City translators answer the call to keep minority communities safe

HOW CRUCIAL DISSEMINATINGINFORMATION IS... TO KEEPOUR COMMUNITY SAFE.HOWEVER... DIVERSE CULTURESMAKE UP TULSA'S LANDSCAPE...WHICH MEANS ENGLISHBROADCASTS DO NO GOOD FORTHOSE UNABLE TO UNDERSTANDIT.

IN OUR "REBOUND GREENCOUNTRY" SERIES...WE'RE FINDING THAT THIS TEAMOF TRANSLATORS IS ANSWERINGTHE CALL AT ALL HOURS OF THEDAY... TO KEEP THEIRCOMMUNITIES SAFE.

CORI DUKEEXPLAINS..DAY..

AND NIGHT... IT'S AJOB THIS TEAM DOES NOT TAKELIGHTLY.IN TULSA ALONE..

MORE THAN60- THOUSAND... ARESPANISH-SPEAKINGRESIDENTS... WHILE MORE THAN10- THOUSAND MAKE UP THEBURMESE AND ZOMI POPULATION." I really believe diversityis the only true thing wehave all encumbered.

We needto celebrate that." AS THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMICCONTINUES... BREAKINGLANGUAGE BARRIERS IS NOWMORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER...AND THIS TRIO..

IS ANSWERINGTHE CALL... WHILE ALSOMAINTING THEIR REGULARDAY-T0-DAY JOBS." All kind of disaster, allemergency... emergency anddisaster, pandemic theydon't know borders theydon't know language.

Theydon't know discriminate.Everyone needs to know whatis happening.

Everyone needsto know what to do." TAWI...AWI..

AND LEHABIM..

ALL CALLTULSA HOME AND PROVIDETRANSLATIONS TO THE CITY'SMINORITY COMMUNITIES...." That's the only resourceavailable for them to getthe latest information."FROM OFFICIALDOCUMENTS...NEWS RELEASESAND LIVE CONFERENCES..

THESECITY INTERPRETERS AREFILLING A GAP..." You guys are essentiallyproviding a lifeline forthat entire community.

"Ofcourse... yes!" THE DAYS ARELONG.." I forget what day it is."... WE ALL KNOW THATFEELING.

BUT THE WORK... ISCRUCIAL..." We feel like it is ourgoal ... nobody is leftbehind." AND IN TRYING TIMESWHEN HOPE BEGINS TO FALTER... OUR TRANSLATING HERO'SHAVE A MESSAGE... :9:58 - 10:05 (Nocaptioning) THAT'S BURMESEFOR "EVERYTHING WILL BE OKSOON." CORI DUKE, 2 WORKSFOR YOU.