Vietnamese now official language in San Francisco


A girl is happy with Asian Lunar New Year decorations sold in San Francisco. — THX/VNA Photo

HANOI: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has freshly voted unanimously to formally declare Vietnamese an official city language that requires the authorities’ provision of translation services.

As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, the move, alongside other changes to the US city’s language access ordinance, is aimed at ensuring that residents can be served in the language they are most comfortable in.

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