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A
B
Please
introduce
yourself,
and
I
believe
we
also
have
naomi
as
our
interpreter
today,
so
welcome
to
the
both
of
you
and
the
three
of
you
are
welcome.
Please
michelle
introduce
yourself.
Thank
you.
C
D
B
The
first
question
for
you
is
that
we
know
that
the
city
hosts
a
special
event
every
year
to
connect
residents
with
the
resource
and
program
and
elected
officials
in
the
city
of
minneapolis,
and
this
year
we
have
another
one
coming
up.
Can
you
first
of
all
help
our
listeners
who
are
not
familiar
with
their
communication
with
the
community
connections
conference,
and
when
is
it
when,
when,
when
is
this
conference,
can
you
share
that
with
us.
D
Yeah,
of
course,
so
this
is
an
annual
event
put
together
by
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
it
brings
together
residents
of
minneapolis
community
groups,
neighborhoods
and
local
government,
and
we
host
this
event
so
that
residents,
community
groups,
neighborhood
orgs
city
of
minneapolis
departments
and
decision
makers
can
all
get
together
and
connect.
D
So
you
know
we
want
to
foster
a
sense
of
belonging
and
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
gets
involved
in
local
decision
making.
So
this
is
really
so.
Residents
can
learn
about
programs
and
policies
that
are
directly
impacting
and
affecting
them.
D
And
if
you'd
like
to
know
when
this
event
is
happening,
this
event
is
saturday
may
21st
at
the
minneapolis
convention
center
and
the
conference
theme
this
year
is
forward
together.
So
this
theme
welcomes
all
communities
to
reconnect
with
the
city
and
get
involved
in
moving
minneapolis
forward
and
a
huge
plus
side.
It
is
free
for
the
whole
community
and
we'll
also
be
providing
lunch
from
a
diverse
set
of
vend
lunch
local
lunch
vendors.
So
we
hope
to
see
you
there.
E
D
B
What
can
people
expect
to
see
and
do
at
the
community
con
connections
conference
right?
So
don't
think
what
your
daughter
thought,
luke
community
connections
conference
and
they.
D
Yeah
so
come
by
to
join
discussions
about
important
issues
affecting
your
community
meet
people
from
both
city
departments
and
non-profit
organizations.
B
Thank
you
so
much
one
last
question
for
you:
you
mentioned
that
this
conference
will
be
free
before
people.
There
will
be
lunch
that
provided
for
free
for
people
to
to
have
and
come
from
different
cultural
background
like
asian
food
and
other
cultural
food
as
well.
Can
you
help
people
understand?
Do
they
really
need
to
register?
What
can
they
just
showed
up
at
the
conference
to
participate.
D
Yeah,
so
we
very
heavily
encourage
folks
to
sign
up
prior
to
the
event
and
that
option
will
be
easily
accessible.
You
can
visit
the
city
of
minneapolis's
facebook,
page
and
under
events.
You
can
go
to
the
community
connections
conference,
facebook
event
in
mung
and
english
and
we'll
have
a
link
posted
there
as
soon
as
it's
open,
and
you
can
also
visit
minneapolismn.gov
connections,
conference
and
click
register,
or
you
can
call
michael
to
register
in
mung
by
phone
at
612-327-2830.
D
B
Very
important
information
about
this
awesome
conference
that
we
will
be
having
thank
you
for
your
time.
I
know
you
got
another
meeting
that
you
got
to
jump
to.
Thank
you
again
for
everything
that
you
do
and
look
forward
to
hear
back
from
you
again.
B
B
B
Of
immigrant
to
refugee
affairs
michelle,
thank
you
so
much
for
coming
on
air
to
hmong
radio
and,
as
I
share
with
my
guests,
my
my
listeners
on
is
that
I
call
you
by
michelle,
and
you
call
me
michael
because
I'm
such
a
close
team
working
in
the
city
of
minneapolis
is
the
structure
that
we
work
together
and
you're
the
director
of
the
minneapolis
office
of
immigrants
and
refugees
affairs.
Michelle
can
you
help
us
understand.
The
office
of
immigrants
of
refugee
affairs
is
an
important
resource
for
our
community.
B
B
C
C
We
highlight
important
contributions
of
our
city's
immigrant
and
refugee
community
and
work
to
create
a
city
of
minneapolis
where
everyone,
regardless
of
where
they
were
born,
feels
like
they
belong
and
can
take
advantage
of
the
opportunities
that
exist
in
our
city.
More
information
about
the
office
of
immigrant
and
refugee
affairs
can
be
found
online
if
you
just
type
in
oyara,
oira
minneapolis
into
any
search
engine.
E
B
B
Who
are
they
and
and
how
can
residents
connect
with
them?
