULY 2013 FEATURE OAPIA Brown Bag Cultural Dialogue VIETNAMESE AMERICANS July 30, 2013 The upcoming training will be an hour long presentation and discussion on the Vietnamese American community, an ethnic group in Asian American and Pacific Islander community. It will focus on the community nationally and locally providing District employees an increased understanding and knowledge of Vietnamese Americans. Subject: Vietnamese Americans Date: July 30, 2013 Time: 12:00pm 1:00pm Location: 441 4th Street, NW Old Council Chambers 1st floor Judiciary Sq. Metro, Red Line. You will have an opportunity to learn about Vietnamese Americans, ask questions, and take information back to your agency about Vietnamese Americans. With permission of your supervisor, excused absence may be granted in accordance with EDPM Bulletin No. 12275 Space is limited. Please register early. You can register by visiting: http://goo.gl/3fvz8 . Language Access Program at OAPIA Providing Technical Assistance to all District agencies The Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs' Language Access Program is working towards building a global city where District programs and government services are delivered at a high level. The mission of OAPIA's Language Access Program is to help ensure District Agencies provide programs

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AAPI Language Linesa newsletter on aapi and language access resources   JULY 2013

FEATUREOAPIA Brown Bag Cultural Dialogue ­ VIETNAMESEAMERICANS ­ July 30, 2013The upcoming training will be an hour long presentation anddiscussion on the Vietnamese American community, an ethnicgroup in Asian American and Pacific Islander community. It willfocus on the community nationally and locally providing Districtemployees an increased understanding and knowledge ofVietnamese Americans.

Subject: Vietnamese Americans Date: July 30, 2013 Time: 12:00pm ­ 1:00pm Location: 441 4th Street, NW Old Council Chambers 1st floor ­Judiciary Sq. Metro, Red Line.

You will have an opportunity to learn about VietnameseAmericans, ask questions, and take information back to youragency about Vietnamese Americans. 

With permission of your supervisor, excused absence may begranted in accordance with E­DPM Bulletin No. 12­275

Space is limited. Please register early. You can register byvisiting: http://goo.gl/3fvz8.

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 LanguageAccess Program is to help ensureDistrict Agencies provide programs

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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.

Five Hispanic women sue NYPD over languageinterpreters Many pediatricians still not using interpreters California Department of Consumer Affairs Policy:Foreign Language Translation of Consumer Contracts:Legal Guide K­4

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.

Asian Immigrants Surpass Hispanics As BiggestImmigrant Wave To U.S.

Suicide Amongst Indian Americans: We're Stressed,Depressed, But Who's Listening?

Cancer Among Asian Americans

Immigration Disguises Severity of Poverty AmongAsians in U.S.

and 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 FACTBetween2000 and2011 the thenumber ofAAPIs livingin povertyincreased by50 percent.There areroughly half amillion moreAAPIs livingin povertytoday thanthere wereten yearsago.**Decennial Census and AmericanCommunity Survey ­ National statistics.

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For more information aboutOAPIA's Language AccessProgram please visithttp://apia.dc.gov/service/aapi­language­access or contact NeelSaxena at [email protected]

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