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San Diego Refugees Need Medical Translation Services

Amanda Jennings — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:36:02 +0000

In San Diego, there is a large refugee population, many from Eastern Africa and various Somali tribes. Many of them don’t speak English when they arrive, and though they are able to get by with help from children and neighbors, they are finding it difficult to locate medical translation services. Women Have the Most Difficulty […]

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University Forms Translation Group for Students with Medical Needs

Amanda Jennings — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:17:03 +0000

Overseas, translation services are not as widely available as they are in the United States, particularly in some Asian countries where diversity is not very high in race or language. This can especially be a problem for students studying abroad. For this reason, one university in China has created a volunteer translation team for the […]

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Bible Translated Into Jamaican Patois

Amanda Jennings — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:01:07 +0000

Though it has been a long time coming, the Jamaican people now have a Bible that has been translated into their own creole language, which was first created by West African slaves. The decision to provide translation services for the language has been highly debated for years and is still a touchy subject for some. […]

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Executive Order Mandates Translated Documents

Amanda Jennings — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:46:11 +0000

New York’s Suffolk county, which has long had issues with providing translation services to non-English-speakers, has changed its policies so that all agencies in the municipality will provide services to citizens who are speakers of different languages. Usually, tensions run high with the Spanish-speaking community members in Suffolk County, but other languages are represented as […]

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Chinese Movie-Goers Want More Dubbed Films

Amanda Jennings — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:54:13 +0000

China has many international films that are shown in their cinemas every day, but only a few of them are actually dubbed in Chinese. The rest of the movies are in their original formats and are watched entirely in English. In fact, dubbed films are only offered until 7pm every day, and the rest of […]

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Professor Spends 10 Years Translating the Iliad

Amanda Jennings — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:05:04 +0000

It’s not unusual to hear of books being translated into different languages, but what about books being translated to fit a different country’s way of life? This type of professional translation isn’t found quite as often, but it has been done. One retired classics professor has spent over 10 years translating the Iliad into a […]

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Gulf Oil Spill Still Impacts Vietnamese Fishermen

Amanda Jennings — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:39:15 +0000

Though a settlement has been reached with BP, the Vietnamese fishermen on the Gulf have still not received their compensation, and many of their businesses are struggling to survive. One of the main issues has been with translation services provided for the Vietnamese workers. The issue is that very little translation help has been provided […]

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Are The Benefits Of An Oregon-Asia Friendship Fully Realized?

Amanda Jennings — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:53:09 +0000

Exports to Asia from the Pacific Northwest are one of the main reasons behind Oregon’s economic health as of 2011. Oregon’s largest trading partners are China and Japan, and many freshly-graduated college students find fascinating business opportunities by going overseas and working in Japan. Whether professional translation services are needed or not, these experiences are […]

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Northwest Anthology Published

Amanda Jennings — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:12:45 +0000

The book Passages is an anthology from the northwestern United States written by over thirty-five authors and translators. The anthology contains stories that are set in different countries all over the world. The short stories are from every type of viewpoint and genre, and some range from light and happy, to dark and disturbing. Often, […]

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Controversial Delaware Language Program

Amanda Jennings — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:56:14 +0000

The topic of education is on many people’s minds after the recent elections. The reason why it stands out is because some feel that it was inadequately addressed during a time when education should be something the nation is focusing on intently. The former chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, Joel Klein, […]

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