by Mimi Moore | Apr 19, 2023 | Culture & Tradition, Interpreting Services, Language Spotlight, Video remote interpreting
Climate change could have grave consequences on the world’s linguistic diversity With Earth Day right around the corner, climate change and environmentalism are top of mind for us — and probably for you too. While conversations about climate change often center around...
by Avantpage | Sep 19, 2022 | Culture & Tradition
Hispanic Heritage Month For this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month we wanted to celebrate the contributions and achievements of those who play such a large part in our U.S. identity. We decided to talk with Avantpage CEO & founder, Luis Miguel, a bit about...
by Roxanne Addison | Jul 6, 2022 | Culture & Tradition, Interpreting Services, Localization, Translation
Diversity, which includes differences in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, language, geography, gender, and more, is crucial to the US, as the US was founded on the idea that all people are created equal. In addition, diversity provides new ideas,...
by Avantpage | May 31, 2021 | Culture & Tradition, Language Spotlight, Localization, Over-the-phone interpreting, Translation
The recognition of the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage was introduced in 1977 but it was in 1992 that Congress passed Public Law 102-450 which designated May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Why the month of May? It was chosen by the Congress to...
by Ash Thoms | Jul 17, 2019 | Culture & Tradition
The work we do is centered around creating opportunities for those that do not otherwise have them. We work so the immigrants, multilingual, and Limited English Proficient (LEP) populations in our society can fully comprehend the information they receive from the...
by Ash Thoms | Jun 26, 2019 | Culture & Tradition, Language Spotlight
The United Nations declared 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. In this declaration, the UN is hoping to raise awareness of endangered Indigenous Languages, the consequences of these languages disappearing, and the links between language, peace,...
