Recent
Interpreter-Related Articles
2008-2010
2010
March
Title:
Language skills translate to "case dismissed"
Article Date:
March 18, 2010
Media: The Marshall-Democrat News
Summary: Four men were arrested for possession of marijuana. Three
of the men did not speak English. The fourth man served as an interpreter
for his three friends, and his charges were dismissed due to his "service
to the court."
State: MI
Link: http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1619341.html
February
January
Title:
Indiana Supreme Court to hear language-based appeal
Article Date:
January 5, 2010
Media: Associated Press
Summary: A Mexican-born Indiana man is appealing his conviction on
drug charges, claiming that he did not understand a plea agreement due to
a language barrier.
State: IN
Link: http://www.fox28.com/Global/story.asp?S=11769025
Title:
Indigenous immigrants to be counted in 2010 Census
Author: Julianna Barabassa and Manuel Valdes
Article Date:
January 4, 2010
Media: Associated Press
Summary: The
effort to get indigenous immigrants to report themselve for the upcoming Census
is discussed.
Link: http://www.omaha.com/article/20100104/AP09/301049874
2009
December
Title:
Written BMV test stalls Bantu immigrants
Author: Frank Gray
Article Date:
December 31, 2009
Media: The Journal Gazette
Summary: Bantu immigrants are finding it difficult to locate a certified
interpreter so that they may take a written test to maintain their driver's
license.
State: IN
Link: http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20091231/LOCAL0201/312319979/1043/LOCAL07
Title: Inland
children increase roles in translating for parents
Author: David Olson
Article Date:
December 30, 2009
Media: The Press-Enterprise
Summary: Many children and young adults are interpreting and translating
for their parents. The need for translation services is apparent.
State: CA
Link: http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_S_translate31.3f4dc7b.html
Title:
Bridging the gap: fifth-grader translates for school
Author: Sarah Morris
Article Date:
December 26, 2009
Media: www.stwnewspress.com
Summary: A 5th grade student translates for school officials in Oklahoma.
State: OK
Link: http://www.stillwater-newspress.com/local/local_story_361000552.html
November
Title:
10 Tips for working with court interpreters
Author: Carmel A. Capati
Article Date:
November 4, 2009
Media: State Bar of Wisconsin
Summary: The legal system has seen a dramatic increase in the demand
for court interpreters. Ms. Capati outlines tips for working with court interpreters
State: WI
Link: http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=InsideTrack&Template=/CustomSource/InsideTrack/contentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=87206
Title:
Dromm casts vote in District 25 race
Author: Claudia Cruz
Article Date:
November 4, 009
Media: The Queens Courier
Summary: In District 25, there were less reported interpreters and
clerks to help at the polling stations.
State: NY
Link: http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2009/11/03/news/top_stories/doc4af084d4bed33230776560.txt
Title:
Help wanted: court interpreters in Yakima County
Author: Mark Morey
Article Date:
November 2, 2009
Media: Yakima Herald
Summary: An examiniation of the shortage of certified interpreters
in the Yakima County court system.
State: WA
Link:
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/02/help-wanted-court-interpreters-in-yakima-county
Title:
State's high court commissions study on language barriers
Author:
Article Date:
November 2, 2009
Media: Rapid City Journal
Summary: A 15-member committee was appointed by the South Dakota Supreme
Court to study the use of interpreters and translators in the state court's
system.
State: South
Dakota
Link:
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_68f38004-c826-11de-9e68-001cc4c002e0.html
Title:
Runoff-election translators at a loss for words
Author: Jennifer Fermino
Article Date:
November 2, 2009
Media: New York Post
Summary: Korean and Chinese interpreters were hired to help at the
polls, but did not come in contact with many people needing their services.
State: NY
Link: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/runoff_election_translators_at_loss_TP8WcYVvOieAlKdww81fUN
Title:
Battle of words threatens chaos in the courts
Author: Martyn McLaughlin
Article Date:
November 1, 2009
Media: News.scotsman.com
Summary: Scottish interpreters and translators are upset with pay and
working conditions and have formed a professional association: the Scottish
Association of Interpreters & Translators (SITA)
Link: http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Battle----of.5784353.jp
Title:
Mistranslation at heart of tragic moment in Kandahar
Author: Murray Brewster
Article Date:
November 1, 2009
Media: The Canadian Press
Summary: A
mistranslation caused an injured boy to almost be labeled as a potential terrorist
and transfered to Afghanistan's intelligence service.
Link: http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hwBj-pm_i21tZhmZfSoyqCj4-b2Q
October
Title:
FBI lagging on translation efforts: report
Author: Jeremy Pelofsky
Article Date:
October 26, 2009
Media: Reuter
Summary: FBI has lost 3% of its linguists and is suffering from a backlog
in documents due to lack of translators.
Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE59P4Q020091026
Title:
K-W Multicultural Centre still main support for area newcomers
Author: Liz Monteiro
Article Date:
October 24, 2009
Media: The Record
Summary: The K-W Multicultural Centre has grown significantly, now
offering more than 100 interpreters in 65 languages.
Link: http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/618343
Title:
NYC confab finds jobs are not lost in translation
Author: Lisa Fickenscher
Article Date:
October 23, 2009
Media: Crain's New York Business
Summary: The ATA language-services convention in New York attracted
a record 2,200 attendees.
State: NY
Link: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20091023/FREE/910239991
Title:
Fighting an insurgency: you are only as good as your interpreter
Author: David Ljunggren
Article Date:
October 21, 2009
Media: Afghan Journal (Reuters Blog)
Summary: The
importance of a skilled interpreter in conflict is discussed.
Link: http://blogs.reuters.com/afghanistan/2009/10/22/fighting-an-insurgency-you-are-only-as-good-as-your-interpreter/
Title:
The death of language?
Author: Tom Colls
Article Date:
October 19, 2009
Media: BBC News
Summary: Many languages around the world are in danger of extinction.
