Thread: Resources for Non-English Speakers During Severe Weather

Lack of Resources for Non-English Speakers During Severe Weather
Harrisonburg, Va.

With the threat of severe weather moving into the Valley Wednesday night, it takes community involvement to keep people safe.

Updated: 7:25 PM Apr 27, 2011

With the threat of severe weather moving into the Valley Wednesday night, it takes community involvement to keep people safe.

However, one person who works for a local Hispanic newspaper says the Hispanic community faces a greater obstacle.

Fernando Gamboa, with the Nuevas Raices newspaper, says he's concerned for some parts of his community in the case of severe weather, because there is a lack in resources to reach Hispanics.

He says there is no radio station to inform Spanish speakers of alerts and says it's difficult to reach everyone in emergency situations.

Still, Gamboa says the Hispanic community can come together to make a difference.

"In these cases, you know severe weather arrives, something happens. It's very sensitive that people have to pass on this information today to the neighborhood because that can make a difference between being still alive or dying," says Gamboa.

He recommends Hispanics who do speak English and Spanish reach out to their neighbors and inform them of weather updates.

Gomboa says another issue for the local community is the lack of Spanish news television stations in the area, and because of it Hispanics turn to networks and miss some of the important local news.

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Gomboa says another issue for the local community is the lack of Spanish news television stations in the area, and because of it Hispanics turn to networks and miss some of the important local news.

How about they learn English?

and what about all the other communities, chinese, vietnamese, korean, arabic, ghanean, nigerian, somalian, pakistani, indian, indonesian, russian, and so on and so on, DO THEY SPEAK SPANISH?

We need to put this in a language they can understand on all 'Spanish' speaking broadcasting media (TV, radio, internet, FM, AM, CB, CD, Tweeter, Facebook, email, newspapers, blimps, satellite, XMS ..)



regresar a México!!!

I know if we have hurricanes coming towards us in South Florida there are Spanish TV and radio stations and Creole speaking radio stations and that is advertised. I guess the Russians, Israelis, and others are out of luck.

"He says there is no radio station to inform Spanish speakers of alerts and says it's difficult to reach everyone in emergency situations."

That's because other ethnicities have all IMMIGRATED TO THE U.S. LEGALLY AND WERE REQUIRED TO LEARN ENGLISH!!!!

Go back to your country if you can't speak the language you should have learned before invading this country!!!!!!

Why do they travel to a Country and cannot speak Country language? How do they support themselves and families, when it is unlawful for undocumented aliens to obtain jobs in the U.S.? Why aren't more laws enforced against illegal employments? It seems the U.S. is becoming a lawless land and safe haven for illegal aliens, which must be ceased.

Originally Posted by Pisces_2010

Why do they travel to a Country and cannot speak Country language? How do they support themselves and families, when it is unlawful for undocumented aliens to obtain jobs in the U.S.? Why aren't more laws enforced against illegal employments? It seems the U.S. is becoming a lawless land and safe haven for illegal aliens, which must be ceased.

It is those of the same ethnicity that exploit them in the first place. The employers obviously must speak the same langauge in order to communicate or have a supervisor who does. That is also why it is very difficult for many illegals from non Spanish speaking countries and non Haitians to get jobs. You need to have an established ethnic community and if you don't you are pretty much out of luck.
I met a German man at Starbuck's and he has only been in the United States for 4 months and he speaks English very well. He may ask you to speak slower because it is easier for him to understand but he has never had a conversation with me in German even though I do speak it and he knows it.

Originally Posted by alamb

and what about all the other communities, chinese, vietnamese, korean, arabic, ghanean, nigerian, somalian, pakistani, indian, indonesian, russian, and so on and so on, DO THEY SPEAK SPANISH?

BINGO!!!

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