TBC News

BMC and MJBCo-directors Betty M. Colonomos and MJ Bienvenu developed innovative workshops that pushed the envelope for the interpreting field and the Deaf community around issues of the day. Not surprisingly, some of those issues remain today.

The monthly newsletter, TBC News, highlighted many of these issues, inspiring many to rally for change in their own thinking and in the communities where they lived. We've made available this digital archive of the TBC News here as historical reference and still relevant topics for our communities.

TBC Co-director Betty M. Colonomos

TBC Co-director MJ Bienvenu

TBC News

TBC News

Archived newsletters, The TBC News, from The Bicultural Center circa 1988-1993. The topics in these newsletters offer historical perspective that continue to be relevant over 30 years later.

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Welcome and Introduction

Our ASL Instruction is Becoming Professionalized by Keith M Cagle

  Tue-03-1988

Deaf President Now by MJ Bienvenu

A Hearing Parent in the Deaf Revolution by Judith Treesburg

  Fri-04-1988

Will the Pre-lingual Person Please Stand Up? by MJ Bienvenu

 

  Mon-05-1988

Rebuilding Bridges to the Deaf Community by MJ Bienvenu

 

  Thu-06-1988

The Video Revolution??? by Judith Treesburg

Patti Wilson: A Live Interview

Viewing Politics

Language and Power: The Impact of Status by Sandra Gish

Teaming Up for Quality by Vivian Berry

Tales of a Co-ed Dropout by Judith Treesburg

Too Intelligent to be Deaf: Another Mother Responds by Andrea L Bethea

  Mon-08-1988

Presidential Remarks: 17 July 1988 (CIT) by Betty M Colonomos

Deaf Culture: Dying or Changing? by Roger J Carver

P.S.E. - A Model to Avoid by Jan L Fried

  Fri-09-1988

Scholarship Fund for BIPOC Interpreters

BIPOC interpreters face challenges to be valued and recognized for their contribution to the field. BMC values these interpreters, offering scholarship funds for every seminar through donations from the interpreting community, BMC, and other supporters. We invite participation from our BIPOC colleagues.

Click here to contribute to the BIPOC Interpreter Scholarship Fund.

Scholarship Fund for Deaf Interpreters

Seminars conducted in ASL are designed to ensure that Deaf Interpreters have opportunities and choice of high quality professional development. Donations from the larger interpreting community and other supporters allow BMC to provide access to seminars for our Deaf Interpreter colleagues at lower cost.

Click here to contribute to the Deaf Interpreter Scholarship Fund.

Foundations of Interpreting

The Foundations of Interpreting Seminar Series provides insights into The Integrated Model of Interpreting and the processes we engage in while interpreting. Click here for more information on the series as well as a schedule of current seminars being offered.

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