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2. A client from South Asia who has been through the most severe form of physical abuse that our agency has r seen, actually got the Virus. She has two small children 9 months and 4 years. She has a PO and is taking care of the children alone. She has no health insurance. Her FQHC card is in the process of being approved. Her kids go to daycare for ‘free’ normally, but now they are at home as she does not have transportation money to drop them. She works for Home depot but Home-depot is not approving her paid sick leave. Her abuser wants to help her but she does not want to lose the PO restrictions. Since the last 2 days her 4-year-old is running 103 temperature.

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36. Asian business, like restaurant, nail salon, all services. Since we rely so much on tourism and convention it effect many of our small businesses.

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34. Lack of food and inability to pay for utility bills due to unemployment.

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35. It is difficult to confine PI's to one home.  It is their nature to be part of family members homes.  Like a sibling's home, uncle or aunt's house.  Due to downturn of the economy, we have two, three or more families in one home.  Elderlly folks are locked down.  Taulama for Tongans prepared PI food care packages and distributed to 45 Tongan Senior and 2 Fijian seniors.  This was a "Touch of the Islands" to help them during this time.  Our team was greeted with smiles, tears, and gratitude - they were no longer the "forget population"; but an honored part of  the community.  There were broad smiles, tears of joy and gratitude that they were still remembered.  It cost us approx. $5,000 to purchase these goods and everyone felt good to connect to these seniors during these most difficult time.  The children are another situation, they need some kind of internet education where they can zoom in and join the other kids.  Maybe this is an opportunity to do cultural story telling and teach them a few Tongan words or sentences, maybe songs.  I believe there will be lots of people from the community who are not working and can do this.  Just an idea.  Zoom is such a wonderful way to connect.  Taulama has a weekly radio program and we have been focusing on COVID-19 and the Census.  Thank you for wanting to hear about us, so much appreciated.

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33. Many Chinese has been staying home not participated any gathering since February in South Florida.  A few small business / Restaurants have applied the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program and Payroll Protection Program.  A few applied for unemployment benefits.  A North Miami Chinese restaurant owner called on how to complete the PPP application his employees.  Then, he also applied  the EJDLP after further discussion.  He was happy that he may receive help while the restaurant is closed due to COVID-19.

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30. I've been isolated for awhile now communicating with our community via phone or social media.  From what I am hearing our concerns at this point should be focused around education and outreach to our communities.  They don't seem to understand that there is no real timeframe for this to be over with.

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31. The key messages r/t COVID-19 from of mainstream sources, e.g., CDC may not reach to them directly an effectively, therefore, need special ways to adapt these sources and disseminate to Asian Americans.

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32. Closing the equity gap for the provision of electronic devices for learning; Create new templates/pilots for distance and continuous learning for all grade levels;  Supporting our education system through community partnerships to better reach the families and students in need.  Looking for ways to communicate statewide best practices in distance learning.

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27. Nurses are concerned about the shortage of nursing staff and the need for PPE. According to nurses they are exhausted every day.

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29. AAPI small businesses have been greatly impacted during the pandemic. I went to my favorite Chinese restaurant for pick up a few days ago. They’ve been around for 20 plus years and is a chinese immigrant ran business. I was able to speak to them in my Toisan language and they said they’re barely surviving. They laid off staff, business is down significantly, and landlord won’t work with them on rent assistance. I know a lot of aapi business owners getting hit really hard. People are also afraid to frequent aapi establishments due to COVID-19 originating in China. It may be difficult for LEP business owners to navigate grant and loans opportunities.

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28. Our communities are reaching back to their roots, their heritage, their values, and their cultures to find strength and resilience to survive during this time of COVID-19.

