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Drivers Ed Helps Women Refugees Navigate Road To Self-Sufficiency
Weekdays are a struggle for Abir Aldabbagh and her family. With four children attending different schools, Aldabbagh’s husband — the family’s only licensed driver — juggles shuttling the kids to class with his job as a rideshare driver.
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Lawsuit Challenging SD Unified Elections Seeks To Invalidate This Year’s Board Races
A lawsuit says San Diego Unified School Board elections disenfranchise minority voters. It seeks changes to how the elections are run and asks the court to invalidate next month’s school board election.
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Budget Cuts, Layoffs And Closures Hit Refugee-Serving Organizations
The administration’s recent announcement to slash refugee arrivals for this upcoming fiscal year is causing uncertainty for people overseas and also affecting organizations assisting newcomers in the U.S.
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State Looks To Local Organizations For Help Counting All Californians In 2020 Census
The state effort comes amid new challenges posed by the upcoming federal survey.
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Civil Liberties Project
by Namu Sampath On February 19, 1942, following the attacks on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 authorizing the exclusion and forced removal of “resident enemy aliens” (ie., Japanese Americans) from identified military areas in the Western United States. During this time, the civil liberties of Japanese Americans were infringed upon…