Book Description:
This book is a chapter from The Interpreter’s Journal by Benjawan Poomsan Becker. It gives extensive insights into the Thai culture and interracial relationships. A great companion for the book Thailand Fever published by Paiboon Publishing.
Honored with the 2011 Asian Book Publishing Award for Best Book/Best Author, The Interpreter’s Journal is the exciting story of a professional Thai and Lao interpreter, revealing how she works in legal settings including courtrooms and jails in the USA. The story is also a personal one, relating the author’s journey from humble beginnings in rural Thailand to become a professional interpreter in San Francisco. You will be surprised how much you can learn about Thailand, Thai culture, Thai history, Thai and Lao people in America and Thai-Western relationships from reading The Interpreter’s Journal.
Benjawan Poomsan Becker is a professional interpreter and translator in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has provided translation services in Thai, Lao and English to thousands of people including Westerners who are in relationships with Thais and Laotians. Benjawan is considered one of the top authorities of the Thai language and culture having written more than 25 books for foreigners to learn the Thai language. Her recently released Talking Thai-English dictionary app for mobile devices is a best selling Thai dictionary on Apple iTunes. It’s also available for Android devices. Benjawan is also the editor of the popular book Thailand Fever.