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Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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How do the attorneys working with the program feel about it They can give back to the community
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Before the expansion, only a few NLS lawyers spoke Asian languages, said attorney Rebecca Yee, who was hired by NLS in April 2002 to design and head the project. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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How do the attorneys working with the program feel about it They can give back to the community
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz.
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How do the attorneys working with the program feel about it They feel that they can use their language skills to help others
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Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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How do the attorneys working with the program feel about it They feel that they can use their language skills to help others
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Before the expansion, only a few NLS lawyers spoke Asian languages, said attorney Rebecca Yee, who was hired by NLS in April 2002 to design and head the project. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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How do the attorneys working with the program feel about it They feel that they can use their language skills to help others
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NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| That boosted its client base from 16,000 to around 25,000, and NLS opened an office in El Monte.
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What boosted the NLS client base to 25,000 NLS winning the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program
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That boosted its client base from 16,000 to around 25,000, and NLS opened an office in El Monte. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said.
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What boosted the NLS client base to 25,000 NLS winning the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program
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"Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Before the expansion, only a few NLS lawyers spoke Asian languages, said attorney Rebecca Yee, who was hired by NLS in April 2002 to design and head the project.
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What boosted the NLS client base to 25,000 NLS winning the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program
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NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| That boosted its client base from 16,000 to around 25,000, and NLS opened an office in El Monte.
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What boosted the NLS client base to 25,000 NLS won the competitive grant
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That boosted its client base from 16,000 to around 25,000, and NLS opened an office in El Monte. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said.
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What boosted the NLS client base to 25,000 NLS won the competitive grant
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"Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Before the expansion, only a few NLS lawyers spoke Asian languages, said attorney Rebecca Yee, who was hired by NLS in April 2002 to design and head the project.
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What boosted the NLS client base to 25,000 NLS won the competitive grant
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| NLS expanded when Legal Services Corp., the federal agency that funds providers of free legal services nationwide, reduced the number of grantees in the Los Angeles area from five to three, Dudovitz said. ||||| NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys.
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What does NLS stand for Neighborhood Legal Services
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Mak was a partner at a private law firm before she went to work for NLS two years ago, earning up to $20,000 less a year working on domestic violence cases. ||||| From simple telephone advice to complete legal representation in court, the agency provides free consumer, health, family, immigration, housing, public benefits and labor legal services to people who earn under $1,380 per month.
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What does NLS stand for Neighborhood Legal Services
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Mak was a partner at a private law firm before she went to work for NLS two years ago, earning up to $20,000 less a year working on domestic violence cases. ||||| Our goal is to have that for the major Asian languages as well." ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What does NLS stand for Neighborhood Legal Services
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What communities are most well-served by the program Communities that speak english and Spanish
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| NLS expanded when Legal Services Corp., the federal agency that funds providers of free legal services nationwide, reduced the number of grantees in the Los Angeles area from five to three, Dudovitz said. ||||| "I could use my language skills and wanted to give back to the Asian community."
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What communities are most well-served by the program Communities that speak english and Spanish
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"I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| That boosted its client base from 16,000 to around 25,000, and NLS opened an office in El Monte. ||||| "Although it is a significant part of the poverty population, Asians historically have not been able to participate in the services and programs available to the poor," he said.
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What communities are most well-served by the program Communities that speak english and Spanish
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What communities are most well-served by the program Latino and Asian
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| NLS expanded when Legal Services Corp., the federal agency that funds providers of free legal services nationwide, reduced the number of grantees in the Los Angeles area from five to three, Dudovitz said. ||||| "I could use my language skills and wanted to give back to the Asian community."
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What communities are most well-served by the program Latino and Asian
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"I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| That boosted its client base from 16,000 to around 25,000, and NLS opened an office in El Monte. ||||| "Although it is a significant part of the poverty population, Asians historically have not been able to participate in the services and programs available to the poor," he said.
