The stroke of a pen in Washington D.C. sent ripples through the language access community earlier this year. When Executive Order 13166 was rescinded after nearly a quarter century, many interpreters and language professionals feared the worst. What would happen to language access rights? Would limited English proficient communities lose vital protections? In this illuminating conversation, former Department of Justice Senior Trial Attorney Bruce Adelson cuts through the confusion with...
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The stroke of a pen in Washington D.C. sent ripples through the language access community earlier this year. When Executive Order 13166 was rescinded after nearly a quarter century, many interpreters and language professionals feared the worst. What would happen to language access rights? Would limited English proficient communities lose vital protections? In this illuminating conversation, former Department of Justice Senior Trial Attorney Bruce Adelson cuts through the confusion with...
A Caribbean Interpreter's Tale: Language, Career, and Resilience with Gennike Mayers
Brand the Interpreter
1 hour 13 minutes
1 year ago
A Caribbean Interpreter's Tale: Language, Career, and Resilience with Gennike Mayers
Can you imagine uprooting your life in pursuit of language and culture, only to find yourself aiding in disaster-stricken Haiti? In this riveting episode of Brand the Interpreter, we sit down with Gennike Mayers, a multilingual language professional whose journey spans from the sugarcane fields of Trinidad to the serene shores of Tobago. Gennike's linguistic prowess in English, French, Spanish, and Haitian Creole has not only fueled her career as an interpreter but also as an author, speaker,...
Brand the Interpreter
The stroke of a pen in Washington D.C. sent ripples through the language access community earlier this year. When Executive Order 13166 was rescinded after nearly a quarter century, many interpreters and language professionals feared the worst. What would happen to language access rights? Would limited English proficient communities lose vital protections? In this illuminating conversation, former Department of Justice Senior Trial Attorney Bruce Adelson cuts through the confusion with...
