On January 15, 2009, the Wah Luck House 800 6th Street Tenants' Association held its first general meeting led by the Board who were elected in August 2008. Located at the corner of 6th and H Streets in D.C., the Wah Luck House is home to primarily low-income, limited-English proficient Chinese seniors and families. In 1982, the District government constructed the 153-unit Wah Luck House as home for displaced families after a section of the historic Chinatown neighborhood was razed to make way for the city's first Convention Center. Since that time, ownership of the building has changed hands a number of times, sometimes even without the knowledge of the residents.

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    In an important step toward ensuring equal access for limited-English speakers, the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) today announced details of one of the country’s only victorious language access rulings against a law enforcement agency.  APALRC filed the District’s first language access complaint against the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). In response, the D.C. Office of Human Rights (OHR) found MPD to be noncompliant with the D.C. Language Access Act.  The D.C. Language Access Act mandates that D.C. government agencies provide the public equal access to government programs, service and information, regardless of language ability, through interpretation and translation of all vital services and documents.