{"id":1648,"date":"2020-09-23T17:42:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T17:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2022-12-07T12:23:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T12:23:47","slug":"member-profile-eliana-serikako","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/2020\/09\/23\/member-profile-eliana-serikako\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Profile: Eliana Serikako"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Name<\/b>: Eliana Serikako<\/span><\/p>\n

Where you live<\/b>: S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/span><\/p>\n

Contacts:\u00a0<\/b>email<\/a> & LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n


\nWhat you\u2019re doing these days:
\n<\/b>Working harder than ever, from home. And I\u2019ve been studying French for a whole year now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Something you\u2019re proud of:
\n<\/b>On the professional side, I\u2019m proud of my work as a translator for over 30 years. Also proud of being recognized by my peers and clients. On a personal note, I\u2019m proud of my volunteer work as secretary of the Brazilian Association of Okinawa Descendants, here in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/span><\/p>\n

A bit of background:
\n<\/b>I got a bachelor\u2019s degree in English-Portuguese translation and interpretation in 1984. Over the years I specialized in business, accounting and auditing. This is because in earlier lives I worked for big auditing firms such as Pricewaterhouse, Andersen and Deloitte, here in S\u00e3o Paulo. Years later I took an interest in law and decided to face university life again. In 2011 I graduated with a law degree. My grandparents came to Brazil from Okinawa in the 1940s. I also speak Japanese. In fact, I love languages!<\/span><\/p>\n

How long have you been an ATA\/PLD member?
\n<\/b>ATA member since 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n

A major challenge:
\n<\/b>The beginning, for sure. Getting my first jobs. And then, with the ball rolling, the challenge was staying alive and thriving in a profession that is so poorly known and so undervalued in the Brazilian market.<\/p>\n

Any exciting projects?<\/b><\/p>\n

I\u2019m currently working intensively on translation of accounting reports. And studying French. I want to work with French as an additional language in the near future!<\/p>\n

Currently on your reading list:<\/b><\/p>\n