Greetings to all our readers. I hope you enjoy the latest edition of the Gotham in which we explore a wide range of topics of interest to translators and interpreters. Thanks go to Amal Alaboud, …
Panel Discussion on Languages of Lesser Diffusion
By: Amal Alaboud On March 18, 2019, I was invited to attend a panel discussion entitled “Languages of Lesser Diffusion” sponsored by the New York Circle of Translators (NYCT). The panel was composed of four …
The February 16 2019 ATA Law Seminar
By: Bethany Sullivan I graduated from UConn in 2013 with a degree in Latin American Studies and Spanish. I wanted to do something with language and to be able to travel as much as possible, …
Globalization and the Vanishing Voices of the World
By Mourine Breiner Language extinction is a slow but sure process. My interest in this topic was rekindled after I watched a performance of Lena Herzog’s “Last Whispers” at the Kennedy Center in DC on …
An Interview with Maya Hess, Founder and CEO of Red T
Maya Hess grew up in multilingual Switzerland and began her US language career as a translator and interpreter in German and French. She went on to establish her own translation agency, which specialized in …
A Visit to the “Entre Dos Mundos” Book Club
The NYC Bilingual Book Club (“Entre Dos Mundos”) was co-organized in November 2017 by its two leaders, Circle member and former Program Director Ana Salotti and Circle member Deborah Hahn. Since Ana’s move to California, …
Letter from the New Editor
Greetings to all our members and readers. My name is Patricia Stumpp and I am the new editor of the Gotham Translator. It was a real pleasure to edit the first edition of the newsletter …