Communications, Languages and Culture, Inc.: November 2014

Thursday, November 13, 2014

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Cuba's Vanishing Culinary Traditions

Cuba's Vanishing Culinary Traditions

Dulce de Leche

Monday, November 10, 2014

Neighborhoods of the World Celebrate India - CNN iReport

Neighborhoods of the World Celebrate India - CNN iReport

Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens showcased Amazing India on April 13, 2014 in partnership with the Consulate General of India and the Indo-American Heritage Museum. More than 2,000 guests, visitors, and nationals attended while they enjoyed Sunday afternoon with live musical performances, dances, ethnic food and imported merchandise from Chicagoland vendors.
Dancers from the Chitrahar Cultural Academy, Natya Dance Theatre, Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts, Meher Dance Company, Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago and Satrangi Garba Group from Indiana entertained the general public while they re-enacted the spirit of a "mela" (festival) in the ambience of the the beautiful Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier.
The mission of the Indo-American Heritage Museum is to promote understanding of the diversity, history, and culture of Indian Americans, as well as to preserve and share their contributions to the fabric of American life.
The Indo-American Heritage Museum seeks to document, preserve, and display immigrant history to the United States of America.

Saturday, November 1, 2014

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A Certified Interpreter and Translator Experience in Illinois

American Translators Association (ATA) 55th Annual Conference

The American Translators Association (ATA) was founded in
1959 and is now the largest professional association of translators and
interpreters in the United States with more than 10,000 members in 90
countries.[2]

Membership is open to anyone with an interest in translation
and interpreting as a profession or as a scholarly pursuit.[3] Members include
translators, interpreters, teachers, project managers, web and software
developers, language services companies, hospitals, universities, and
government agencies.

ATA offers certification examinations for its members in
some language combinations[4] and is affiliated with the International
Federation of Translators (FIT). The association is headquartered in
Alexandria, Virginia.

Unlike a trade union, the ATA represents both
"labor" and "management"—that is, both the translators who
produce written translations and the translation agencies who purchase them.
The ATA likewise does not provide benefits, such as collective bargaining or
health insurance, to its freelance members.[5]

ATA's primary goals are to foster and support the
professional development of translators and interpreters and to promote the
translation and interpreting professions.[6] The Association offers a variety
of programs and services in support of these goals, including a series of
one-day seminars and workshops throughout the year and an ATA Annual Conference
every fall—both of which feature education and training concerning diverse
specialties and languages.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Translators_Association

Bio

Gardenia C. Hung has been writing prose, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction topics for the last forty-two (42) years in English, Spanish, French, and sometimes into Portuguese translation. She has written poetry for Scholastic Magazine in Spanish encouraged by her lyrical expression and descriptive style. Ms. Hung completed Elementary and Middle School in Santiago de Cuba with a diploma and certification in Spanish. Then, Gardenia C. Hung continued studies in the United States of America for Middle School, grades 6th with Miss Honeywood, 7th, and 8th at Avondale Elementary School where she graduated with High Honors in Mr. Herbert Hebel's 8th grade homeroom, in Chicago, Illinois. For Middle School English. Ms. Hung wrote original stories which received praise for writing style and authentic narrative topics, encouraged to continue studying English by Miss Kardos, her ESL teacher at Avondale Grammar School and other mentors, family, and friends. Later at Madonna High School received, Ms. Hung received a High School Diploma with High Honors for graduation in the top ten percent of the Class of 1977 with majors in English, French, Art, History, and the Humanities in Chicago, Illinois. Gardenia C. Hung was admitted at Northeastern Illinois University with Advanced Placement in English, French, and Spanish where she majored in Education, English, French, Spanish, Linguistics and minors in Music, Dance, and Physical Education to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree for the Class of 1982. At NEIU, she received a summer scholarship from Laval University in Ville de Québec, Canada to major in French Linguistics, Syntax, and Phonetics. The following year, in 1983, Ms. Hung continued graduate studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago for a Master of Arts in Communications & Theatre, which included majors in Rhetoric, Ethnography, and Theatre. Gardenia C. Hung has written publications for professional associations and community groups. In addition, Ms. Hung writes for online media CNN iReport, Triblocal, Blogger, Facebook, WordPress, Typepad, and other social media groups on the world wide web.

Faculty Service for the Community Colleges of Illinois

Foreign language skills in English, French, and Spanish hired me to work as a Foreign Language Teacher at the Community High School District 218 during 1988-1989, teaching French and Spanish at the Alan B. Shepard High School with an annual salary of $23,778.

Bilingual aptitude in English and Spanish opened the door for me to work as Faculty at St. Augustine University in Chicago where I was teaching English as a Second Language, College Prep and Developmental Skills, U.S. Citzenship for the Amnesty Program, Research Writing and other language development courses which included preparation for High School General Education Development.

Afterwards, I also worked as Faculty for Oakton Community College in the Continuing Education Program, Alliance for Lifelong Learning in Skokie, Illinois. I was teaching English as a Second Language from August 1992 until March 1993.

From September 18, 1997 through October 8, 2001, I was employed as Faculty at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn and Lombard, teaching English Writing Development, English 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105, on campus, as well as commuting to teach Spanish for Healthcare Professionals at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, National Chiropractic College in Lombard, also known as National University for Health Sciences, and at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.

In addition, I taught French and Spanish for Berlitz Schools of Languages in Chicago, Hinsdale, Oak Brook Brook Forest and York Middle School, and Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S.A. Foreign language teaching experience at Inlingua Schools of Languages also included commuting to teach on-site visiting corporate clients, and other travelling students at home. Arroyave Academy of Languages in Highland Park and Arlington Heights also provided teaching work for corporate clients which included translation for the General Learning Corporation in Northbrook, Caremark, Abbot Laboratories, Baxter International and other global companies promoting languages around the world.

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