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Meet Veteran Spanish Interpreter: Dawn Maldonado

I was 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 familyu2019s language and culture.

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Meet Veteran Spanish Interpreter: Dawn Maldonado

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  1. MEETVETERAN SPANISH INTERPRETER: DAWN MALDONADO English/SpanishTranslator

  2. ENGLISH/SPANISHTRANSLATOR IwasbornandraisedinMilwaukee, WIinaSpanish-speakinghome. Myparents, whocametotheU.S. from PuertoRicoin1968, insistedwespeakSpanishonlyinthehomeinanefforttoensureweretainourfamily’s languageandculture. IttookmyparentsseveralyearstolearnEnglishandevenlongertofeelcomfortable speakingit. BecauseoftheirlimitedEnglish, Iusuallyservedastheirinterpreterinmanydifferentsettingssuch asmedicalappointments, schoolvisits, andalmosteverysituationwheretheyneededtocommunicatein English. Whilegrowingup, IstudiedinPuertoRicowhenourfamilyrelocatedthereforseveralyears. Uponreturningto Wisconsin, IcontinuedmyeducationandstudiedhistoryatLakelandCollege. Despiteservingasaninterpreterfromaveryyoungage, Inevergavetheprofessionmuchthoughtuntil2001 whenIbecameawareofthegrowingneedforcourtinterpreters. Iappliedandwashiredtoworkasa freelancerintheMilwaukeeCountycourts. Shortlythereafter, IbecamecertifiedasaSpanishinterpreterin 2004whencertificationtestingstartedbeingoffered. Ihavebeenprovidingservicestocourtsthroughoutthe statesincethen, butprimarilyinMilwaukeeCounty.

  3. Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/translatordawn ContactUs Pinterest English/SpanishTranslator https://www.pinterest.com/dawnperezmaldonado Website www.dawnperezmaldonado.com

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