The 93-year-old Chinese translator Professor Xu Yuanchong has won the “Aurora Borealis” Prize for Outstanding Translation of Fiction Literature earlier this month. It’s one of the highest honors among international translators. It’s one of the highest honors among international translators. Since it’s set up in 1999 by the International Federation of Translators, this is the […]
Doctors, Translators Working Together to Bridge Wikipedia’s Medical Language GapInternet users from around the world often turn to Wikipedia to answer questions of all kinds. The information offered there includes medical subjects, especially important in parts of the world where access to medical professionals may be limited. However, much of this information can be unreliable and is available […]
Every Saturday morning, a steady stream of Chinese and Vietnamese patients line up at the Paul Hom Asian Clinic in Sacramento, Calif. Most of them speak little to no English. Patient assistance director Danny Tao says people come here to get free medical consultations and drug prescriptions. But, he says that when patients take those […]
