Vietnamese American communities often face cultural obstacles to maintaining good health and obtaining preventive care. These include lack of access to a regular physician, and sometimes a misunderstanding or mistrust of Western healthcare...
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There’s no doubt about it-changes in the immigrant population of the United States are first seen in healthcare organizations. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that about 1-in-every-3 U.S. residents is part of a group other than single-race non-Hispanic whites....
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The Tagalog-speaking population in the United States stood at 2.4 million Americans in the 2000 U.S. Census, with Tagalog being the sixth most spoken language in the United States. …
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Russian is the most widely spoken language in Europe and the most widespread of the Slavic languages. It is the first language of about 145 million people and the second language of an additional 110 million.
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The Hmong-speaking population of the United States represents a much smaller population as a percentage compared to other Asian-American cultures. The 2000 U.S. Census states that there are about 200,000 to 250,000 people of full or partial Hmong ancestry living in the United States.
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So you’ve just been given the task of translating your healthcare organization’s information pamphlet about flu shots into Spanish...
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Your organization probably uses terms, phrases, bios of staff members, or certain paragraphs repeatedly in websites, documents and press releases. Perhaps you have order forms, product descriptions or technical instructions that are used again and again…
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The need and the demand for translation services are greater than ever before. As the world economy becomes more integrated, the importance of top quality translations will only continue to grow…
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