Ep. 015: Language, Trauma and Social Justice. NCIHC 14th Annual Member Meeting 2021 Posted on: April 7, 2021
NCIHC President Rosanna Balistreri shares why this year’s event is going to be their best one ever and why you should partner with NCIHC. The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care is a multidisciplinary organization whose mission is to promote and enhance language access in health care in the [...] Read more
Ep. 014: How to never panic as a simultaneous interpreter | Invited Guest: Mike Lemay Posted on: April 7, 2021
French simultaneous interpreter Mike Lemay takes us on his journey of how he became one of the most requested interpreters in our industry. His secret… never panic in the booth. Learn exactly how he stays calm even in the most challenging situations. Listen to our podcast on all your favorite [...] Read more
Linguist Spotlight: Qualified Swahili Medical Interpreter Frank Mollel Shares Why He Interprets Posted on: March 4, 2021
Imagine you are in a foreign country where another language is spoken that you do not know. Imagine going to a medical appointment and not being able to understand the majority of what the provider says because no interpreter was provided and the medical staff only speak a few words of your [...] Read more
I Remember It Like It Was Yesterday: Linguava Celebrates 11 years Posted on: March 1, 2021
I remember it like it was yesterday. It was circa 2008 and I was working as a Spanish medical interpreter in Portland, Oregon. I remember accepting my very first onsite assignment and how nervous I was, not knowing what the appointment was about and what exactly I would encounter. Fortunately, [...] Read more
Linguava Announces Jayceleen Ifenuk As Full Time Chuukese Onsite Interpreter Posted on: February 19, 2021
Linguava welcomes Jayceleen Ifenuk as our Full-time W2 Chuukese Onsite Interpreter. Jayceleen comes from the tiny Island of Chuuk, one of four states in the Federated States of Micronesia. “Out of my personal experiences growing up in a new place, away from home, grew the passion in helping people, leading [...] Read more
Ep. 013: Raising the Standard of Excellence in Interpretation | Invited Guest: Eliana Lobo Posted on: February 8, 2021
Expert trainer and Certified Interpreter Eliana Lobo discusses how to raise the bar for interpretation during the global pandemic. Eliana is a CoreCHI™ Certified Healthcare Interpreter and a Washington state authorized Medical Interpreter. She’s also a certified Trainer of Trainers of medical interpreters. Eliana holds two M.A.s from Brown University [...] Read more
Linguava Announces Julie Gebron as Director of ASL Services Posted on: February 1, 2021
Linguava announces the appointment of Julie Gebron, M.Ed. to lead and grow the company’s American Sign Language (ASL) services department. Julie has spent her career committed to creating health equity in communication and language access for people of all ages and cultures. As a Nationally Certified American Sign Language interpreter, [...] Read more
Ep. 012: How to prepare for an interpretation assignment | Invited Guest: Darinka Mangino Posted on: January 11, 2021
What do you do to prepare before any interpretation appointment? Check out what conference interpreter and interpreter trainer Darinka Mangino does and how any interpreter can apply the SPEAKING method. Darinka Mangino is a conference and court interpreter for Spanish, English, and French. Darinka has over 24 years of professional [...] Read more
WHY THE COVID-19 VACCINE AND LANGUAGE ACCESS ARE BOTH ESSENTIAL- PART 2 Posted on: January 11, 2021
According to the National Center for Biotechnology (NCBI) patients who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, as well as patients who are determined to be Limited English Proficient (LEP) are 9 times more likely to have trouble understanding a medical scenario. In the midst of a global pandemic, access to medical [...] Read more
Why the COVID-19 Vaccine and Language Access are both Essential- Part 1 Posted on: January 11, 2021
Q&A with Medical Interpreter Piyawee Ruenjinda Q: How did you get started as an interpreter? A: My initial motivations were (1) looking for an employment status change from an employee to an independent contractor, and (2) using my language skills to help English learners. Q: What has it been like [...] Read more