The issue of what is lost when a language dies is discussed.
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8311000/8311069.stm
Title:
ACLU Report Details 287(g) Immigration Law Abuses in Cobb County
Author: Jonathan Springston
Article Date:
October 18, 2009
Media: The Atlanta Progressive News
Summary: Among many other abuses, this report points out that many
immigrant detainees were denied interpreters and coerced into signing documents
they did not understand.
State: Georgia
Link: http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/news/0532.html
Actual Report: http://www.acluga.org/racial%20profiling%20Cobb.pdf
September
Title:
Guilty by immigration status: a report on U.S. violations of the rights of
immigrant families, workers and communities in 2008
Author: HURRICANE: The Human Rights Immigrant Community Action Network
Article Date:
September 2009
Media:
Summary: Reports
of immigration policing causing abuses and rights violations, including denying
immigrants the right to an interpreter.
Link: http://www.nnirr.org/hurricane/GuiltybyImmigrationStatus2008.pdf
Title:
Maladies of Interpreters
Author: Joshua Foust
Article Date:
September 21, 2009
Media: The New York Times
Summary: An examination of the treatment of interpreters involved in
counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan.
Country: Afghanistan
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/opinion/22foust.html?hp
Title:
Court workers protest first day of statewide furloughs
Author: Malaika Fraley
Article Date:
September 16, 2009
Media:
Summary: More than 100 furloughed court workers from across California
picketed court administrative offices Wednesday in San Francisco, claiming
that the monthly closure of state and county courthouses is an unnecessary
burden on employees and the justice system. In July, the state Judicial Council
voted to close the courts the third Wednesday of every month through June
to save as much as $94 million.
State: CA
Link: http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_13351589
Title:
Interpreters put to first test in lay judge trial
Author: Setsuko Kamiya
Article Date:
September 10, 2009
Media: Japan Times
Summary: The first lay judge trial of a foreign defendant in the Saitama
District Court put court interpreters to the test recently.
Country: Japan
Link: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090910a2.html
August
Title:
SCC gets scholarship from NC Bar Association
Article Date:
August 31, 2009
Media: The Mount Airy News
Summary: Surry Community College received a scholarship from the North
Carolina Bar Association to pilot a program where the college helps subsidize
the certification process for Spanish-language court interpreters.
State: North
Carolina
Link: http://www.mtairynews.com/pages/full_story/push?article-SCC+gets+scholarship+from+NC+Bar+Association%20&id=3507081-SCC+gets+scholarship+from+NC+Bar+Association&instance=secondary_news_left_column
Title:
Red faces as bogus interpreter manages to infiltrate counter-terrorism unit
Author: Nigel Bunyan
Article Date:
August 28, 2009
Media: The Telegraph
Summary: Counter-terrorism officials unwittingly used a bogus interpreter
to translate audio tapes seized in a raid. The bogus interpreter had displayed
and ID card of a genuine interpreter to authorities.
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6104226/Red-faces-as-bogus-interpreter-manages-to-infiltrate-counter-terrorism-unit.html
Title:
IDF court tosses evidence given by Israeli with poor Arabic
Author: Amira Hass
Article Date:
August 27, 2009
Media: Haaretz.com
Summary: A military court in Israel has invalidated testimony from
Palestinian prosecution witnesses because it was gathered by a police investigator
wtih substandard knowledge of Arabic.
Link: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1110389.html
Title:
Shanghai seeks end to "Chinglish"
Author: Chris Hogg
Article Date:
August 25, 2009
Media: BBC News
Summary: The authorities in Shanghai are starting a campaign to correct
badly phrased English on signs in public places.
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8219427.stm
Title:
Courtroom chic: Isle attorneys base their attire on whether they are going
before a judge or jury
Author: Paula Rath
Article Date:
August 14, 2009
Media: honoluluadvertiser.com
Summary: A look at the clothing choices attorneys in Hawaii make when
going before a judge or jury.
State: HI
Link: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090814/LIFE08/908140316/Courtroom+chic
Title:
County supervisors face civil-rights probe
Author: Michael Kiefer and Yvonne Wingett
Article Date:
August 12, 2009
Media: The Arizona Republic
Summary: The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is under federal
investigation for possible civil-rights violations that involve failing to
provide interpreters for LEP persons at public meetings.
State: AZ
Link: http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2009/08/12/20090812DOJ0811-onl-CP.html
Title:
Concord child abduction hearing halted to wait for Mayan interpreter
Author: Malaika Fraley
Article Date:
August 12, 2009
Media: Contra Costa Times
Summary: The preliminary hearing for a Mexico native charged with abducting
a 4-year-old boy was halted so that the court could find a Mayan interpreter.
Attorneys were unaware that a Mayan language was the man's native tongue,
until the man explained to the interpreter that he could only understand part
of what she was interpreting.
State: CA
Link: http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_13046763
Title:
Stamford woman a voice for growing Ukrainian population
Author: Monica Potts
Article Date:
August 8, 2009
Media: Connecticut Post
Summary: The only Ukrainian interpreter on contract with the Connecticut
court system is profiled.
State: CT
Link: http://www.connpost.com/ci_13019952
Title:
Language Barrier Slows Rapes & Kidnapping Case
Author: Julie Montanaro
Article Date:
August 5, 2009
Media: WCTV
Summary: After more than three years in jail, three men accused of
rape and kidnapping, had their day in court, once a Tzotzil interpreter was
located. According to the court administrator's office, there are only three
qualified Tzotzil interpreters in the country.
State: FL
Link: http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/52521167.html?storySection=story
July
Title:
Judicial role of interpreters
Author: Editorial (no author listed)
Article Date:
July 30, 2009
Media: The Japan Times
Summary: An editorial outlining the importance of court interpreters
in Japan.
