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Let's Talk access for non-English language speakers

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Let's Talk New Mexico 2/10 8am: New Mexico has welcomed numerous immigrants and refugees over the years, and we have a diverse Indigenous population. But those who speak languages other than English in accessing state agencies and services, including health care and legal services.

On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico we’ll hear about some of these challenges and efforts to fix them in the current legislative session, and we want to hear from you. Have you faced issues getting critical information because of language barriers? What changes need to happen to ensure all communities can get services? Email us at LetsTalk@kunm.org or call in live, Thursday morning at 8 on 91°µÍø at (505) 277-5866

Guests:
Rep. (D), sponsor of , and long-time advocate of language access in New Mexico
, executive director of the , and a supporter of HB22
, attorney for public benefits at the
Mohammed Alkwaz, translator and interpreter for

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Yasmin Khan covers worker's rights in New Mexico, with a focus on Spanish-speaking residents. She is finishing her Ph.D. in human geography and women & gender studies at the University of Toronto where she studies refugee and humanitarian aid dynamics in Bangladesh. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from UNM. Yasmin was director of The Americas Program, an online U.S. foreign policy magazine based in Mexico City, and was a freelance journalist in Bolivia. She covered culture, immigration, and higher education for the Santa Fe New Mexican and city news for the Albuquerque Journal.