Latest Happenings at Found in Translation
Today is Found in Translation’s 9th Birthday! Staff and members of our board gathered this afternoon on Zoom to celebrate and share reflections and favorite memories of our time with the organization. Here are some things they shared: Ester remembers our 2017 graduation event, when she looked around the room and saw all the families who…
Read MoreGet to know our Program Director, Bindiya Jha! Earlier this summer, she was interviewed for “not quite magic” – a podcast about interpreting by Seven Sisters Interpreter Training & Consulting. In this one-hour conversation, Bindiya talks about how she began interpreting, her journey into working as a remote interpreter and trainer, and how Found in…
Read MoreBy Lisa Walker, MPAS, PA-C This pandemic has highlighted the selfless nature of the work of so many health professionals; a new generation of heroes to whom we say, “Thank you for your service.” The pandemic has also highlighted the fact that we have largely failed in the care of our patients of color who…
Read MoreDear Found in Translation Community, 2020 isn’t what anyone expected. A pandemic is sweeping the globe, ravaging livelihoods and lives. We are grieving state-sanctioned racist violence, and rising up in a powerful resistance. As we demand that institutions do better on race, we are making the same demand of ourselves. We are vowing to be more…
Read MoreReflections by Maria Vertkin. A missed opportunity. Not long ago, an unconsciously-biased interpersonal incident involving a non-Black program participant and a Black man took place in our office—a misunderstanding that, complicated by gender and culture, got out of hand. A threat was perceived where there was none. Staff were able to intervene in time and…
Read MoreReflections by Maria Vertkin. Facing our silence. The recent string of police killings came on the heels of the coronavirus outbreak: we had just learned to declare an emergency. Now the training wheels are off and the world is responding to the bigger pandemic: racism. Statements of solidarity are flooding inboxes—including some surprisingly good ones.…
Read MoreOur hearts are broken. So many Black lives lost to state violence in short succession is an occurrence as shocking as it is familiar, as unfathomable as it is routine. The recent murders left us shaken to the core. The Found in Translation team is grieving and exhausted and on fire and numb. We are…
Read MoreAs we make preparations to carry out our Class of 2020 Medical Interpreter Training later this year, we are interested in connecting with potential volunteers for the following roles: Volunteer Mentor (remote only) Volunteer mentors are critical members of the Found in Translation community, helping participants develop their professional skills and prepare them for their…
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce that Found in Translation has received a $25,000 general operating grant from The Boston Foundation through the Foundation’s Open Door Grants program. This funding will support our programming in 2020 as we adapt to meet the needs of our alumnae and support a new class of interpreters through online training.…
Read MoreWe are excited to share that Found in Translation has been selected as a recipient of the 2020 Project Innovation Grant through the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation! Found in Translation was selected because of the flexibility of our programming, and our ability to deliver services and programs that address the needs of those impacted by the…
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