Country: Japan
Link: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20090730a2.html
Title:
No Choice About the Terminology
Author: Mark Dow
Article Date:
July 28, 2009
Media: The New York Times
Summary: A look at the uses of language by students at a "special
school" in Massachusetts. It is a reflection about the connections and
uses of language in daily life.
State: MA
Link: http://happydays.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/no-choice-about-the-terminology/
Title:
Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily
Author: Lauran Neergaard
Article Date:
July 21, 2009
Media: Associated Press
Summary: New research shows that the best time to learn a foreign language
is between birth and age 7. The article outlines the brain processes in learning
a new language.
Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_med_healthbeat_bilingual_tots
Title:
Study: R.I. lags in providing interpreters in civil court cases
Author: Karen Lee Ziner
Article Date:
July 21, 2009
Media: Rhode Island News
Summary: The Rhode Island Judiciary opened up its first Office of Court
Interpreters to help non-English speakers understand legal proceedings in
2004. However, according to a new study, Rhode Island (along with many other
states) do not require that court interpreters be provided in all cases, often
in violation of federal law.
State: RI
Link: http://www.projo.com/news/content/INTERPRETERS_RI_07-21-09_0GF46OP_v13.37ce057.html
Title:
Interpretation Institute Draws Professionals Nationwide, Abroad
Author: La Monica Everett-Haynes
Article Date:
July 20, 2009
Media: University of Arizona News
Summary: The Agnese Haury Institute for Interpretation, which began
with social justice in mind, continues to train interpreters across the nation
and in other countries to be highly skilled and precise professionals. Agnese
Haury was recently presented with a lifetime achievement award.
State: AZ
Link: http://uanews.org/node/26468
Title:
Translation Wars: An Ongoing Grief of the Theologian
Author: Jamin Hubber
Article Date:
July 19, 2009
Media: Examiner.com
Summary: A look at the challenges of translation the bible.
Link: http://www.examiner.com/x-17368-Sioux-Falls-Apologetics--Theology-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Translation-Wars-An-Ongoing-Grief-of-the-Theologian
Title:
African language gap bridged in Broward murder trial
Author: Tonya Alanez
Article Date:
July 16, 2009
Media: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Summary: A look into the role of a Tigrinya interpreter in a murder
case.
State: FL
Link: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sfl-ethiopian-dialect-interpreter-b071609,0,2134135.story
Title:
Rape case delayed by interpreter issues
Author: Louisa Rebgetz
Article Date:
July 15, 2009
Media: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Summary: A trial of an Australian man charged with rape has been postponed
due to the lack of an interpreter.
Country: Australia
Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/15/2626413.htm?section=australia
Title:
Court interpreter legislation proposed by Sen. Herb Kohl
Author: Peggy Williams
Article Date:
July 11, 2009
Media: Madison Political Buzz Examiner
Summary: Senator Herb Kohl introduced legislation to create a federal
grant program designed to ensure high quality interpreter services for all
states.
Link: http://www.examiner.com/x-6489-Madison-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Court-interpreter-legislation-proposed-by-Sen-Herb-Kohl
Title:
Immigration Judges Found Under Strain
Author: Julia Preston
Article Date:
July 10, 2009
Media: New York Times
Summary: A new study reports that increased caseloads and a lack of
resources are leaving judges discouraged and frustrated.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/us/11immig.html?_r=1
Title:
What's in a Word? Language may shape our thoughts
Author: Sharon Begley
Article Date:
July 9, 2009
Media: Newsweek
Summary: Linguistic relativity is discussed, with examples from a new
study out of Stanford.
Link: http://www.newsweek.com/id/205985
Title:
NM to train court, medical care interpreters
Author:
Article Date:
July 8, 2009
Media: Associated Press
Summary: The New Mexico Center for Language Access will work on training
more interpreters for the courts and medical care.
State: NM
Link: http://www.kdbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10664901&nav=menu608_2_3
Title:
Wisconsin faces shortage of money for court translation
Author: Gil Halsted
Article Date:
July 7, 2009
Media: Wisconsin Public Radio
Summary: The director of the Wisconsin state court interpreter program
is urging federal lawmakers to pass Senator Kohl's bill, so that Wisconsin
can provide necessary court interpreting services.
State: WI
Link: http://fox21online.com/news/wisconsin-faces-shortage-money-court-translation
Title:
Senator Kohl Introduces Court Interpreter Services Legislation
Author:
Article Date:
July 6, 2009
Media: RTTNews
Summary: Senator Herb Kohl introduced legislation to create a federal
grant program for interpreters in state courts.
Link: http://www.rttnews.com/Content/PoliticalNews.aspx?Node=B1&Id=997417
Title:
Man who allegedly beat co-worker seeks new hearing
Author: Carl Hessler Jr.
Article Date:
July 3, 2009
Media: The Reporter
Summary: A man accused of attacking a co-worker at a meat-packing plant
is arguing for a new preliminary hearing on the grounds that he did not comprehend
testimony at the original hearing, due to an inadequate interpreter.
State: PA
Link: http://www.thereporteronline.com/articles/2009/07/03/news/srv0000005750519.txt
Title:
Interpreters Accuse L.A. Superior of Racism
Author: Karina Brown
Article Date:
July 2, 2009
Media: Courthouse News Service
Summary: A Los Angeles Superior Court interpreter filed a class action
lawsuit claiming that the court subjects her and other interpreters to racial
discrimination.
State: CA
Link: http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/07/02/Interpreters_Accuse_L_A_Superior_of_Racism.htm
Title:
Despite contention over lack of translation, court upholds Plainfield man's
conviction
Author: Michael Deak
Article Date:
July 1, 2009
Media: MyCentralJersey.com
Summary: A New Jersey appellate court upheld the conviction of German
Marquez for refusing to take a breath test after a drunken-driving arrest.
Mr. Marquez claimed that the instructions should have been given in Spanish.
