Service Translation
Service Translation includes several programs related to the translation and interpretation of primary documents, oral histories, and other materials related to Executive Order 9066 and the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.
How It Works
Students involved in Service Translation programs work directly with community partners, such as Go for Broke National Education Center and Manzanar National Historic Site, to translate historical documents related to Executive Order 9066, which incarcerated over 100,000 Japanese Americans in camps during WWII.
Recent Projects
- Created Japanese language subtitles for the English-language documentary The History of Tenryumura: Embracing Truth, Memory, and Reconciliation
- Hosted a screening of the documentary Removed by Force: The Eviction of Hawai’i’s Japanese Americans During WWII
- Translated an interview with Hisae Genie Obana, a US citizen living in Hiroshima when the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city
- Collaborated with Go for Broke National Education Center to translate documents from English to Japanese on the forced removal of Japanese Americans
Connect with Us
Kristen Mullins
she/her
Assistant Director, Intercultural and Global Programs
- Email:
- kmullins@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5990
- Office:
- 26 Blinn Lane, Office 204