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by Jacki Noh The year was 1986. I was young and naïve, at the dawn of my translation and interpreting career. In an effort to find like-minded linguists and, if I were lucky, find some professional connections, I flipped through…
Bidding a sad farewell to two vibrant members of our NCTA community–Ann M. Crowe and Paul Lambert. Ann M. Crowe, 1928-2013 NCTA member Ann Crowe passed away on November 6, 2013. After joining the association in November of 1986, Ann…
www.stevejobsthelostinterview.com BY YVES AVÉROUS The passing of Steve Jobs has been one of those unreal events that you knew could very well happen, but were certain it would not; an unsurprising total shock. The November release of Robert Cringely’s documentary,…
At our association’s 30th birthday party on October 11th, more than 60 NCTA members listened in rapt attention to the remarks of Deolinda Adao, as she spoke of the group’s earliest days, and especially of our first president, the late…
A EULOGY BY STEVE GOLDSTEIN A giant of NCTA has passed away. Ralph Ranulfo Costa, beloved and respected Bay Area translator and linguist, and influential member from the early days of our organization, died at age 95 on Friday, October…
George Kirby, a president of our association from 1985 to 1989, died unexpectedly on December 29, in San Francisco.