State: NJ
Link: http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090701/NEWS/907010365
June
Title:
3 lawyers, 2 interpreters convicted in audacious asylum scam
Author: Sam Stanton
Article Date:
June 30, 2009
Media: The Sacramento Bee
Summary: Three lawyers were convicted in an immigration scam where
lawyers coached clients on how to lie to get through the asylum process.
State: CA
Link: http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1978609.html?pageNum=2&mi_pluck_action=page_nav#Comments_Container
Title:
Court system planning to buy remote system to help interpreters
Author: Missy Diaz
Article Date:
June 29, 2009
Media: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Summary: The 15th Judicial Circuit in Florida is planning to use new
remote interpreting equipment in order to save on costs by allowing interpreters
to work without being in the courtroom.
State: FL
Link: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-court-interpreters-languages-p062909,0,4458884.story
Title:
How Should We Teach English-Language Learners?
Author: Claudio Sanchez
Article Date:
June 28, 2009
Media: NPR
Summary: An analysis of the best way to teach English to non-English
speaking students.
Link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105900115
Title:
Legal access targeted
Author: Jack Flynn
Article Date:
June 28, 2009
Media: The Republican
Summary: A Springfield Housing Court judge has been selected to play
a key role in expanding legal access for disabled, low-incomg and non-English
speaking residents.
State: MA
Link: http://www.masslive.com/hampfrank/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-21/1246086936268380.xml&coll=1
Title:
Court Rules for Deportee on Custody
Author: Ginger Thompson
Article Date:
June 27, 2009
Media: The New York Times
Summary: The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the state acted improperly
when it terminated a Guatemalan woman's rights to her two American-born children.
Four years after the incident, Maria Luis will be reunited with her children.
State: NB
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/us/28deport.html?_r=1
Title:
Needs in Homeland security and health care translate into demand for interpreters
Article Date:
June 26, 2009
Media: nwsource.com
Summary: Employment of intepreters and translators is expected to grow
24 percent between 2006 and 2016, much faster than the average for all occupations.
State: WA
Link: http://blog.marketplace.nwsource.com/careercenter/needs_in_homeland_security_and_health_care_translate_into_demand_for_interpreters.html?cmpid=2627
Title:
CyraCom inks training deal with UA
Article Date:
June 26, 2009
Media: Arizona Daily Star
Summary: The University of Arizona and an Arizona language-services
company are developing curricula for training of Spanish-English healthcare
interpreters.
State: AZ
Link: http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/298595
Title:
Texas Governor Rick Perry signs Bill Establishing a Committee to Oversee Healthcare
Interpreter Qualifications
Author: Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators
Article Date:
June 25, 2009
Media: pr.com
Summary: On June 19, 2009, Governor Rick Perry signed a bill establishing
a committee to oversee Healthcare Interpreter Qualifications.
State: TX
Link: http://www.pr.com/press-release/161004
Title:
Landlord Tenant Court: The No-Interpreter Defense Won't Fly
Author: Amanda Hess
Article Date:
June 25, 2009
Media: The Washington City Paper
Summary: One tenant in DC Superior Court claimed that she did not pay
her rent because she did not understand the lease agreement, which was in
English.
State: DC
Link: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2009/06/25/landlord-tenant-court-%20the-no-interpreter-defense-wont-fly/
Title:
Supreme Court Sides With Arizona in Language Case
Author: Tamar Lewin
Article Date:
June 25, 2009
Media: New York Times
Summary: The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government should
not be supervising the state's spending for teching non-English-speaking students.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/education/26educ.html?ref=us
Title:
Latino health center makes move from Berthoud to DC
Author: Marcy Franklin
Article Date:
June 22, 2009
Media: Loveland Reporter-Herald
Summary: The National Latino Behavioral Health Association has moved
its offices from Berthoud to Washington, DC in order to bring better mental
health services to the Latino population nationwide.
State: DC
Link: http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?id=23686
Title:
Local courts without interpreter: El Paso County helping when it can
Article Date:
June 21, 2009
Media: The Pueblo Chieftain-McClatchy Tribune
Summary: New changes in policy from the state court administrator have
left Pueblo's combined courts without a full-time interpreter, an issue taking
place statewide.
State: CO
Link: http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2009/06/21/4236286.htm
Title:
Immigrant fights to keep baby girl
Author: Chris Joyner
Article Date:
June 15, 2009
Media: Clarion Ledger
Summary: A Mexican woman is fighting to keep custody of her child after
she was reported as an unfit mother two days after giving birth. The woman
speaks an indigenous language, and an appropriate interpreter was never provided
to her.
State: MI
Link: http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090615/NEWS/906150320/1001/news
Title:
Demand for interpreters grows
Author: Jordan Pascale
Article Date: June 15, 2009
Media: Omaha World-Herald
Summary: The increased demand for interpreters in Nebraska is explored.
State: NE
Link: http://www.omaha.com/article/20090615/NEWS01/306159989
Title:
Pro-English measures being revived across U.S.
Author: Alex Johnson
Article Date: June 15, 2009
Media: msnbc.com
Summary: A
look at recent initiatives by Congress and states to declare English the "official
language" of the United States.
Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31176525/ns/us_news-life//
Title:
Middle Georgia judge accused of misconduct
Author: Phillip Ramati
Article Date: June 13, 2009
Media: macon.com
Summary: The Commission on Judicial Qualifications of the state of
Georgia is beginning formal proceedings against a Twiggs County probate judge
who is believed to be abusing his power and suppressing the rights of defendants.
He is accused of allowing unqualified persons to serve as interpreters in
court.
State: GA
Link: http://www.macon.com/198/story/746736.html
Title:
Police warn of scam artists
Author:
Article Date:
June 11, 2009
Media: SunHerald.com
Summary: Con artists are promising to send people money for translating
jobs which do not exist.
State: Mississippi
Link: http://www.sunherald.com/local/story/1408040.html
Title:
Change probably wouldn't save money
Author: Don Bowen
Article Date: June 6, 2009
Media: Fremont Tribune
Summary: A comparison of costs of court offices of similar size in
different counties. The cost of interpreters is explored.
