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Translation at the Speed of Light (Or Close to It!): Rapid-Fire Services From Avantpage
Occasionally we like to use our blog to remind our clients and prospective clients about services they may not be aware of. Today, we’d like to make brief mention of Rapid Fire translation – a great option for smaller projects that come up quickly! Whether you need it...
Hmongstory 40 – Celebrating Hmong History and Heritage
For Hmong refugees arriving in the United States forty years ago, life was confusing, stressful and complex. As political refugees from Laos, many Hmong established communities in California. The Hmongstory 40 project was created to trace the immigration experience of...
What is Translation Management Software (TMS) and Why Do Smart Organizations Use It?
Organizations that rely on translation services to communicate information about their products and services to diverse cultural and ethnic groups know that project management, workflow management and linguistic assets management are a large part of the translation...
What Businesses Can Do to Benefit the LEP Workforce
Of the many different issues facing businesses today, one of the most fluid is how the changing demographics of the limited English proficiency (LEP) population impacts the need for language services in the workplace. A recent high-profile news story served to...
English by Candlelight: A Profile of Cambodian Linguist Channdara “Dara” Sos
In 2008 native Cambodian Avantpage linguist Channdara Sos was proud to be City University of Seattle’s Distinguished Student Speaker for Commencement. Channdara “Dara” Sos is one of Avantpage’s many dedicated translators, and we caught up with him in between...
Translation Improves Education for English Language Learners
English Language Learners (ELL) have specific needs from the education system. For ELL students to have the same access to education that English-speaking students have, translation services must be employed. Beyond the federal regulations demanding translated...