A Message from Louis Provenzano.

Today, September 30th, is a very special day for language professionals around the world.

Today is International Translation Day. Celebrating language professionals since 1953.

A perfect opportunity for me to recognize and thank our company's fine interpreters and translators for the important work that you do each and every day.

Today I will soon join hundreds of interpreters at the 25th annual International Medical Interpreters Association conference, where I will share my thoughts and dreams for the growth, and the certification, of your profession.

I truly envy our interpreters and translators because, as each day ends, you can say you made a difference in the lives of so many.

I also thank those hospitals and healthcare professionals who recognize the importance and value of interpreters as a vital element of the care giving team.

Because, after all, quality care begins with quality communication. One cannot exist without the other.

So, please join me and my colleagues at Language Line Services in celebrating an invaluable and increasingly necessary profession.

On behalf of our company, I promise that we will continue to participate in, contribute to, and advocate for all professional language services.

Sincerely,

Louis

Louis F. Provenzano, Jr.
President & CEO
Language Line Services
Monterey, California
The Language Capital of the World

September 30th is the International Interpreters and Translators Day, and, yes, they are incredibly talented. Enjoy this Psychology Today article by Dr. Francois Grosjean.

Published on September 15, 2011 by Francois Grosjean, Ph.D. in "Life as a Bilingual"

Interpreting is one of the most difficult linguistic skills.

Have you ever sat down in an interpreter's booth, put on the headphones and tried to interpret the incoming speech?

I did when I was a young and rather naive student who thought that being bilingual meant one could interpret simultaneously. No sooner had I started that problems arrived.

As I was outputting the first sentence, the second one was already coming in but I hadn't paid enough attention to it.

I remembered its beginning but not its ending. Very quickly I fell behind and I just couldn't say anything more after a few minutes!

Read the rest of this Psychology Today article here >>

And, visit Dr. Francois Grosjean's personal website here >>

Unlike most of the foreign born from Asia, those from Vietnam came to the United States mainly as refugees and asylum seekers from the mid-1970s onward.

Today, the United States is home to about 1.1 million Vietnamese immigrants, making them the fifth-largest immigrant group in the United States after Mexican, Filipino, Indian, and Chinese immigrants.

The Vietnamese immigrant population grew faster than other immigrant groups during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, but the population has since grown much slower than the overall immigrant population in the United States.

Over half of Vietnamese immigrants reside in California and Texas (for more information on immigrants by state, please see the ACS/Census Data tool on the MPI Data Hub), and nearly one-fifth resides in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Compared to the foreign born overall, the Vietnamese foreign born were less likely to hold a bachelor's degree but had much higher naturalization and home ownership rates.

Read so much more about America's Vietnamese population, its language and culture, here at the Migration Information Source.

For a wealth of cultural and language-related information, visit MPI's incredible "Source Library" her >>

A new feature for "In Other Words" - a selection of "tweets" this month from Language Line Services.

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• Rapid Growth in Arabic, Vietnamese Across Country Advance for Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists http://bit.ly/oKTetW


• CEOs and Social Media @LouisProvenzano - Does he or doesn't he? Chief Executive Magazine knows http://chiefexecutive.net/social-voices


• Salute to European Day of Languages http://edl.ecml.at/


• Opinion: One man's humorous take on his Mexican culture's stereotypes. "If you're half-Mexican and half Arab... Funny! http://bit.ly/oDjwIK


• Multicultural Marketing Is Very Much Alive. Hispanic Ad Industry is Growing Faster Than Other Sectors t.co/TDqmyfOS


• News: We make Cross-selling In-language fast & easy for Financial, Insurance, Investment & Other Service Firms http://bit.ly/nI2jyz


• 'Passport Day' Encourages U.S. Citizens to Apply for Travel Document 1.usa.gov/n7CiQF


• Language & Cultural News To Help Your Limited English Speaking Customers http://t.co/c57XuvZ


• Language, Legislative, Cultural & Compliance News for Healthcare Professionals http://t.co/3ZnLKAR

If you enjoyed these, follow us at @LanguageLine and @LouisProvenzano

As part of National Preparedness Month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released new tips for consumers aimed at preparing them for major disasters when communications networks are more likely to be compromised or damaged.

Nearly one month ago, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake and Hurricane Irene struck the East Coast. In the minutes and hours that followed, mobile networks experienced significant network congestion, temporarily making it harder for millions of people to reach loved ones and emergency services.

This tip sheet aims to help prepare Americans about how to communicate with each other, and loved ones, in the event of another disaster.

For much more information on being prepared visit Ready.gov here >>

• Global Leader in Interpretation Services Urges Vice President Biden: Suspend Federal Contracts for Companies Misclassifying Employees. Letter from CEO of Language Line Services to VP Reveals Millions of Dollars in Lost Tax Revenue Yearly Due to Violations in Language Access Industry


• Language Line Services makes cross-selling in-language fast and easy for financial, insurance & other service firms. First service from new R&D think tank a response to studies which show customers are much more likely to buy in their own language


• Language Line Services' Interpreter Demand Index® Shows Rapid Growth in Arabic, Vietnamese Across Country, LanguageTrak® Report Reveals Demographic Shifts Years in Advance of Next U.S. Census

Read more Language Line Services news here >>

Language Line Services, the leader in language interpretation, is seeking to increase its interpreter team in many languages, as well as offering a wide variety of corporate openings.

Over-the-phone, Certified Medical Spanish Interpreters (CMI) to work from home in the U.S. Must have passed the National Medical Interpreter Certification Exam or be CMI certified through Language Line Services.

We are very actively seeking two experienced on-site interpreters in Contra Costa County, California. One in Punjabi, the other in Farsi. Formal training/certification preferred.

As for work-at-home, over-the-phone interpreters, we have openings, especially in Spanish, and in a number of other languages including:

• Cakchiquel
• Chaldean
• Hassaniyya
• Hausa
• Karen
• Karenni
• Mixteco
• Nepali
• Trique
• and several others (see our Web site)

And, finally, top Corporate opportunities include:

• Executive Administrative Assistant
• Solutions Architect - Lingo Systems
• Senior Language Specialist - Vietnamese
• Customer Service Representative
• Payroll Specialist
• Senior Sales Executive - Healthcare Acquisitions
• Sales Executive - Acquisitions Healthcare Southeast
• Sales Associate - Acquisitions
• Sales Executive - Acquisitions Healthcare Northeast
• Account Manager - Healthcare Central
• Account Manager - Healthcare East Coast

For non-interpreter positions, please apply at: www.languageline.com/careers. Click on "Apply Today" under "Corporate Careers" and follow the directions to add your profile.

EEO/AA Employer.

* Some positions may have been filled by the time you apply. However, new positions open up every week.

Visit our Career Center here >>

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