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Anna Mindess

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Montreal, Canada

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Nonfiction, Intercultural Communication, Food and Culture

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June 2014

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I have worked as a sign language interpreter for more than 30 years and now specialize in legal interpreting.

My interest in culture goes way back. I've always found myself gravitating to a voice with a foreign accent to gain some perspective on my world by looking at it through other eyes.

I began learning ASL at CSUN when I was an actress in Los Angeles, after I saw a theater production with expressive Deaf actors. I quickly fell in love with the visual language and noticed what seemed like alternate ways that Deaf people approached things.

It was not until I discovered the field of Intercultural Communication in graduate school that everything clicked. I realized that a cultural perspective could explain so much about the interactions I w ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 242 ratings · 13 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters by Anna Mindess (Goodreads Author), Thomas K. Holcomb, Daniel Langholtz 4.24 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reading Between the Signs Workbook: A Cultural Guide for Sign Language Students and Interpreters 3.62 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters by Anna Mindess (Goodreads Author), Thomas K. Holcomb, Daniel Langholtz 3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reading Between the Signs Workbook: A Cultural Guide for Sign Language Interpreters 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters - Understanding differences between the hearing and the Deaf by Anna Mindess (8-Jan-2015) Paperback 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters 3rd Edition 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sign of Respect: Strategies for Effective Deaf/Hearing Interactions by Thomas K. Holcomb, Anna Mindess (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	INTERPRETATION EN LANGUE DES SIGNES 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars