Christine Barker, our executive director, and Ka Shoua Thao, our poison control coordinator and administrative assistant, spoke on the uSpark Show regarding the challenges facing the refugee community in light of the current COVID-19 situation.
These challenges include:
- Being unable to socialize and connect with extended family members
- Racially insensitive comments coming from locally elected officials leading to the fear of being judged/verbally attacked in public for their heritage
- Information is often only published in English and Spanish, resulting in FIRM translating materials into many other languages
Noj sib hlub haus sib ce : When we eat, we love; when we drink, we share.
Hmong Saying