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26. Our community members are experiencing loss of jobs and income as many are working in small/family-owned businesses. There's huge need in unemployment benefits. There's also a lack of in-language information as the systems are very slow in making changes and provide language access. We are working with NM Dept of Workforce Solution and they identify Vietnamese as the 2nd language need based on the unemployment application and inquiries. However, they keep using "lack of funding" as an excuse for not translating the application or updates/announcements. During this time, our community members fall victimized by scam/fraud. Some Vietnamese community members were targeted for stimulus check scams/fraud and got their information stolen. We definitely feel an increasing hate crimes/incidents. In Albuquerque, a few weeks ago an international student at UNM got racist prank at the door of his dorm; the Asian noodle Bar restaurant on downtown Central got racist graffiti on their back door. In other parts of NM we have also seen an official at Luna county in video blaming "Asians" for the virus; and a restaurant in Kirtland with the sign that say "CLOSED you can thank China".

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25. Uncertainty about the future, job loss, loss of pay, unable to navigate the complex government programs that are supposed to provide relief. Difficulty because of immigration status, such as asylum seekers afraid of public charge and not applying for any assistance or relief.

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24. Many are getting laid off from work and find it hard to make ends meet.

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23. Many community members are not aware about resources or how to access supports how to report hate crimes or discrimination, what their rights are, or feel safe to speak up.

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22. One Aunty lost her job recently due to COVID and was able to take care of them at home with basic needs like cooking and making sure they didn’t fall. Mom fell once though. A lot of seniors are vulnerable in similar ways and not all are so lucky to have live-in temporary help. I thought I was going to lose my mom because it took 3 weeks for her vertigo to subside and in the meantime, she became frail and dehydrated.

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20. My mom started suffering from vertigo attacks 3 weeks ago. She ended up in the ER and they did a CT scan and sent her home. She didnt’ improve and was able to ask a family member to take her to a doctor, who did blood work and an X-ray and told her he couldn’t  do anything for her even though her Vitamin B and Potassium were low and she was severely dehydrated. A few days later she passed out at home and was take to ER via ambulance. She was kept in the COVID floor OVERNIGHT until her test results came back (they were negative) by she was severely dehydrated and needed Potassium. She has blood pressure issues and is the main caregiver for my dad who is blind and also has multiple health issues like kidney failure.

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21. A pregnant client, East Asian-language only speaking. She is new to the country and does not speak English. She uses FQHC for her health care needs. She needed to see a doctor but the clinic wanted her to do a Tele-medical appointment. She has been leaving them messages in Vietnamese and they in English. There have been three rounds of back and forth but she has not met a doctor yet. An example of lack of language access during the COVID crisis -- as her pregnancy progresses without prenatal care. 2. A client from South Asia who has been through the most severe form of physical abuse that our agency has r seen, actually got the Virus. She has two small children 9 months and 4 years. She has a PO and is taking care of the children alone. She has no health insurance. Her FQHC card is in the process of being approved. Her kids go to daycare for ‘free’ normally, but now they are at home as she does not have transportation money to drop them. She works for Home depot but Home-depot is not approving her paid sick leave. Her abuser wants to help her but she does not want to lose the PO restrictions. Since the last 2 days her 4-year-old is running 103 temperature.

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19. We have a WeChat group for Chinese women living with breast cancer.  Covid-19 has been the focus of discussions and people are afraid and experiencing/witnessing racism at different occasions, which add to the stress and anxiety. At the same time, people want to find ways to give back however they can, whether it be buying masks for the medical professionals or those in need the most, or provide peer support for others.

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15. Resources: programs, services and assistance to secure their homes, unemployment benefits, healthcare/mental healthcare, transportation and for immigrants.

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16. Seniors need meals, and the City of New York has centralized meal distribution, left out CBOs, and has been inconsistent in getting meals delivered.

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18. The majority of our community members have been laid off from work due to COVID-19 and are in need of financial support to address their basic needs.  We have assisted them with unemployment applications.  However, due to overwhelming numbers of applications, the system has not been able to process the applications.  As a result, many of our clients haven’t been able receiving any benefits.  Many have to get food from local food banks.

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17. A family of seven who have recently moved to the United States is left with no benefits and no support. The father was working at a local grocery store, he was earning cash and therefore is not able file for unemployment.  The family does not speak english and is not able to seek out other benefits. The kids have not been enrolled in school yet as they were waiting for their paperworks. They are not in the "American" system yet to qualify for any kind of support.

