Hmong /tags/hmong Hmong en-US Copyright Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:32:15 GMT Hmong families impacted by Helene seek Asian food items and language access services /race-class-communities/2024-10-11/hmong-helene-food-language-fema-assistance Many of North Carolina's Hmong residents live in western North Carolina, which was badly impacted by Helene. Community leaders say that families, especially older folks, need access to Asian food staples and language interpretation assistance to apply for federal disaster relief funds. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:32:15 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-10-11/hmong-helene-food-language-fema-assistance Eli Chen In NC's Hmong communities, aging immigrants face a health care hurdle: too few interpreters /show/due-south/2024-04-30/aging-hmong-immigrants-seek-medical-care-language-differences-pose-additional-challenge WFAE's Layna Hong and ¹ÏÉñapp's Eli Chen talk with co-host Jeff Tiberii about their story on health care interpreters for members of NC's Hmong community — who are often patients' adult children. They are also joined by Sendra Yang, who interprets for her father at his medical appointments. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:24:53 GMT /show/due-south/2024-04-30/aging-hmong-immigrants-seek-medical-care-language-differences-pose-additional-challenge Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy 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’re getting older and are dealing with more health issues, they’ve 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