State: NE
Link: http://www.fremonttribune.com/articles/2009/06/06/news/local/doc4a29eca524eed836713627.txt
Title:
She's open to interpretation: A love of learning critical to court interpreters
Author: John Gardner
Article Date: June 5, 2009
Media: Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Summary: Maria Deleo, a court interpreter in Colorado is interviewed
on the career of court interpreting.
State: CO
Link: http://www.postindependent.com/article/20090605/VALLEYNEWS/906049997/1083&ParentProfile=1074
Title:
Universities not supplying enough linguists, CILT says
Author:
Article Date:
June 5, 2009
Media: SFS Group
Summary: Kathryn Board, an education expert has claimed that there
are not enough competent language students coming out of the UK's higher education
facilities.
State: UK
Link: http://www.sfs-group.co.uk/news-industry-19205897-universities_not_supplying_enough_linguists_cilt_says.htm
Title:
Ukrainian woman should get day in court over botched translation at jail
Author: Shane Hoover
Article Date: June 4, 2009
Media: CantonRep.com
Summary: A federal judge ruled that a jury should hear a Ukrainian
immigrants claim that a botched translation led to her wrongly being placed
on suicide precautions at the county jail.
State: OH
Link: http://www.cantonrep.com/crime/x726828320/Ukrainian-woman-should-get-day-in-court-over-botched-translation-at-jail
Title:
Rite Aid joins other drugstores in offering translators for those who don't
speak English well
Author: Diane Suchetka
Article Date: June 1, 2009
Media: Plain Dealer Reporter
Summary: Rite Aid is now offering free telephone interpreting services
in more than 175 languages to its customers.
Link: http://www.cleveland.com/medical/index.ssf/2009/06/rite_aid_joins_other_drugstore.html
May
Title:
US Scrambles to Find Linguists for Afghan Surge
Author: Gary Thomas
Article Date: May 29, 2009
Media: Voice of America
Summary: As President Obama increases the US presence in Afghanistan,
the demand for more skilled linguists rises.
Link: http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-29-voa32.cfm
Title:
Judge, Groups Back Bill Providing Civil Case Interpreters
Author: Sherri M. Okamoto
Article Date: May 28, 2009
Media: Metropolitan News Enterprise
Summary: Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza and representatives
of various community legal organizations held a press conference on May 27
in support of pending legislation to provide court-appointed interpreters
to indigent parties in civil cases. Currently, they are only provided in criminal
cases.
State: CA
Link: http://www.metnews.com/articles/2009/ab36052809.htm
Title:
Driver tests to be only in English
Author: Valarie Honeycutt Spears
Article Date: May 27, 2009
Media: Lexington Herald-Leader
Summary: Effective June 1, 2009, people in Kentucky will only be able
to take the driver's license test in English. In the past, Kentucky has offered
its written driver's test in 22 languages.
State: KY
Link: http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/809250.html
Title:
Forks man arraigned in fatal stabbing
Author: Paige Dickerson
Article Date: May 21, 2009
Media: Peninsula Daily News
Summary: Prosecutors formally charged a man from Forks, WA with second-degree
murder, in connection with a fatal stabbing. The man speaks Mam, and two translators
were used during the arraignment-- one who translated English to Spanish and
the other who translated Spanish to Mam.
State: WA
Link: http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090522/NEWS/905219997
Title:
Deaf woman answers jury call
Author: Janice Gregorson
Article Date: May 19, 2009
Media: Post-Bullettin
Summary: A Rochester, MN deaf woman served on a jury. Two interpreters
were made available to her.
State: MN
Link: http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=400192
Title:
Qualified Spanish interpreters in short supply for Northampton County courts
Author: Michael Buck
Article Date: May 18, 2009
Media: Lehigh Valley News
Summary: Certified Spanish interpreters are becoming difficult to
find in Pennsylvania. Two years ago, Pennsylvania enacted standards for court
interpreters, and qualified interpreters are becoming increasingly difficult
to find.
State: PA
Link: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1242619515317640.xml&coll=3
Title:
Update: Suspect in Forks fatal stabbing
Author: Paige Dickerson
Article Date: May 17, 2009
Media: Peninsula Daily News
Summary: Police in Forks, WA arrested a man of Guatemalan descent
during the investigation of a stabbing outside a mobile home. Several of the
witnesses and suspect speak Mam, a Guatemalan dialect. This language barrier
is slowing down the investigation.
State: WA
Link: http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090518/NEWS/305189997
Title:
Interpreter issue delays child rape sentencing
Author: Heather Stauffer
Article Date: May 13, 2009
Media: Sentinel Reporter
Summary: The absence of a Russian interpreter delayed the sentencing
of a man convicted of child rape.
State: PA
Link: http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2009/05/13/news/local/doc4a0acd7119601778860138.txt
Title:
New resource for domestic violence victims
Author: Iris St. Meran
Article Date: May 7, 2009
Media: News 10 Now
Summary: A new guide, "Finding Safety and Support" is designed
to help victims navigate the criminal justice system in New York. It has been
translated into five languages.
State: NY
Link: http://news10now.com/content/all_news/romemohawk_valley/138448/new-resource-for-domestic-violence-victims/Default.aspx
Title:
Speaking the language: courts, the accused rely on interpreters in E. Iowa
to ensure justice for all
Author: Trish Mehaffey
Article Date: May 5, 2009
Media: The Gazette
Summary: The demand for court interpreters, and the low pay is discussed.
Many part-time and potential interpreters are unable to leave their day jobs,
as the pay is too low.
State: OH
Link: http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090505/NEWS/705059932/1006
Title:
Supreme Court limits identity theft law
Author: David G. Savage
Article Date: May 5, 2009
Media: Los Angeles Times
Summary: Many government prosecutors use the crime of identity theft
as a way to prosecute illegal immigrants. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme
Court decided that a person can only be charged with "aggravated identity
theft" if they were aware that a social security number belonged to someone
else.
