An International Award Is Out--for a Community Interpreter
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It is no surprise to see an international award program for conference interpreters. Or translators. Or researchers.
But special kudos to the Italia Morayta Foundation in Mexico, who opened a call for submissions for awards in all four categories on July 1st. The deadline for nominations is August 30. Winners in all four categories will be announced January 23, 2017.
The prize for each winner: a diploma, a 20 peso gold Azteca coin and a print by a Mexican artist.
Italia Morayta was a pioneer of interpreting in Mexico, and these awards both honor and carry out his work. Our deepest thanks to the foundation for making community interpreting a category of this international distinction!
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Good News from California
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Forty percent of California residents speak another language at home. About one in five speaks English less than very well.
As a result, the Governor of California has just approved $3 million for a pilot program to measure the effectiveness of medical interpreting for patients in Medi-Cal: the state's health insurance program.
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