SIJIN XIAN, CT, MACI  
ATA-Certified English<>Chinese Translator
​Prize-Winning Mandarin Interpreter

While in Boston for the 66th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association last week, I had the honor of being interviewed by my colleague, mentor, and friend Rony Gao on the Chinese Language Division Podcast. We traced my professional journey of starting out as a translator, branching out into subtitling, and going back to school at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in 2024 to start a new chapter of my career as a conference interprete

Last April, before I started my Advanced Entry MA program in Conference Interpretation at the Middlebury Institute of International...

First, it was machine translation, then it was AI. It seems that every new technology that bursts onto the scene prompts premature...

I'm so excited to share that on November 2, I'll present a session at the 65th annual conference of the American Translators Association...

Translation is more than a linguistic exercise; it often carries political, cultural, and social implications. As I'm glued to the...

When I first entered the language service industry back in 2014, there seemed to be a general consensus that you are either a translator...

At the 63rd Annual Conference of the American Translators Association, a new professional dream of mine was born: pursuing conference...

Official documents are a cornerstone of many important cross-national life events—studying abroad, getting married, adopting a child, or...

Last Saturday, I had the distinct honor of appearing on the "El Café de la Tarde" show hosted by my Spanish-language colleague Ale Durán...

Whether you're a business owner looking to expand into a new market or an individual needing translation services, you may be curious...

In my review for last year, I discussed the key mindset shifts that helped me break out of my comfort zone, try new things, and make...

I have recently returned from the 64th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association in Miami, Florida. One thing is clear:...

Creating the optimal viewer experience in subtitling is something I'm absolutely passionate about, and I'm immensely grateful for the...

The world is changing, and it always has. I remember being confused and even a little resentful when I first came to the United States 11...

I'm pleased to share that my invited paper, Human Decision-Making and Machine Assistance in Subtitle Translation Through the Lens of...

I've wanted to do a translation slam ever since I learned about them, and that dream recently became a reality thanks to the Chinese...

Advancement in artificial intelligence and machine learning has sparked considerable curiosity and concern about the future of jobs....

Let's play a quick word association game: what springs to your mind when you hear the words "Planet Fitness"? As a translator, reviewing...

I'm so honored to be featured by the Audiovisual Division of the American Translators Association in their Professional Development Basic...

Translation is hard. I know it might not seem like it from the outside looking in, and the advent of AI and ChatGPT makes it tempting to...