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Issues in Himalayan Community Subject of Jackson Heights Town Hall Meeting

By Katie Honan | June 24, 2016 2:15pm | Updated on June 27, 2016 8:43am

JACKSON HEIGHTS — The city's Office of Immigrant Affairs will host a special resource fair and town hall focusing on residents from Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan, officials said.

The event will be held Wednesday, June 29, at P.S. 69 at 37th Avenue and 77th Street, and starts at 6:30 p.m.

Representatives from city agencies including the Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence, the Department for the Aging, Department of Health and Department of Education will be set up to answer questions.

It's co-sponsored by community groups including the United Sherpa Association, Adhikaar, and Desis Rising Up and Moving, among others. 

Jackson Heights and Elmhurst is home to one of the city's largest communities of people from Himalayan countries.