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What communities are most well-served by the program Latino and Asian
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What communities are most well-served by the program Latino communites
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| NLS expanded when Legal Services Corp., the federal agency that funds providers of free legal services nationwide, reduced the number of grantees in the Los Angeles area from five to three, Dudovitz said. ||||| "I could use my language skills and wanted to give back to the Asian community."
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What communities are most well-served by the program Latino communites
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"I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| That boosted its client base from 16,000 to around 25,000, and NLS opened an office in El Monte. ||||| "Although it is a significant part of the poverty population, Asians historically have not been able to participate in the services and programs available to the poor," he said.
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What communities are most well-served by the program Latino communites
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What communities are most well-served by the program Latino and Asian communities
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| NLS expanded when Legal Services Corp., the federal agency that funds providers of free legal services nationwide, reduced the number of grantees in the Los Angeles area from five to three, Dudovitz said. ||||| "I could use my language skills and wanted to give back to the Asian community."
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What communities are most well-served by the program Latino and Asian communities
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"I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| That boosted its client base from 16,000 to around 25,000, and NLS opened an office in El Monte. ||||| "Although it is a significant part of the poverty population, Asians historically have not been able to participate in the services and programs available to the poor," he said.
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What communities are most well-served by the program Latino and Asian communities
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One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| "The job is more satisfying than the money," said Mak, who grew up in Hong Kong and Thailand before coming to the United States.
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Who grew up in Hong Kong and Thailand and speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai Irene Mak
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One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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Who grew up in Hong Kong and Thailand and speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai Irene Mak
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Our goal is to have that for the major Asian languages as well." ||||| "I could use my language skills and wanted to give back to the Asian community."
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Who grew up in Hong Kong and Thailand and speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai Irene Mak
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Thai
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| From simple telephone advice to complete legal representation in court, the agency provides free consumer, health, family, immigration, housing, public benefits and labor legal services to people who earn under $1,380 per month. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Thai
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And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said. ||||| NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Thai
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| From simple telephone advice to complete legal representation in court, the agency provides free consumer, health, family, immigration, housing, public benefits and labor legal services to people who earn under $1,380 per month. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog
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And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said. ||||| NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| From simple telephone advice to complete legal representation in court, the agency provides free consumer, health, family, immigration, housing, public benefits and labor legal services to people who earn under $1,380 per month. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai
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And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said. ||||| NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Khmer
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| From simple telephone advice to complete legal representation in court, the agency provides free consumer, health, family, immigration, housing, public benefits and labor legal services to people who earn under $1,380 per month. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Khmer
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And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said. ||||| NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Khmer
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Mandarin
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| From simple telephone advice to complete legal representation in court, the agency provides free consumer, health, family, immigration, housing, public benefits and labor legal services to people who earn under $1,380 per month. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Mandarin
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And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said. ||||| NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Mandarin
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Cantonese
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| From simple telephone advice to complete legal representation in court, the agency provides free consumer, health, family, immigration, housing, public benefits and labor legal services to people who earn under $1,380 per month. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Cantonese
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And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said. ||||| NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Cantonese
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Vietnamese
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| From simple telephone advice to complete legal representation in court, the agency provides free consumer, health, family, immigration, housing, public benefits and labor legal services to people who earn under $1,380 per month. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Vietnamese
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And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said. ||||| NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Vietnamese
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Tagalog
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| From simple telephone advice to complete legal representation in court, the agency provides free consumer, health, family, immigration, housing, public benefits and labor legal services to people who earn under $1,380 per month. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Tagalog
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And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said. ||||| NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Tagalog
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Korean
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| From simple telephone advice to complete legal representation in court, the agency provides free consumer, health, family, immigration, housing, public benefits and labor legal services to people who earn under $1,380 per month. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Korean
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And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said. ||||| NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Korean
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| "Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| "Now Spanish and English are interchangeable.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Japanese
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| From simple telephone advice to complete legal representation in court, the agency provides free consumer, health, family, immigration, housing, public benefits and labor legal services to people who earn under $1,380 per month. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Japanese
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And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said. ||||| NLS won the competitive grant over the Legal Services Program for Pasadena, San Gabriel-Pomona valleys. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language.
