Pathways to Professional Interpreting: An Autoethnography of a Deaf-Parented Person of Color
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Title
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Pathways to Professional Interpreting: An Autoethnography of a Deaf-Parented Person of Color
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Creator
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Lauren J. Jourdonnais
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Degree Name
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Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies
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Project Type
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Action Research Project
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Date
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6/15/2025
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Abstract
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Intersectional identities impact the way we as humans experience the world around us. Those who identify as people of color and are heritage signers of American Sign Language (ASL) face unique challenges when going through Interpreter Education Programs (IEPs). The purpose of this action research project is to elucidate how the author, a deaf-parented person of color, found success and completion in their becoming a professional ASL/English interpreter while involved in an IEP in ways that are related to cultural and linguistic aspects of their intersectional identity. The author hopes to contribute their experiences to a continuing conversation about inclusivity and belonging and provide perspectives from their education in an IEP.
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Keywords
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ASL
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CODA
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Intersectionality
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Committee Member
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Elisa Maroney
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Amanda Smith
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Rights
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Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/20/2025, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author.
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https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en
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Language
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eng
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Type
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Text
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Identifier
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LaurenJourdonnais_ARP_2025
