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Mountain View residents praise local academy for boosting civic engagement and language access
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Residents at a Mountain View community session said a local "Chinese Academy" helped them learn how city departments work, built peer networks of about 30 participants, and made non-English speakers feel more able to ask questions and volunteer.
Residents at a Mountain View community session said a local "Chinese Academy" program helped people learn how city departments operate and increased participation among non-English speakers and longtime residents.
Resident (Speaker 1) said, "Growing up in Mountain View, I think this is what I was missing," adding that in high school the focus was national and not on city-level civic knowledge. The speaker said the academy taught participants "different departments, ways to be involved, and how we can be, volunteers or be more actively engaged in our community."
Resident (Speaker 2), who said they have…
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