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California Health Report: Central Valley Residents Help One Another

Into the void left by a health care system that doesn’t offer sufficient translation services and an economy that demands grueling labor from low-wage agricultural and meatpacking workers, Punjabi residents in California’s Central Valley have created an organization to help each other.

Claudia Boyd Barrett

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June 14, 2024

Daljit Kaur, left, speaks with Jakara Movement community health worker Harjit Kaur, who was visiting her apartment. Harjit Kaur helped Daljit Kaur and her husband, Nirmal Singh, obtain eye exams and free eye glasses.

Sahibjit Singh

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