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Hispanic Heritage Month: Jorge Ramos

By Education, News
Photo Credit: Bill Ingalls, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons “My only advice is, follow your dream and do whatever you like to do the most. I chose Journalism because I wanted to be in the places where history was being made."   –Jorge Ramos In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize the scientific, economic, cultural, political, and social contributions…
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Sofia Vergara

By Education, News
Photo Credit: Keith Hinkle, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons “Never take no personally. Sometimes people tell you no for a reason that has nothing to do with you. You must keep going.   –Sofia Vergara In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize the scientific, economic, cultural, political, and social contributions of influential immigrants and refugees who’ve helped…
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Oscar de la Renta

By Education, News
Oscar de la Renta: Photo courtesy of Vouge, Indigital “Work hard, believe in yourself."   –Oscar de la Renta In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize the scientific, economic, cultural, political, and social contributions of influential immigrants and refugees who've helped shape the vibrant tapestry of America. Today, we recognize Dominican-American designer, Oscar de la Renta. Oscar de la…
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Editing and Proofreading for Translators: IIB Virtual Workshop

By Education, I/T Service Update
Join Ryan Green, Translation Coordinator for the International Institute of Buffalo's Interpreting & Translation Department for a two-hour course on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 at 5:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time (USA/Canada) that will cover editing and proofreading translated documents. Open to document translators of all levels, this course is meant to improve your document translation skills via understanding better how…
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Franklin Chang-Díaz

By Education, News
Photo Credit: NASA “I don't think anyone in my family really believed that this was a possibility for me, and I really wasn't expecting anybody to believe in my dream. The chances of becoming an astronaut were very low. But it was never impossible.“   –Franklin Chang-Diaz In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize the scientific, economic, cultural, political,…
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Joining the Workforce: IIB Job Club Members Learn New Skills

By Education, In the Community, News
The International Institute of Buffalo's Job Club helps New Americans roll up their sleeves to gain integral skills and knowledge to enter and navigate the job market quickly and successfully. Job Club is a 16-hour, comprehensive program offered through our New American Integration Department, where participants learn about the American workplace and how to succeed despite cultural differences.  The eight…
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IIB’s Donations Will Help New English Language Learners in Chile

By Donations, Education
  International Exchanges and Education Department recently donated a collection of National Geographic magazines spanning decades to our friends at El Buen Amigo - Latin American Cultural Association. We gifted the collection and a set of encyclopedias to assist "English as Another Language" efforts in Latin America. We're thrilled to know these donations have since been passed on to schools…
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