ATA Statement Regarding President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Nightly Business Report
As the voice of over 10,000 interpreters and translators in the United States and abroad, the American Translators Association is very concerned about President…
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2016 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Rika Mitrik
This year’s ATA School Outreach Contest winner showed her audience how language professionals can save the day! Rika Mitrik, a Japanese<>English interpreter and ATA-certified…
Read MoreATA Urges Continuation of Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Translators and Interpreters
The American Translators Association joins 13 translator and interpreter associations to urge continuation of special immigrant visas for Afghan translators and interpreters. The following…
Read MoreATA Warns the U.S. Department of Justice Against the Use of Unqualified Interpreters in Immigration Proceedings
The American Translators Association joins eight associations to warn the U.S. Department of Justice against the use of unqualified interpreters in immigration proceedings. View…
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2015 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Molly Yurick
ATA member Molly Yurick, a Spanish>English translator based in Oviedo, Spain, won a free registration to ATA’s 56th Annual Conference in Miami, Florida. Molly…
Read MoreATA Responds to Department of Homeland Security
When the Department of Homeland Security called for comment on its Language Access Plans, ATA responded quickly with an in-depth analysis and review. Many…
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2014 School Outreach Contest Winner: Jenny Stillo
The 2014 School Outreach Contest winner was Jenny Stillo, a Spanish interpreter and translator based in Crested Butte, Colorado. Jenny took an interactive approach…
Read MoreJenny Stillo School Outreach Profile
Reaching Out to the Advanced Placement Classroom In May 2014 I visited Crested Butte Community School in Crested Butte, Colorado. The students were high…
Read MoreATA’s School Outreach Program: Understanding the Value of Educating the Public
By Meghan McCallum As translators and interpreters, we all understand the value of language skills, but it is important for the general public to…
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2013 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: María Elena Gaborov
A photo taken during a presentation at the University of North Carolina (UNC) won the 2013 ATA School Outreach Contest. María Elena Gaborov said…
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2012 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Birgit Vosseler-Brehmer
Birgit Vosseler-Brehmer, winner of ATA’s 2012 School Outreach Contest, recalls that the idea of speaking to an 11th-grade English class at the Kurfürst-Salentin Gymnasium…
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2011 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Marcelo Pelliccioni
Marcelo Pelliccioni was the winner of the 2011 ATA School Outreach Contest. As a teacher at the Bristol Middle School in Connecticut, Marcelo knew…
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