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What are some of the languages are now spoken by employees of the NLS Japanese
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz.
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What is the biggest obstacle NLS faced while trying to provide legal services to poor Asian populations Language differences
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Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai.
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What is the biggest obstacle NLS faced while trying to provide legal services to poor Asian populations Language differences
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Mak was a partner at a private law firm before she went to work for NLS two years ago, earning up to $20,000 less a year working on domestic violence cases. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What is the biggest obstacle NLS faced while trying to provide legal services to poor Asian populations Language differences
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz.
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What is the biggest obstacle NLS faced while trying to provide legal services to poor Asian populations Language is their biggest obstacle,
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Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai.
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What is the biggest obstacle NLS faced while trying to provide legal services to poor Asian populations Language is their biggest obstacle,
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Mak was a partner at a private law firm before she went to work for NLS two years ago, earning up to $20,000 less a year working on domestic violence cases. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What is the biggest obstacle NLS faced while trying to provide legal services to poor Asian populations Language is their biggest obstacle,
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Cultural Expertise
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Cultural Expertise
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Cultural Expertise
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Language barriers, reaching those under the poverty level
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Language barriers, reaching those under the poverty level
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Language barriers, reaching those under the poverty level
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Lack of cultural expertise
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Lack of cultural expertise
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Lack of cultural expertise
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Language
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Language
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Language
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Language is their biggest obstacle, but the Asian communities' cultural isolation and service providers' lack of cultural expertise also play a part, said NLS executive director Neal Dubovitz. ||||| And with 13 percent to 15 percent of the Asian population in the U.S. living below the poverty line, NLS services are badly needed, Dubovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Cultural isolation
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Neighborhood Legal Services, which provides free legal services to the poor, has expanded into the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, areas with large Asian populations, many of whom speak limited or no English. ||||| Legal service providers have long served large Latino populations, who have cultural diversity but share a common language. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Cultural isolation
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| One of the 13 attorneys hired to work with the program is Irene Mak, a family law attorney who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. ||||| "I remember the days when there were only a handful of people in the legal offices who spoke Spanish," Dudovitz said.
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What obstacles does Neighborhood Legal Services face? Name at least on Cultural isolation
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"The job is more satisfying than the money," said Mak, who grew up in Hong Kong and Thailand before coming to the United States. ||||| "I could use my language skills and wanted to give back to the Asian community."
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What does Mak think of this job as more than for the money The job is more satisfying than the money
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"The job is more satisfying than the money," said Mak, who grew up in Hong Kong and Thailand before coming to the United States. ||||| That boosted its client base from 16,000 to around 25,000, and NLS opened an office in El Monte.
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What does Mak think of this job as more than for the money The job is more satisfying than the money
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| "Although it is a significant part of the poverty population, Asians historically have not been able to participate in the services and programs available to the poor," he said.
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What does Mak think of this job as more than for the money The job is more satisfying than the money
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"The job is more satisfying than the money," said Mak, who grew up in Hong Kong and Thailand before coming to the United States. ||||| "I could use my language skills and wanted to give back to the Asian community."
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What does Mak think of this job as more than for the money He thinks of it as giving back to the community since he grew up in Hong Kong and Thailand
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"The job is more satisfying than the money," said Mak, who grew up in Hong Kong and Thailand before coming to the United States. ||||| That boosted its client base from 16,000 to around 25,000, and NLS opened an office in El Monte.
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What does Mak think of this job as more than for the money He thinks of it as giving back to the community since he grew up in Hong Kong and Thailand
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"Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. ||||| "Although it is a significant part of the poverty population, Asians historically have not been able to participate in the services and programs available to the poor," he said.
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What does Mak think of this job as more than for the money He thinks of it as giving back to the community since he grew up in Hong Kong and Thailand
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Kilgore - who oversees delivering legal services to the disabled and elderly in 39 north Mississippi counties - is recipient of the University of Mississippi School of Law's 2002 Public Service Award. ||||| "This award means a great deal to me," Kilgore said, pointing to others so honored.