Can
you
share
some
and
who
they
are?
C
Yes,
of
course,
the
organizations
are
immigrant
law
center
of
minnesota,
volunteer
lawyers,
network
mid-minnesota
legal
aid
and
the
advocates
for
human
rights.
More
information
about
these
organizations,
including
what
kinds
of
cases
they
handle
and
how
to
reach
them,
is
available
on
the
office
of
immigrant
and
refugee
affairs
web
page,
which
again
you
can
reach
by
typing
o.
I
r
a
minneapolis
into
any
search
engine.
B
C
Thank
you
for
this
question.
Michael,
you
know.
Every
person's
situation
is
unique.
Some
people
want
to
travel
and
when
they
have
green
cards,
some
people
have
already
obtained
united
states
citizenship.
Others
have
different
types
of
immigration
status.
It
is
always
always
a
good
idea
to
consult
with
an
immigration
attorney.
Well
before
you
plan
to
travel
outside
the
united
states.
C
Why?
The
immigration
attorney
can
help.
You
understand
any
impacts
of
your
travel
on
your
u.s
immigration
status
and
may
also
be
able
to
help.
You
understand
restrictions
that
may
exist
in
other
countries
that
can
impact
you,
depending
on
your
status
in
the
united
states.
If
you
cannot
afford
an
attorney.
This
is
a
situation
where
you
may
want
to
connect
with
one
of
the
nonprofit
organizations
that
I've
indicated
bottom
line
is
especially
if
you're
not
yet
a
unit.
A
citizen
of
the
united
states
always
connect
with
an
immigration
attorney
before
you
plan
travel
outside
the
us.
E
B
C
If
this
situation
applies
to
you,
even
if
your
situation
was
years
ago,
please
know
that
it
is
worth
it
to
check
in
with
an
immigration
attorney.
In
fact,
a
pilot
program
was
created
to
help
low-income
people
in
the
southeast
asian
community
here
to
help
them
get
free
legal
representation
to
look
at
reopening
prior
orders
of
deportation.
E
B
Michelle,
we
all
know
that
it's
very
important
for
us
to
get
our
citizenship
so
that
we
could
vote.
That's
one
of
the
most
important
things.
Can
you
help
us
understand
a
little
bit
more
about
how
to
go
about
a
little
bit
more
about
obtaining
u.s
citizenship,
and
why
is
it
important
for
us
right
now
to
file
for
u.s
citizenship.
C
C
D
C
There
are
organizations
ready
to
help
you
prepare
and
file
your
citizenship
application
and
help
you
to
prepare.
For
your
interview,
it's
important
to
know
that
people
who
are
exempt
from
the
english
language
test
include
people
who
are
age,
50
or
older,
and
have
been
permanent
residents
of
the
united
states
for
20
years
or
more
or
age
55
or
older,
and
have
lived
in
the
united
states
as
permanent
residents
for
15
years,
even
if
you're
not
exempt
from
the
english
language
test.
C
Some
nonprofit
organizations
that
provide
excellent
and
free
or
low-cost
legal
representation
include
the
organizations
that
work
with
the
city
of
minneapolis.
So
immigrant
law
center
of
minnesota,
volunteer
lawyers,
network
mid-minnesota,
legal
aid
and
also
another
organization
called
the
international
institute
of
minnesota
and
the
international
institute's
phone
number
is
651-647-0109.
C
E
E
B
B
C
A
monthly
immigration
forum
and
the
next
one
is
tuesday
april
12th,
so
next
tuesday,
from
4
30
to
6,
that's
a
virtual
immigration
forum
that
happens
monthly.
That's
one
way
to
connect
all
are
welcome
to
join
us,
and
this
is
a
good
space
to
learn
about
immigration
developments,
as
well
as
things
that
are
happening
at
the
city
and
in
community
this
week's
forum.
C
The
report
is
called
the
journey
to
belonging
in
the
twin
cities.
Again,
please
visit
our
website.
Oira
minneapolis
for
more
information,
and
people
can
also,
since
michael
you
and
I
work
in
the
same
department,
hopefully
connect
through
you
as
well
as
calling
me
directly.
My
telephone
number
is
612-394-6018.
B
Thank
you
so
much
michelle
for
coming
up
on
air
and
thank
you
so
much
to
naomi
for
doing
excellent,
excellent
and
interpretation.
Translation
awesome
work.
Thank
you
so
much
again,
michelle
for
everything
that
you
do
and
we
hope
to
connect
with
you
in
future
and
continue
to
have
your
support
for
the
community,
and
I
think
I
believe
that
the
community
would
definitely
reach
out
with
you
and
if
they
happen
to
reach
out
to
me,
I
would
definitely
relay
that
message
to
you.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
coming
on
winxk.