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New York state will soon implement a rent relief program that will pay COVID-19-related debts to prevent evictions. It’s unclear when the Emergency Rental Assistance Program will start accepting applications, but according to New York’s top budget official, it could happen later this month. Tenant advocates and housing rights groups are encouraging New Yorkers to prepare their documents as they get ready to apply. Documents showing personal identification, social security numbers, proof of residency and rent amount will likely be needed to apply. Those who don’t have a social security number, such as undocumented immigrants, can still apply for the program. City Limits
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Documented Wins a Deadline Club 2021 Award
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We are pleased to announce that Documented co-founders Max Siegelbaum and Mazin Sidahmed and radio producer Alissa Escarce have won a Deadline Club award in Radio or Audio Investigative Reporting for their piece “At the Mercy of the Courts” with Latino USA and Type Investigations. The Deadline Club said the reporting “achieves precisely what a great story should: It struck a perfect balance between illuminating reporting and gripping, relatable personal detail.” To help our newsroom to continue bringing you this award-winning content, become a member of the Documented Community. With this membership, you’ll be able to learn how we work with undocumented readers to create news to fulfill their needs. Sign up for the Documented Community here. Read more about our Deadline Club 2021 Award here.
Japanese American Woman Channels Family History in Theater Career
Miranda Cornell has always had a love of theater, in part inspired by her Japanese American family’s history. Cornell is a director now, and grew up seeing her mother’s love for theater. Her family came from Japan in the 1920s before World War II. Cornell believes her family’s memories of that time were too agonizing to relive, so she didn’t learn much of their history. “I think it’s something that got lost both with that immigration move, and then going through internment camps,” she said. Still, she discovered there was a performance of Our Town at one of the internment camps, where high school students performed behind barbed wire, and her family may have been at the camp at the same time it went on. News12 the Bronx
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