Did you know that a head injury can lead to the loss of your native language? That's what happens to a famous translator in this novel. So she heads off to Japan, because at least she can speak the language there. Much to her surprise, a Japanese novelist she translated attacks her publicly for sabotaging his work.

As events unwind, "Hanne is forced to reexamine how she has lived her life, including her estranged relationship with her daughter. In elegant and understated prose, Nina Schuyler offers a deeply moving and mesmerizing story about language, love, and the transcendence of family."

The Nebraska Association of Translators and Interpreters will host its first one-day conference in the Nebraska Panhandle at the Sandhills Convention Center In North Platte NE. The date is Saturday May 16, 2015 from 7:30 AM-5:00PM.

Neither did I. Perhaps, in part, because the Commissioner's official job title is "Comisin�ir Teanga." (How's your Irish?) The former Coimisin�ir Teanga resigned a year ago, apparently because the Irish language is threatened again.

The office itself has existed since it was created by the Official Languages Act of 2003 in the Republic of Ireland to protect the language rights of both Irish and English speakers.

The new Commissioner Is expected to report this week on whether the situation of Irish improved--or not--in 2014. Quite a language story.

Oops!  We posted an InterpreTIPS video last week--and forgot to mention it in the newsletter.

If you'd like your fix of these free, short videos featuring Marjory Bancroft or Katharine Allen tackling your questions about interpreting, here is the latest.  This one is about a male interpreter who senses a problem sitting near a female client. Many trainers report they like to use them in interpreter training.