Vietnamese Idioms and Terminology with Tram Bui and Dr. Christina Nguyen

Ms. Tram Bui is a refugee from Vietnam who emigrated to the US in 1975 when she was 6 years old.  She has been a Vietnamese <> English interpreter and translator since 2004 and has earned her CMI (Certified Medical Interpreter) certification with the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters. She is an independent contractor who interprets in the field of medical, education, and community interpretation.   

She is a trainer for the Americans Against Language Barriers, (AALB is 501(c)(3)) a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the care of patients with limited English proficiency by training medical interpreters, providing language services, and advocating for policy reform. a non-profit organization, focused on language access for all.  She served 5 years on the board of the Arizona Translators and Interpreters Association as VP and Member-at-Large.  She was the Vietnamese tester/evaluator for the Vietnamese Language Proficiency Test and the Interpreter Skills Test for Language Line Academy/Solutions.  Before becoming an interpreter, she taught Junior High ESL (English as a Second Language) for 5 years for Mesa Public Schools and also taught 2nd and 3rd grade for the Riverside Unified School District. She earned her BS in Social Ecology/Criminology from UCI (University of California, Irvine). She also has a multiple subject K-12, ESL, and Bilingual teaching credential from the AZ Department of Education. She currently resides in Gilbert, AZ with her 1̀5- year-old son.  She is passionate about all things language related.  She believes that hard work pays for itself and that we are born on this earth to help our fellow man and in doing so, help ourselves.

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