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Losing cultural context in emergency communication can be a matter of life and death

  • Written by Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf, Research Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate, University of Florida
Losing cultural context in emergency communication can be a matter of life and deathMigrant workers in a Florida community hit hard by Hurricane Irma line up for donated supplies.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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