Portuguese medical interpreting is needed in every major city in the United States. According to the census bureau, there are roughly 1.5 million Portuguese-Americans. Of them, the language varies based on region of origin which can be categorized into 2 main groups: the Southern and Central dialects and the Northern dialects; which all have multiple different sub-versions within them. As a result, there are millions of Portuguese speakers residing all over the world in countries within Europe to South and North America, to Asia and Oceania. And while Portuguese is spoken in most major cities in states like Massachusetts, California, Rhode Island, and New York- there is a higher percentage of Portuguese-Americans residing in New Jersey; specifically in the larger Newark area. There was a time in the late 20th century when immigration trends made Newark more notorious in Portugal than in the rest of the United States. With such a high concentration of a certain language, it is in everyone's best interest to make language more accessible to the population. This can look like many things, but one of the most effective ways to achieve true language accessibility is with medical interpreter training.
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3 Reasons Portuguese Medical Interpreting Is Needed In New Jersey
