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Parents’ group highlights multilingual outreach, immigrant-rights materials and volunteer drives
Summary
Community of Multilingual Families leaders and parents described multilingual cultural events, free donated Spanish books, immigrant-rights handouts from the California Department of Justice, volunteer opportunities and a Dec. 18 food distribution; organizers urged wider representation for Vietnamese and Arabic families.
Vivian Murillo Castro, president of the Community of Multilingual Families (CMF), opened the meeting by describing CMF as a parent-led group that shares information and resources to support English learners across the district.
"In our school in our community, we speak 37 different languages," Vivian said, adding that number reflects primary languages selected by families and that the total likely exceeds 40 when non-primary home languages are counted. She encouraged attendees to share photos and local projects so…
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