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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.
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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