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A bilingual writer’s reflections on the rewards of a life shared between languages. BY INGEBORG WEINMANN WHITE I have been trying to write about what happened to me when I was 13 years old and growing up in a small…
In the fall of 2013, NCTA members attended a unique workshop that led them through the challenges of localizing videogames. BY PAUL LAMBERT On June 22, 2013, the NCTA hosted a workshop on videogame localization in downtown San Francisco, and…
BY KAYKO WATANABE We were delighted to see a great turnout at our monthly get-together on a beautiful fall evening in September. It was also the day of the America’s Cup final race—no wonder there were so many people at…
January 2014 marked a milestone—NCTA’s first webinar! This new chapter in NCTA’s history was kicked off by David Jemielity, Senior English Translator and Head of Translations at Banque Cantonale Vaudoise in Switzerland. BY SARAH LLEWELLYN I first came across David…
At the December 2013 NCTA General Meeting, members were introduced to a variety of techniques for reducing stress, just in time for the holidays! BY JENNIFER CRANDALL The final NCTA meeting of 2013 took place on Saturday, December 7th, at…
At the February NCTA General Meeting, members got an inside peek into the evolving world of the modern day librarian. BY TERESA CARBAJAL RAVET I have always loved libraries. As a young immigrant I appreciated the free access to books…