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Language Barriers, Understanding Tenant Rights Prolong Housing Issues Among the Marshallese Community

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About 12,000 Marshallese live in Springdale, according to the Marshallese Educational Initiative.

The housing crisis among the Marshallese Community in Northwest Arkansas received more attention in the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Officials say language barriers, difficulty adjusting to the housing system and people not knowing their tenant rights, makes the problem linger on.

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Anna Pope is KUAF's growth impact reporter and a Report for America corps member