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Dawn Perez Maldonado, born and raised in Milwaukee, WI in a Spanish-speaking home. My parents, who came to the U.S. from Puerto Rico in 1968, insisted we speak Spanish only in the home in an effort to ensure we retain our family's language and culture.
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DawnPerez Maldonado English/SpanishTranslator Milwaukee, WI, 53201
DawnPerez Maldonado DawnPerezMaldonado, born andraisedinMilwaukee, WIin aSpanish-speakinghome. My parents, whocametotheU.S. fromPuertoRicoin1968, insistedwespeakSpanishonly inthehomeinaneffortto ensureweretainourfamily's languageandculture.
AboutDawnPerezMaldonado DawnPerezMaldonado, bornandraisedinMilwaukee, WIinaSpanish-speakinghome. Myparents, who cametotheU.S. fromPuertoRicoin1968, insistedwespeakSpanishonlyinthehomeinaneffortto ensureweretainourfamily'slanguageandculture. IttookmyparentsseveralyearstolearnEnglishand evenlongertofeelcomfortablespeakingit. BecauseoftheirlimitedEnglish, Iusuallyservedastheir interpreterinmanydifferentsettingssuchasmedicalappointments, schoolvisits, andalmostevery situationwheretheyneededtocommunicateinEnglish. Whilegrowingup, IstudiedinPuertoRicowhenourfamilyrelocatedthereforseveralyears. Upon returningtoWisconsin, IcontinuedmyeducationandstudiedhistoryatLakelandCollege. Despiteservingasaninterpreterfromaveryyoungage, Inevergavetheprofessionmuchthoughtuntil 2001whenIbecameawareofthegrowingneedforcourtinterpreters. Iappliedandwashiredtoworkasa freelancerintheMilwaukeeCountycourts. Shortlythereafter, IbecamecertifiedasaSpanishinterpreter in2004whencertificationtestingstartedbeingoffered. Ihavebeenprovidingservicestocourts throughoutthestatesincethen, butprimarilyinMilwaukeeCounty. Milwaukee, WI, 53201
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