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What is the name of the award that means a great deal to Kilgore The University of Mississippi School of Law's 2002 Public Service Award
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Kilgore - who oversees delivering legal services to the disabled and elderly in 39 north Mississippi counties - is recipient of the University of Mississippi School of Law's 2002 Public Service Award. ||||| Since then, she has earned promotions from managing attorney, senior attorney, then director of the Council on Aging project.
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What is the name of the award that means a great deal to Kilgore The University of Mississippi School of Law's 2002 Public Service Award
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Since then, she has earned promotions from managing attorney, senior attorney, then director of the Council on Aging project. ||||| She says her desire to serve others was sparked early, growing up in a single-parent home, aware that her widowed mother faced certain challenges as she supported her four children through public school and college.
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What is the name of the award that means a great deal to Kilgore The University of Mississippi School of Law's 2002 Public Service Award
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Kilgore - who oversees delivering legal services to the disabled and elderly in 39 north Mississippi counties - is recipient of the University of Mississippi School of Law's 2002 Public Service Award. ||||| "This award means a great deal to me," Kilgore said, pointing to others so honored.
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What is the name of the award that means a great deal to Kilgore 2002 Public Service Award
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Kilgore - who oversees delivering legal services to the disabled and elderly in 39 north Mississippi counties - is recipient of the University of Mississippi School of Law's 2002 Public Service Award. ||||| Since then, she has earned promotions from managing attorney, senior attorney, then director of the Council on Aging project.
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What is the name of the award that means a great deal to Kilgore 2002 Public Service Award
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Since then, she has earned promotions from managing attorney, senior attorney, then director of the Council on Aging project. ||||| She says her desire to serve others was sparked early, growing up in a single-parent home, aware that her widowed mother faced certain challenges as she supported her four children through public school and college.
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What is the name of the award that means a great deal to Kilgore 2002 Public Service Award
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I really enjoy it. ||||| The issues I've dealt with through the years have been on the side of helping people maintain the basics of life - home, healt h care, jobs and family."
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What does Ginny Kilgore describe as the four basics of life, and does she enjoy helping people obtain those Health care
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The issues I've dealt with through the years have been on the side of helping people maintain the basics of life - home, healt h care, jobs and family." ||||| She also is an adjunct professor in the UM law school's Civil Law Clinic.
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What does Ginny Kilgore describe as the four basics of life, and does she enjoy helping people obtain those Health care
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"The work of those who received the award before me has been so important; I feel very honored." ||||| After earning bachelor's and master's degrees in education and a few years teaching, Kilgore enrolled at the UM law school.
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What does Ginny Kilgore describe as the four basics of life, and does she enjoy helping people obtain those Health care
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I really enjoy it. ||||| The issues I've dealt with through the years have been on the side of helping people maintain the basics of life - home, healt h care, jobs and family."
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What does Ginny Kilgore describe as the four basics of life, and does she enjoy helping people obtain those Family
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The issues I've dealt with through the years have been on the side of helping people maintain the basics of life - home, healt h care, jobs and family." ||||| She also is an adjunct professor in the UM law school's Civil Law Clinic.
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What does Ginny Kilgore describe as the four basics of life, and does she enjoy helping people obtain those Family
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"The work of those who received the award before me has been so important; I feel very honored." ||||| After earning bachelor's and master's degrees in education and a few years teaching, Kilgore enrolled at the UM law school.
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What does Ginny Kilgore describe as the four basics of life, and does she enjoy helping people obtain those Family
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I really enjoy it. ||||| The issues I've dealt with through the years have been on the side of helping people maintain the basics of life - home, healt h care, jobs and family."
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What does Ginny Kilgore describe as the four basics of life, and does she enjoy helping people obtain those Home
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The issues I've dealt with through the years have been on the side of helping people maintain the basics of life - home, healt h care, jobs and family." ||||| She also is an adjunct professor in the UM law school's Civil Law Clinic.
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What does Ginny Kilgore describe as the four basics of life, and does she enjoy helping people obtain those Home
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