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  • The Interpreter Perspective: Guest #5

    The Interpreter Perspective: Guest #5

    For me, the connection lies in my comfort with unpredictability.

    Grab the Lapels

    September 18, 2025
    Interpreter Perspectives
  • The Interpreter Perspective: Guest #4

    The Interpreter Perspective: Guest #4

    I run a homeopathic support group in ASL and interpreters are a part of it

    Grab the Lapels

    September 11, 2025
    Interpreter Perspectives
  • The Interpreter Perspective: Guest #3

    The Interpreter Perspective: Guest #3

    “…she suggested I become an interpreter, and I didn’t even know what that was.”

    Grab the Lapels

    September 4, 2025
    Interpreter Perspectives
  • The Interpreter Perspective: Guest #2

    The Interpreter Perspective: Guest #2

    “I actually don’t have any Interpreter friends or interpreting colleagues.”

    Grab the Lapels

    August 28, 2025
    Interpreter Perspectives
  • The Interpreter Perspective: Guest #1

    The Interpreter Perspective: Guest #1

    “… I wanted to be a clown-dancer-lawyer.”

    Grab the Lapels

    August 21, 2025
    Interpreter Perspectives
  • How do I get that lady out of my YouTube?

    How do I get that lady out of my YouTube?

    Honor and support the time, talents, and wisdom of the Deaf community.

    Grab the Lapels

    July 15, 2025
    Learn Something New
  • The last days of my ITP, graduation, and celebrating the Deaf community

    The last days of my ITP, graduation, and celebrating the Deaf community

    On Sunday, April 13th, I thought I was taking a local St. Louis, Missouri, interpreter out to lunch as a thank you to her for all the time she’s invested in me. When I arrived, she was there holding a big rainbow balloon. For me. And said not everyone was there yet. And people kept…

    Grab the Lapels

    May 20, 2025
    Reflection
  • The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL

    The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL

    I’ve created a video with the highlights from the textbook The Hidden Treasures of Black ASL, including a PowerPoint. Enjoy! *The QR code got cut off in my video, but you can access the link it goes to here.

    Grab the Lapels

    May 5, 2025
    Books and Authors, Learn Something New
  • Talking from 9 to 5 (pt. 6)

    Talking from 9 to 5 (pt. 6)

    D. Tannen (1994) is slowly making me angrier with Talking from 9 to 5: Men and Women in the Workplace, because I am digging into all these memories of watching my parents’ dynamic, both at home and with their colleagues, and how poorly they fit in. My dad could not stand working with other men…

    Grab the Lapels

    February 3, 2025
    Reflection
  • Talking from 9 to 5 (pt. 5)

    Talking from 9 to 5 (pt. 5)

    D. Tannen (1994) explained in Talking from 9 to 5: Men and Women at Work that women in her studies did not notify their superiors of their accomplishments. Today, we are in the perfect position to look at how “tooting your own horn” is perceived by the masses. When former President Donald Trump says that…

    Grab the Lapels

    January 27, 2025
    Reflection
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