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Marshallese community asks Spokane City Council for space and language access supports
Summary
Leaders of Spokane’s Marshallese community told the City Council they need a dedicated space and improved language access to obtain IDs and city services, and asked the council to continue translation and outreach work.
Members of Spokane’s Marshallese community asked the City Council June 23 for a dedicated local space and improved language access to city services and documents.
Luke Hoban, president of the Spokane Marshallese community, told the council the community has grown since 2005 and is now one of the largest Marshallese communities in the United States; he said members face barriers obtaining state identification and driver’s licenses because of unfamiliarity with Compact of Free Association citizenship rules and that Marshallese-language…
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