New White House Strategy to Include Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi Language Access

HI INDIA NEWS DESK
WASHINGTON, DC- On Tuesday, the Biden-Harris Administration released its first-ever National Strategy to Advance Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities. The new strategy, includes expanding language access across federal programs, according to the White House.

Federal agencies are taking critical action to expand access for limited English proficient communities. The Internal Revenue Service has developed landing pages on IRS.gov in 20 foreign languages including Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Khmer, Japanese, Urdu, Arabic, Gujarati, Bengali, and Punjabi.

Other initiatives listed in the strategy include promoting belonging and inclusion and addressing anti-Asian hate/discrimination.