State: DC
Link: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-court-identity5-2009may05,0,7732350.story
Title:
"Communication Challenges During Delivery of Emergency Services: Is There
a Problem?"
Media: Internect, LLC
Summary: An examination of communication problems at the initial exchange
of information between first responders and other participants at the scene
of an accident or incident.
Link: https://www.internect.org/Monograph.html
April
Title:
Spare Times
Article Date: April 30, 2009
Media: New York Times
Summary: A "Translation Slam" will be taking place where
poets and translators read translated versions of the same work, while the
audience dissects them.
State: New York
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/arts/01spare.html
Title:
Language Barriers to Justice
Author: Kathryn Alfisi
Article Date: April 2009
Media: Washington Lawyer
Summary: The frustrations and challenges associated with coming up
against a language barrier in the justice system are explored.
State: DC
Link: http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/resources/publications/washington_lawyer/April_2009/language_barriers.cfm
Title:
Mumbai attacks accused to undergo age test
Article Date: April 24, 2009
Media: AFP
Summary: An Indian court ruled that a Pakistani national on trial
should have medical tests to determine whether he is in fact a minor who should
be tried in a juvenile court. The defendant does not have an interpreter and
has said he does not understand the proceedings.
State: Mumbai, India
Link: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5je_TOuMmB1OjOOwK3eRT0wljIoyA
Title:
Florida Government Layers, Staffers Take to Street to Protest Salary Cuts
Author: Jordana Mishory
Article Date: April 24, 2009
Media: Daily Business Review
Summary: Public lawyers and staffers took to the street to protest
proposed salary cuts for state employees.
State: FL
Link: http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202430162103
Title:
Pirate Suspect Charged as Adult in New York
Author: Benjamin Weiser
Article Date: April 21, 2009
Media: The New York Times
Summary: Lawyers and a federal magistrate judge struggled to determine
the age of a Somali pirate. Telephone interpreting was used to take the testimony
of the accused pirate's father in Somalia.
State: New York
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/nyregion/22pirate.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&bl&ei=5087&en=ab4559dbcc4ddb83&ex=1240545600
Title:
Speaking the Same Language: Medical Providers Struggle to Communicate With
Immigrant Patients
Author: Eliza Barclay
Article Date: April 21, 2009
Media: The Washington Post
Summary: As immigrant communities grow around the country, medical
providers are confronted with many language and cultural challenges that can
discourage people from seeking care and lead to significant errors in diagnoses
and treatment.
State: DC
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042002466.html
Title:
Making sure your patients know what you're saying
Author: Amy Lynn Sorrel
Article Date: April 20, 2009
Media: American Medical News
Summary: Communication barriers create potential legal risks of doctors
do not provide adequate language assistance to those in need.
Link: http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2009/04/20/prsa0420.htm
Title:
CIA still lacking on language skills
Author: Pete Eisler
Article Date: April 20, 2009
Media: Federaltimes.com
Summary: The CIA is currently lacking in language skills, as Leon
Panetta looks to expand foreign language proficiency among staff.
Link: http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=4049512
Title:
Justices Spar Over Funding Mandates for English-Deficient Students
Author: Bill Mears
Article Date: April 20, 2009
Media: CNN
Summary: The Supreme Court recently heard a case over the power of
judges to decide how money is spent to help students increase their English
language skills.
State: Arizona/DC
Link: http://www.cbs19.tv/Global/story.asp?S=10215825
Title:
Letter to Attorney General of Oklahoma re: English-only constitutional amendment
Author: Department of Justice
Letter Date: April 14, 2009
Summary: The Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division wrote a
letter to the Attorney General of Oklahoma advising him that passage of the
amendment may conflict with Oklahoma's obligations to protect the civil rights
of limited English Proficient (LEP) persons.
State: Oklahoma/DC
Link: http://www.lep.gov/whats_new/Oklahoma_letter.pdf
Title:
In Afghanistan, US finds itself lost in translation as military struggles
with languages
Author: Karen Leigh
Article Date: April 9, 2009
Media: Medill Reports
Summary: The shortage of interpreters and translators in Arabic, Dari,
Urdu, and Pashto is examined.
Link: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/washington/news.aspx?id=125529
Title:
Man, 25, says he was wrongly convicted
Author: Lori Pilger
Article Date: April 9, 2009
Media: Lincoln Journal Star
Summary: A 25-year-old man sentenced to 50 years to life says he is
the emotional an intellectual equivalent of a 10-year-old. He asked for a
new hearing and a South Vietnamese interpreter, claiming that he could not
understand the North Vietnamese interpreter who was provided for his earlier
proceedings.
State: Nebraska
Link: http://journalstar.com/articles/2009/04/09/news/local/doc49de7ce08084f579735401.txt
Title:
Language barriers in Weber legal system raise concerns
Author: Kristine Shawkey
Article Date: April 6, 2009
Media: Standard-Examiner
Summary: As the Hispanic community grows in Weber county, the legal
system is struggling to keep up with the needs of Spanish-speaking defendants.
In the past, interpreters were called in to the jails when needed, now they
are sent every business day to do video arraignments.
State: Utah
Link: http://www.standard.net/live/news/169083/
March
Title:
Schott's Vocab: A Miscellany of Modern Words & Phrases
Author: Ben Schott
Article Date: 2009
Media: New York Times
Summary: A blog about new words in English
Link: http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/
Title:
Why interpreters serving with US troops in Iraq are revolting
Author: Bruce Falconer
Article Date: 2009-03-23
Media: Mother Jones
Summary: Contract linguists working for the US military in Iraq, are
in a disagreement over reduced pay with contractor Global Linguist Solutions
(GLS).
