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Elaborate phone tree links Laotian immigrants to COVID info, each other

RICHMOND, Calif.  After people 65 and older became eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations, Torm Normpraseurt picked up the phone and called one Laotian immigrant after another about a dozen in all. Here’s how to make an appointment, he told them in Lao. Someone will find you a ride, and volunteers fluent in both Lao and English will be by your side when you get your shot, he assured them. Phones were also ringing in Laotian households across the Bay Area as an elaborate network lighted up, spreading the word about vaccinations to older immigrants, many of whom are not fluent in English and don’t use the internet.

The Solutions Project Launches First-Ever Asian American and Pacific Islander Climate Week From May 24 to May 30

social media accounts celebrating the extraordinary contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander scientists, advocates, and organizers to the climate justice movement. The launch of the first-ever Asian American and Pacific Islander Climate Week is especially important to me, given the historic bonds between Black and Asian Americans building power in solidarity over this country s longer arc towards justice, said Gloria Walton, president and CEO of The Solutions Project. The Solutions Project stands with the AAPI community, and is dedicated to supporting and recognizing the critical role that Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders and youth activists play in the climate justice movement, not just this week but every week and throughout history.

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