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October 12 Virtual Training: Interpreting & Translating in an American Educational Setting

By Education, I/T Service Update
Join us for a training session presented by Melissa Duquette from Erie 1 BOCES and RBERN West. This is a 2-hour virtual event about working in a K-12 public school setting in New York State. Thursday, October 12th from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT (USA/Canada). Click here for more information and tickets. This simple 2-hour training will consist of…
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Meet the Linguist! Andrée Khangi

By I/T Service Update
Born and raised in Lebanon, Andrée Khangi grew up speaking Arabic in her family's home and eventually mastered two more languages at school, French and English. Shortly after marrying, Andrée joined her husband, George, already in Buffalo, and moved to America, leaving Lebanon's hot, dry Mediterranean-type climate and landing in Buffalo in January 1999. Andrée's first U.S. job in a…
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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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IIB Donates Traditional Korean Hanbok Clothing

By Donations, History, I/T Service Update
From left to right: IIB Interpreting and Translation Staff Sarah Standinger, Jennifer Ullrich, Ryan Green, Therese Coward, Dominic Floro, Korean Interpreter Christopher Kim Our Interpreting & Translation department found a new home for a unique piece of clothing. The traditional Korean garment, called hanbok, was initially donated to IIB this past April. One of our Korean interpreters, Christopher Kim, knew…
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Give the gift of history this holiday season: translate old family documents with IIB

By I/T Service Update
Our Translation team is now offering a new service for people who are doing genealogical research or have old letters and documents that need to be translated into English. Make those old documents in albums or shoeboxes come to life in a language you understand! Learn more about your own ancestors and origins, or consider giving the gift of family history…
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