Link: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/03/military-translators-war
Title: Woman
translates for the deaf
Author: Edward Guthmann
Article Date: 2009-03-23
Media: San Francisco Chronicle
Summary: This article is a profile of Anna Mindess, a courtroom interpreter
for the deaf.
State: CA
Link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/22/DD6M16KBQN.DTL
February
Title:
Law Review Article Discusses Importance of Qualified Court Interpreters
Author:
Article Date: 2009-02-23
Media: The Supreme Court of Ohio: Court News
Summary: A press release on the publication of an article by Bruno
Romero, examining interpreter qualifications and demand.
State: Ohio
Links: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/Communications_Office/Press_Releases/2009/lawreviewarticle_022309.asp
http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/Judicial_and_Court_Services/interpreter_svcs/Romero.pdf
Title:
Lending their voices so nothing gets lost in translation
Author: Chris Conrad
Article Date: 2009-02-22
Media: Mail Tribune
Summary: The job of an interpreter, in several different settings,
is examined, with personal profiles of a court and medical interpreter.
State: Oregon
Link: http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090222/NEWS/902220327
Title:
Ay, caramba, it's back: Misguided English-only bill probably headed for a
public vote
Author: Mike Jones
Article Date: 2009-02-22
Media: Tulsa World
Summary: An English-only bill is currently making its way through the
Oklahoma House, while there is similar legislation in the Senate. It appears
as if the proposal will end up before the voting public. Mike Jones examines
some of the problems with the bill.
State: Oklahoma
Link: http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectid=213&articleid=20090222_213_G1_Ateach801452
Title:
American justice in a foreign language
Author: Victoria Kim
Article Date: 2009-02-21
Media: Los Angeles Times
Summary: The demand for court interpreters of indigenous languages
spoken in Latin America has been increasing, and forced court officials to
become more sensitive and aware of these languages and their variations. A
specific court case is examined.
Link: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-interpret21-2009feb21,0,4285160.story
Title:
Dial-a-Translator gives non-English speaking defendants a new voice in court
Author: Robert Bryan
Article Date: 2009-02-20
Media: Wabash Plain Dealer
Summary: The Indiana Supreme Court recently implemented a program which
allows them to dial in to a service to receive interpretation services, when
a credentialed live interpreter is unavailable.
Link: http://www.wabashplaindealer.com/articles/2009/02/21/local_news/local1.txt
Title:
Accomodation hearing must be heard first
Author: David Ziemer
Article Date: 2009-02-19
Media: Wisconsin Law Journal
Summary: A hearing to determine whether a deaf person needs an interpreter
must be scheduled before the hearing for which the interpreter is requested,
the Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently ruled.
Link: http://wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/02/23/Accommodation-hearing-must-be-heard-first
Title:
Expanding EU desperately seeking interpreters
Article Date: 2009-02-19
Media: EUbusiness.com
Summary: The European Union is suffering from a serious shortage of
interpreters, with English-language linguists in high demand.
Link: http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1235054822.06
Title:
U.S. Contractor refuse to ID Iraqi translators; 300 killed since 2003
Article Date: 2009-02-18
Media: World Tribune
Summary: U.S. security contractors have decided not to release the
names Iraqi translators they hired to the Baghdad government, as this information
could lead to assasination attempts from several different groups.
Link: http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2009/ss_iraq0144_02_18.asp
Title:
No interpreter... so police asked accused's girlfriend to translate his rights
Author:
Article Date: 2009-02-14
Media: Sunday Herald
State:
Summary: Scotland police could not find a qualified interpreter for
several hours to deal with an accused individual, and instead used his girlfriend
to translate crucial documents relating to his rights.
Link: http://www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.2489292.0.no_interpreter
_so_police_asked_accuseds_girlfriend_to_translate_his_rights.php
Title:
Iraqi Interpreters May Wear Masks
Author: Ernesto Londoño
Article Date: 2009-02-13
Media: The Washington Post
Summary: A recent Pentagon decision allows battalion commanders to
disregard an earlier policy of banning interpreters from wearing masks. Iraqi
interpreters working for the US Army are now allowed to hide their identities
for certain missions.
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021203504.html?hpid=moreheadlines
Title:
An Effort to Upgrade a Court Archive System to Free and Easy
Author: John Schwartz
Article Date: 2009-02-12
Media: New York Times
State:
Summary: A small group of activists are working towards taking all
the public court documents on PACER and making them available for free.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/us/13records.html
Title:
English Language Unity Act Introduced in the 111th Congress
Author:
Article Date: 2009-02-11
Media: Reuters
State: DC
Summary: On February 11th, a group of lawmakers introduced legislation
to make English the official language of the United States.
Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS251106+11-Feb-2009+BW20090211
Title:
US Courts, Non-English Defendants Suffer From Shortage of Qualified Interpreters
Author: Steve Mort
Article Date: 2009-02-05
Media: Voice of America
State: Florida
Summary: The US is suffering from a shortage of court interpreters.
NAJIT is mentioned.
Link: http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-02-05-voa60.cfm
January
Title:
Immigrants Gain Right to Medical Interpreters
Author: Viji Sundaram
Article Date: 2009-01-26
Media: New America Media
State: California
Summary: A new regulation in California requires health and dental
insurers to provide interpreters to patients who need them.
Link: http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=05234777cbb7c6e5f9caec245e3e9942
Title: Spanish
interpreters finding work
Author: Earlesha Butler
Article Date: 2009-01-26
Media: Hattiesburg American
State: Mississippi
Summary: Interpreters who work in the Spanish-speaking communities
throughout the Pine Belt are experiencing increasing demand for their work.
Link: http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090126/NEWS/901260321/1001
Title: Nashville's
English-only measure defeated
Author: Chris Echegaray
Article Date: 2009-01-23
Media: The Tennessean
State: Tennessee
Summary: Nashville voters voted against a ballot measure aimed to make
Nashville an English-only city.
