The blog post discusses the significance of El Día de Muertos [Day of the Dead] as a cultural tradition that honors departed loved ones, featuring colorful imagery of the celebrations such as ofrendas [altars] adorned with cempasúchil [marigold flowers], La Catrina figures [skeleton sculptures], and butterfly-themed tr
The following article by Athena was published a while back. The NAJIT Observer team would like to offer it for your reading pleasure once more. Enjoy! Have you ever taken a dash of one language with a sprinkle of another, mixed them together and simmered to...
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Have you ever taken a dash of one language with a sprinkle of another, mixed them together and simmered to taste? Of course you have! You’re bilingual. You’re bound to have stirred your languages together at one point or another. There’s actually a fancy name...
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Uprooting While I was sitting on the couch with my mother, who is currently visiting me from Mexico, she sighed deeply, and when I asked her why she was sighing, she looked at me and said: “I so regret the decision I made years ago...
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Impossible. Hard. Difficult. Challenging. These words can motivate or destroy us. It is our attitude that will determine the outcome.
Impossible. Hard. Difficult. Challenging. These words can motivate or destroy us. It is our attitude that will determine the outcome.
You have heard of Spanglish, Portinglish and other +English language combinations. When should pidgin become part of our terminological arsenal?
Gio talks about the rewards, frustrations of living in a multilingual community, and how to overcome some of the challenges of living away from home.
I am often asked about Puerto Rico. Explaining our status has never been easy, but recent events have suddenly made everything crystal clear. Today’s blog is not about interpreting or translating per se, but it is about events taking place in Puerto Rico that could...
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This post is by guest blogger Evelyn Yang Garland. Evelyn owns Acta Chinese Language Services, a growing translation company specializing in Chinese translation for business, legal, and government clients. Evelyn is an ATA-certified English-Chinese translator and Maryland court-certified Mandarin interpreter, and has been granted “expert...
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