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14. scare not understand what will happened if virus continued for long period will affect their income  most of peoples are over 65 which limited with transportation, and the young peoples mostly a  nail technician or nail  owner, restaurant, body shop which closed since March with out income.

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13. 17% of Hawaii workers have filed for unemployment in the past 6 weeks, hitting our tourism and hospitality industry very hard. Unfortunately, the state needs pressure on its leaders to plan for an economic model that doesn't rely on NHPI (including Filipino) and Asian immigrants to provide the lions share of work in this industry for Hawaii. Medicaid applications are up 79% in the past 2 weeks. The economic recovery models must have a future that is positive for people of color, especially AANHPI who are losing their jobs, benefits, and positive outlook.

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11. a 96 year old client lives by herself and left isolated by family to keep her safe from contracting the virus. She only sees her son from the window when they drop of food for her. Her other daughter tested positive with the virus. She's alone most of the time. We made phone calls to more than 600 elders and when we called her and asked how she was doing, she started crying and said that she is happy that someone is calling her. She felt more secure knowing someone is thinking of her well being. We now call her every other day to check in. Last easter, we sent bouquets to 10 seniors so we can help Hmong and Lao flower farmers. All of them called in crying and thanking us. Small gestures like these helps those in isolation feel less lonely. The invisible seniors in our community are affected more compared to us. Let's not forget them.

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12. Many community members have difficulty of receiving in-language information to maintain or apply for their public benefits to meet their basic needs. Many families cannot afford high-speed internet services. Parents would give up their ESL/Citizenship virtual classes so that their children can take their virtual classes at home.

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10. Many community members are out of a job and/or unable to attend classes due to it being cancelled. Some are experiencing anxiety due to not able to lack of daily life routine.

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6. Undocumented family, individual has symptoms of COVID-19 but they fear going to get tested and also don't have access to masks or other protective equipment. They live with and around many people and they speak a language that isn't always available via translation.

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7. Biggest issue is to sustain our staff. We do not have any operating support funds.

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8. Lost of the only income in the household.

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9. Small business, need help to pay for bills, need help to apply for unemployment, housing, international communication.

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4. My community members have access to PPE -- many have sewn their own masks and have stockpiled items before many others did. What I have seen are victims of domestic violence delaying their plans to leave abusive partners because of COVID-19. I have also witnessed many issues around custody and visitation linked to COVID-19, where abusive spouses have either tried to revoke visits or victims/survivors struggled to assert themselves and keep children safe by attempting to withhold visits. Custody matters are complicated so narratives about domestic violence often don't incorporate these stories. However, victims are often linked to their abusers through the children, and sadly abusive tactics are extended this way.

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1. Safe space for conversation. Assistance with paperworks while state government agencies gone on-line. Unemployment concerns

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5. Gaming/hospitality is one of the major industries on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Right now, these businesses which primarily employ low/minimum wage workers, are all closed due to social distancing requirements. Consequently, their employees who were already struggling due to low wages find themselves without a way to keep up with expenses for food, rent, utilities, medical/dental, etc. The same is true for many small business owners and gig/contract workers. Likewise, because schools are closed, those who have not lost their jobs may have to stay home to take care of their school-aged children. Many of our local affiliate NGO's are doing a great job of providing families with meals and funding to cover basic living expenses. However, given the current projections for the duration of local stay-at-home orders, we are concerned that support resources will be exhausted before the COVID-19 curve flattens. Consequently, additional funding for crisis support services will be essential for sustaining the community until the crisis passes.

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3. A refugee family recently experienced a loss in the family, the mother passed away from complications at the hospital. The father was recently laid off and the now family of 3 is currently experiencing possible eviction and unable to purchase food. CPACS was able to acquire funds to help with rent for April and a $200 food stipend to help the family during this difficult time.

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2. A composite story - elders who are concerned about leaving their homes as they lack masks; small restaurant staff who have lost their jobs; farmers who are facing loss in revenue as sales to restaurants have dropped; immigrant families who are already on limited income, no longer have income.