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White House increases outreach to limited English speakers

February 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last month, the White House Office of Public Engagement and White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) convened a daylong summit for federal agencies to discuss how to improve outreach to limited English proficient (LEP) communities.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Census, Chinese Americans, Executive Order, Google Hangouts, Gulf Coast, Kiran Ahuja, Korean, LEP, Limited English Proficiency, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, WHIAAPI, White House Initiative, language

Commentary: Help protect the vote on Election Day!

October 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

With a month left before Election Day, I am reminded of my first voting booth experience. Still in elementary school, I accompanied my mom to our polling site in Brooklyn, N.Y., as her translator.

Filed Under: Opinion, Commentaries Tagged With: 2008, AAPI, Asian American Pacific Islander, Asian Americans, Barack Obama, Commentary Help, Democratic National Committee, Election Day, Elizabeth Lee, Join Democrats, King County, LEP, Northwest Asian Weekly, language, vol 27 no 42 | October 11 - October 17

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