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Providing Culturally Conscious Healthcare to the Vietnamese Immigrant Community
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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Changing Demographics Affecting Healthcare Organizations
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 white. …
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Tagalog and the Filipino-American Community
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- and Ukrainian-Speaking Communities and Healthcare
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 Population and Healthcare
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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Regional variations in the Spanish Language
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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Optimizing With Translation Memory
Your organization probably uses terms, phrases, bios of staff members, or certain paragraphs repeatedly in Web sites, documents and press releases. Perhaps you have order forms, product descriptions or technical instructions that are used again and again…
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How to Choose a Translation Agency
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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