Tag: refugees

Understanding the Crucial Role of a Pivot Interpreter

By employing an intermediate language, pivot interpreting often saves lives in time-sensitive situations in which direct interpretation between two languages is not possible or effective.
Ahmed Abdulmajeed

Ahmed Abdulmajeed

Eddie ArrietaCathy Martin-
My journey into the language industry began out of necessity. When I arrived in the US as a refugee, knowing that my medical degree from Iraq wouldn’t be immediately transferable, I needed a way to sustain myself while I navigated this new reality.

UK language service professionals form Ukraine Language Support Task Force

In an effort to help Ukrainian refugees who settle in the United Kingdom, six associations for language professionals have come together to form the Ukraine Language Support Task Force.

Translit will provide free language services to Ukrainian refugees

MultiLingual spoke with the company’s CEO, Alex Chernenko, who was born in Odessa, Ukraine, about what LSPs can do to support Ukrainian refugees as war rages on in their country.

Refugee Crisis Means More Demand for Pashto, Dari Interpreters

Organizations providing aid to Afghan refugees across the United States are struggling to keep up with the demand for language services for the recent...