APF Provides Interpretation Services at San Francisco Mayoral Town Hall

At the Asian Pacific Fund (APF), we recognize the critical role language access plays in empowering our communities, which is why, yesterday, we were proud to support interpretation services at the Asian Pacific Islander Council of San Francisco (API Council) Mayoral Town Hall in the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Through these services, attendees could better understand all five candidates’ views and proposed plans to address pressing issues such as housing, public safety, food security, and senior support services, among many others.

Together with our partners from the API Council, our goal was to ensure that every voter, regardless of language ability, has access to the information they need to make informed decisions. With more than 35 percent of San Francisco’s population identifying as part of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community, voters must be informed to fully participate in the electoral process and make their voices heard.

By providing interpretation at the event, we helped bridge any language gap, ensuring that AANHPI voters can clearly understand each candidate’s stance and how they plan to address issues that matter most to our community. No voter should ever be denied the ability to cast an informed vote due to a language barrier.

We have repeatedly seen how language accessibility strengthens our community, and APF remains committed to supporting these efforts for the AANHPI population.