4TH MEETING OF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN ASIA

 

The 4 th Meeting of Sign Language Interpreters in Asia was held last Nov. 26 and 27, 2010 at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) in Tagaytay City , Philippines . The meeting was held during the 22 nd World Federation of the Deaf Regional Secretariat in Asia and the Pacific Representatives Meeting.

 

Present during the WASLI meeting were delegates from Japan: Emiko Ichikawa, WASLI Asian Representative, NRASLI; Etsuko Umemoto, Chair, NRASLI; Eiko Ogura, JASLI; Tomoki Hayashi, recorder, JASLI; Masafumi Kawazoe and Chikae Nagasaki, J/E interpreter, NRASLI, South Korea: Beo Do Won, Won Tae-yeon and Kim Kun Youn, K/E interpreter, Hong Kong: Mindy Lai Man Chung and Leung Pui-Sum, Macau: Nerissa Lau Sutman, Indonesia: Pingkan C. R. Warouw, Nepal: Laxmi Devkota, Philippines: Michael S. Potian and Alfredo D. Celada, Jr. and Malaysia: Goh Soo Leng.

 

Emiko Ichikawa gave her opening remarks, acknowledged all the delegates, observers and presented her report on WASLI Board Meeting. Delegates of each country took turns in introducing themselves and proceeded with their report on the situation of sign language interpreters in their country.

 

WASLI encouraged Asian countries with the following: 1. Establishment of organization of sign language interpreters, 2. Asian networking of sign language interpreters.

 

Japan won its seat again during the election of WASLI Asian Representative held last Nov 26 and a workshop on “Respect for Initiatives of Deaf People” was facilitated by Masafumi Kawazoe, J/E interpreter, NRASLI.