False evacuation alerts went out to millions of people during the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. However, people who speak a language other than English and Spanish may not have understood what was happening.
AAPI Equity Alliance community leader joins the new 13-member Governance Reform Task Force that will promote better transparency, accountability, and public engagement in county government.
As wildfires burned in January, wireless emergency alerts provided critical information. But for many in immigrant communities, language barriers meant they never got the message.
The Stop the Hate Program continues to raise awareness about the importance of people uniting to restore respect for each other, embrace the strength of diversity, and build safe and equitable communities in California.
Up until 2020, Anna Wong had gone her entire adulthood in Los Angeles without ever facing blatantly racist abuse for being Asian. After COVID-19 hit, she was accosted twice in six months.
