Language Barrier /tags/language-barrier Language Barrier en-US Copyright Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:18:18 GMT Language can be a barrier in seeking disaster aid. These volunteers are helping Latinos in NC get help /race-class-communities/2024-10-11/fema-federal-aid-language-spanish-immigrant-helene In the two weeks since Helene devastated western North Carolina, FEMA officials say the agency has distributed more than $60 million in individual assistance to North Carolinians. But getting information about federal aid to immigrant and refugee communities in rural areas has taken a network of organizations 鈥� and lots of word of mouth. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:18:18 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-10-11/fema-federal-aid-language-spanish-immigrant-helene Aaron S谩nchez-Guerra As Hmong immigrants in NC get older, their adult children shoulder the labor of interpretation /race-demographics/2024-03-14/hmong-immigrants-north-carolina-interpretation-healthcare-asia Many Hmong refugees settled in western North Carolina in the decades following the Vietnam War. Now that they鈥檙e getting older and are dealing with more health issues, they鈥檝e become more reliant on their adult children to serve as interpreters in healthcare settings, which can be challenging given major differences between the English and Hmong languages. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:09:16 GMT /race-demographics/2024-03-14/hmong-immigrants-north-carolina-interpretation-healthcare-asia Eli Chen, Layna Hong North Carolina immigrants report language, discrimination as barriers to health care /2023-11-15/north-carolina-immigrants-report-language-discrimination-as-barriers-to-health-care North Carolina鈥檚 immigrant residents face a range of challenges such as language barriers, complex eligibility rules and discriminatory treatment when interacting with government agencies. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 23:09:21 GMT /2023-11-15/north-carolina-immigrants-report-language-discrimination-as-barriers-to-health-care Kayla Young Shirlette Ammons Crosses The 'Language Barrier' /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-05/shirlette-ammons-crosses-the-language-barrier Note: this segment originally aired April 29, 2016. Shirlette Ammons's rhythms and rhymes can take on many different shapes. The Durham musician's latest鈥� Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:54:59 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-05/shirlette-ammons-crosses-the-language-barrier Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio Shirlette Ammons Crosses The 'Language Barrier' /arts-culture/2016-08-05/shirlette-ammons-crosses-the-language-barrier Note: this segment originally aired April 29, 2016. Shirlette Ammons's rhythms and rhymes can take on many different shapes. The Durham musician's latest鈥� Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:54:59 GMT /arts-culture/2016-08-05/shirlette-ammons-crosses-the-language-barrier Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio