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A Mobile Language Line for Domestic Violence Victims

February 11, 2008 | CorinneRamey

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At&T, cell phone, domestic violence, language line, mobile phone, NGO, nonprofit, social services, translation

Claire Joyce Tempongko, a Filipina immigrant, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in front of her two young children five years ago. Tempongko had repeatedly tried to get help from state services -- she had called the police before, and her ex-boyfriend had been in jail for domestic violence -- but she was murdered despite the involvement of various services.