Swaranjit Singh Khalsa, a Member of The World Sikh Parliament and Norwich Board of Education Displays Sign in Multiple Languages At the city of Norwich's Covid-19 Press Conference.NORWICH - Even
though it’s easy to see new information and updates on COVID-19, it still may
be difficult for people who don’t speak English as their first language to keep
informed on the Pandemic.
In Norwich, a multilingual city, dozens of languages are spoken within the school district, making it crucial to share information about the pandemic with those who don’t speak English.Swaranjit Singh Khalsa helping to bridge those
language barriers. “ they will pay more attention to the
sign which is written in their language and they can understand the value of
the message," said Khalsa.
Swaranjit Singh has
created a batch of signs reminding people to wear their masks. The signs are
available in 10 languages: English, Spanish, Punjabi, Albanian, Chinese,
Hebrew, Irish, French, Russian and Arabic.
It’s important for Swaranjit Singh to have
people see messages about preventing COVID in their first language. “They can
understand the sensitivity of the issue, and understand that it’s not for our
own benefit, but the benefit of the community,” Khalsa said.
So far, he has
sent his signs to the City of Norwich, and to state politicians, including Gov.
Ned Lamont, and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, hoping the signs will be used
statewide.https://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/20201008/norwich-finds-ways-around-language-barriers-when-talking-about-covid? https://www.facebook.com/khalsa7
Dr. Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