Link: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090123/NEWS0202/901230395
Title:
Defendant misunderstands legal lingo
Author: AP
Article Date: 2009-01-23
Media: Casper Star-Tribune
State: Idaho
Summary: A Korean woman failed to understand legal terms, and thought
she was going to be executed over a prostitution case.
Link: http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9722963&nav=menu554_2_2
Title:
East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputies learn second language
Author: Caroline Moses
Article Date: 2009-01-12
Media: WAFB-CBS 9
State: Louisiana
Summary: Law enforcement officers in southern Louisiana are learning
Spanish in order to communicate with the people they serve.
Link: http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=9619798
Title: In Nashville,
a Ballot Measure That May Quiet All but English
Author: Brown, Robbie
Article Date: 2009-01-10
Media: The New York Times
State: Tennessee
Summary: A Nashville English Only charter amendment is examined as
citizens prepare to go vote.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/us/11english.html?th&emc=th
Title:
Sales May Be Lost In Translation
Author: Jiri Stejskal
Article Date: 2009-01-05
Media: Marketing Daily
Summary: Translation blunders lead to a loss in credibility for companies.
Link:http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=97668
Title:
Doctor liable for not providing sign language interpreter
Author: Amy Lynn Sorrel
Article Date: 2009-01-05
Media: American Medical News
State: New Jersey
Summary: A New Jersey doctor was sued (and ruled against) for refusing
to pay for a sign language interpreter for a deaf patient.
Link: http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2009/01/05/prca0105.htm
Title:
U.S. welcome disappoints Iraqi interpreter who lost his legs
Author: Matthew D. LaPlante
Article Date: 2009-01-05
Media: The Salt Lake Tribune
State: Utah
Summary: The article profiles one of hundreds of wounded interpreters
who fled Iraq after becoming known as American collaborators.
Link: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_11350493
Title:
Courts confront need for extra interpreters
Author: Adam Wallworth
Article Date: 2009-01-05
Media: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
State: Arkansas
Summary: The increased demand and lack of proper funding for court
interpreters in Arkansas is described.
Link: http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/248608
Title:
Demand for court interpreters high in California
Author: Ryan Carter
Article Date: 2009-01-01
Media: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
State: California
Summary: The Judicial Council of California discusses the demand for
court interpreters and some of the requirements to become one.
Link: http://www.sgvtribune.com/business/ci_11350170
2008
December
Title: Fairlawn
man's homicide convictions overturned
Author: Rick Armon
Article Date: 2008-12-31
Media: Beacon Journal
State: Ohio
Summary: An
appeals court in Ohio overturned the homicide convictions of a man, saying
that a hearing-impaired woman should not have been seated on the jury.
The juror did
not read sign language, which is why a sign language interpreter was not brought
into the courtroom.
Link: http://www.ohio.com/news/36956789.html
Title: Lack of
Translator Leaves Mistakenly Arrested Man Languishing in Jail
Article Date: 2008-12-18
Media: WJLA-ABC 7 News
State: DC
Summary: The Metropolitan Police Department mistakenly allowed a Korean
man to spend four and a half days in jail due to the language barrier.
Link: http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1208/578984.html
Title: Iraq translators'
mask ban dropped
Author: Humphrey Hawksley
Article Date: 2008-12-06
Media: BBC News
Summary: The Pentagon rescinded a controversial decision that banned
Iraqi interpreters working for US troops from protecting their identities
by wearing ski-masks. NAJIT's advocacy committee wrote a letter calling for
the Pentagon to drop the ban.
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7768041.stm
Title: Breaking
the language barrier
Author:
Article Date: 2008-12-02
Media: KJCT News 8
State: Colorado
Summary: The Grand Junction Regional Communication Center allows emergency
personnel to use an interpretation service in order to maintain efficiency
and safety.
Link: http://www.kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9447637
Title: Court reaching
out to Spanish speakers
Author: Parra, Esteban
Article Date: 2008-12-01
Media: Delaware Online: The News Journal
State: Delaware
Summary: Chancery Court in Delaware is providing court pamphlets translated
into Spanish with the purpose of helping Spanish-speakers navigate the court
system. The pamphlets were found to have some translation problems and mistakes.
Link: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20081201/NEWS02/812010341
Title: Increase in illegal immigration cases exacerbates interpreter
shortage
Author: Capital News Service
Article Date: 2008-12-01
Media: Baltimore Examiner
State: Maryland
Summary: The shortage of court interpreters in Maryland is worsening
as local law enforcement agencies continue to crack down on illegal immigration.
Link: http://www.baltimoreexaminer.com/local/interpreter120208.html
Title: Rising diverse
population causes need for immigrant services
Author: Marie Price
Article Date: 2008-12-01
Media: The Journal Record
State: Oklahoma
Summary: The rising diversity of Oklahoma's population has led to an
increased need for services for immigrants who come into contact with the
court system. Oklahoma's judicial system and legal services organizations
are attempting to address this growing need.
Link: http://www.journalrecord.com/article.cfm?recid=94105
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November
Title: Bar Council:
more interpreters needed
Author:
Article Date: 2008-11-29
Media: NST Online
Country: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Summary: The Bar Council in Malaysia wants the government to provide
the judiciary with more interpreters in order to make the judiciary more efficient
and carry out the proper administration of justice.
Link: http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/2414862/Article/index_html
Title: Rising Warren
County Hispanic population increases need for translators
Author: Matt Hutton
Article Date: 2008-11-28
Media: The Register-Mail
State: Illinois
Summary: The increase in the area's Hispanic population has led to
an increased demand for interpreters and translators.
Link: http://www.galesburg.com/news/x776464302/Rising-Warren-County-Hispanic-population-increases-need-for-translators
Title: Lots in
translation
Author: Lisa Broadt
Article Date: 2008-11-21
Media: Washington Business Journal
State:
Summary: Due to globalization, the interpreting and translating industry
is expanding, and will continue to grow in the future.
Link: http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/11/24/smallb1.html?b=1227502800%5E1736063
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