Language & Culture
A Rare Language: Providing Access to Indigenous Communities
ReadSince the days of ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, doctors and nurses throughout world history have been bound by the ethical responsibility of “doing no harm” to the patients under their care. In the United States, the law also mandates that …
World Refugee Day: Leonela’s Story
ReadLeonela Sauve, LUNA’s Law & Policy Associate, is an International lawyer born and raised in Venezuela. She is an advocate for human rights and civil liberties. She recently spoke at the Thought Leadership Conference, where she shared her story as …
Communication—with all communities—is critical in a crisis
ReadOriginally printed in the Indianapolis Business Journal on May 15, 2020 As we find ourselves in the midst of a pandemic, no individual or community, regardless of origin or background, is immune. Coronavirus does not discriminate as it passes through …
Behind Each Interpreting Request
ReadIt’s 9:41am on a cool Tuesday morning. You can smell the rich scent of freshly-brewed dark coffee wafting from a LUNA mug. A few Language Coordinators wrap themselves in colorful scarves brought to our office the previous day by a …