New York: Aid to immigrants lost in translation

Aid to immigrants lost in translation
After being bombarded with huge bills for her husband’s ER visit, a Korean woman discovered he was eligible for emergency Medicaid—even though their entire family is undocumented. But the Medicaid form was in English. Unable to complete it, the woman had to make three trips to a Medicaid office in [...]

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WALTIC Congress to host some 1,000 delegates

WALTIC (Writers and Literary Translators’ International Congress), organized by the Swedish Writers’ Union, due end June will host some 1,000 delegates, including writers, literary translators, politicians, representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations.
Approximately 60 writers will attend the seminars. Among the lecturers, there are Charles Bernstein, Mia Couto, Jean-Claude Guedon, Phillip Pullman, Nawal El Saadawi, Gayatri Chakravorty [...]

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Iraqi interpreter may have to quit Denmark

Two-wife Muslim may have to quit Denmark
An Iraqi man living in Denmark has been told that if he doesn’t divorce one of his two wives, he will have to leave the country. The unnamed interpreter worked with Danish forces in Iraq before going to Denmark to escape the horrors of war.
The ultimatum presents the [...]

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UK: Qu’ran translator awarded by the Queen

Queen rewards Barnet’s best
A headteacher from Southgate is among eight borough residents to be granted a birthday honour from the Queen. William Samuel Atkinson, who teaches at Phoenix High School in Shepherd’s Bush, was given a knighthood, the highest honour possible. Three residents from the borough received an OBE and five an MBE.

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Sorenson Communications Announces New SVRS Interpreter Education Program Award of Excellence

Sorenson Communications Announces New SVRS Interpreter Education Program Award of Excellence
Sorenson Communications(TM), the nation’s leading provider of Video Relay Services (VRS) for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate, today announced a new award. The Sorenson VRS(R) (SVRS) Interpreter Education Program (IEP) Award of Excellence will recognize training programs that [...]

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DNA tracks language lines

The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents
DNA furnishes an ever clearer picture of the multimillennial trek from Africa all the way to the tip of South America

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Scientists trace the path of human migrations by using bones, artifacts and DNA. Ancient objects, however, are hard to find.
DNA from contemporary [...]

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First English-Assamese online dictionary

It is good news for the Internet-savvy Assamese fond of his or her language, for there has emerged a worthy cause. Xobdo, a non-profit organisation of volunteers spread across the globe, is inviting others to help develop what it calls the “World’s first and only English-Assamese online dictionary”. Even though the dictionary project (www.xobdo.net) is [...]

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Australia: Child sex abuse cases not prosecuted due to lack of translators

Intervention under legal attack
On the first anniversary of the Little Children are Sacred report, a legal agency representing Aboriginal Territorians says teenagers are being unfairly singled out for prosecution, while the Territory’s director of public prosecutions says some child sex abuse cases are not being prosecuted because of a lack of translators.
The Little Children are [...]

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UK treatment of Iraqi interpreters is shameful

Debt of Honour
Britain’s shabby treatment of Iraqi interpreters shames our name
There are few traits more despicable to Arab culture than ingratitude. For years, the British had a reputation in much of the Middle East for fair play and for honouring their word. Yet it is hard to think of any episode more unfair or mean-spirited [...]

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UK response to plight of Iraqi interpreters ‘raw deal’

Other nations are showing the way, with compassion and respect
Britain’s response to the plight of Iraqi interpreters is a raw deal when compared with other countries in the same position: Australia, Denmark and the United States. The Australians and Danes top the table, flying interpreters and other staff to their respective countries directly from Iraq.
Britain [...]

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