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Tulsa United Way seeks partnerships to reach Asian American community amid immigration fears
Summary
Jesse Guardiola of Tulsa Area United Way told the Asian Affairs Commission the United Way is launching an awareness and coalition-building push in 2025 to connect immigrant and Asian American communities with nonprofit services, and asked commissioners for ideas and introductions to expand outreach and language access.
Jesse Guardiola, vice president for community engagement and government relations at the Tulsa Area United Way, asked the Asian Affairs Commission on Feb. 8 to help the nonprofit reach Asian American and other immigrant communities in Tulsa as immigration enforcement activity and misinformation create fear.
Guardiola said the United Way will focus in 2025 on an awareness campaign and more intentional community engagement to connect immigrants and refugees with nonprofit services they already use but may not know are supported by United Way.
The request matters because community leaders and nonprofit providers said fear about immigration enforcement is interrupting school attendance and public engagement and because coalition-building could broaden access to “know your rights” information and other services across multiple communities.
Guardiola said he leads the United Way’s marketing, communications and volunteer programs and its government-relations and Hispanic initiatives, and…
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