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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
Kulwant Kaur of Fresno hugs Mandip Kaur, the Jakara Movement’s Health Program manager, who was visiting her apartment complex. Kaur, 62, said Jakara helped her obtain rental and food assistance after her husband died.
Sahibjit Singh
