INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL DOCUMENT TRANSLATION WHEN: Wednesday 11/29/2023, 5:30-7:30 PM — Eastern Time USA/Canada HOW LONG: 2 Hours LOCATION: Online CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP HOW MUCH: $10-15 Open to document translators of all levels, this course is meant to improve your understanding of legal document translation. Standards of practice, some terminology, and techniques will be covered. More …
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For the second year IIB staff and volunteers teamed up with Parkside Lutheran Church to provide a Thanksgiving-style dinner for 50 newly arrived Americans and survivor clients. The guests hail from Afghanistan, Burma, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ecuador, Iraq, Myanmar, Syria, and Venezuela. For many, it was their first-ever Thanksgiving meal. …
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Watch the entire panel discussion here. The International Institute of Buffalo Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi was featured recently during a panel discussion on immigration hosted by the Buffalo News at the Seneca One Tower in Buffalo. The event, “Growing Western New York’s Economy through New American Talent,” was put on by the talent recruitment platform …
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In case you missed it, WGRZ TV featured our winter weather preparation instructions, now offered in 13 languages. Last winter we first debuted our increased language access to assist our newly arrived neighbors in nine languages. You can click here to watch WGRZ’s full feature. The City of Good Neighbors is well known for its …
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Ten Thousand Villages, Buffalo, wants to help welcome our newest neighbors in Western New York by accepting donations to support our important work of resettling local refugees as they start their new lives. Ten Thousand Villages will accept donations of basic household items and winter clothing, including jackets, gloves, and hats. Other items needed include …
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We were honored to have welcomed 50 New Americans from 26 countries while they took their citizenship oaths at the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony in Buffalo this week. The countries from which these new American citizens traveled are: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burma, Canada, Congo, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mauritania, …
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The latest and the greatest information from the International Institute of Buffalo in the form of our October 2023 Newsletter! Get more information about: Cold weather needs of our clients including winter coats We’ve re-released our Winter Weather Preparation fliers and expanded the number of languages– now 13! Gifts for Good Neighbors program is back …
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We want your help to brighten the season for our New American families! Our Gifts for Good Neighbors program invites donors to sponsor one of our families, including refugees and survivors from many countries, including Afghanistan, Burma, Congo, Guatemala, Iraq, Rwanda, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania, and Thailand. We will match interested donors with a family to …
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Stay Safe! Stay Warm! Pass these fliers along to anyone who might need them! Pass this important winter weather preparedness info along on your social media or at your school, church, library, club, or anywhere else that makes sense. In the City of Good Neighbors and throughout Western New York, the snow and winter weather …
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Do you have old family documents written in another language? Whether you’ve been investigating your family’s origins for years or you recently discovered a dusty shoebox full of ancient family letters, our team will help you breathe life back into those Old-World documents where the intrigue lies. Translations in over 60 languages! Contact us for …
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