While still a bit early to tell what President Barack Obama’s position will be with regard to translation and interpreting, several indications suggest that there will be an increased focus on multilingual communication, which includes increased use of translation and interpreting in diplomatic, economic, and domestic circles.
According to Global Watchtower, in an post dated January [...]
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Obama supports translation and interpreting
January 29, 2009 – 1:17 pm
Erik Camayd-Freixas wins Inttranet Linguist of the Year Award
December 30, 2008 – 1:05 pm
Erik Camayd-Freixas, one of the translators for the undocumented workers arrested at a Pottsville, Iowa meatpacking plant (see my blog “Immirgant Workers in Iowa Denied Interpreter Rights” from July 24, 2008 above), has been elected Inttranet Linguist of the Year for 2008 for his courage in testifying at the trial.
An Associate Professor of Spanish and [...]
ACLU Report on immigrant detention in Massachusetts
December 26, 2008 – 1:37 pm
On December 10, 2008, the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts released a report titled “Detention and Deportation in the age of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).” The report is quite damning. Although never having committed a crime, over 800 immigrants and asylum-seekers are held in jails or detention facilities throughout Massachusetts, never knowing when [...]
Call for submissions: Rossica Translation Prize/Grants
November 19, 2008 – 12:35 pm
Academia Rossica, a Russian Culture and Arts Foundation in London, is inviting publishers and translators to submit their new translations from Russian into English for the Rossica Prize 2009. The establishment of this unique prize aims to promote the best of Russian literary culture in the English-speaking world, encouraging the translation of a broad range [...]
British Army interpreter found guilty of spying
November 7, 2008 – 3:06 pm
According to the BBC World News of November 5, 2008, Daniel James, an Iranian-born translator for General David Richards, England’s top general in Afghanistan, has been found guilty of spying for Iran. To read the full article, go to BBC News.
James, from Brighton, England, was accused of three crimes, including communicating information to the enemy, [...]