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CAROLINE KYUNG HA KIM
Certified Court Interpreter Korean, State of California
Caroline Kyung Ha Kim has 19 years of experience as a Korean language, simultaneous conference interpreter and court interpreter. She is certified by the California Judicial Council / Administrative Office of the Courts (JC/AOC) for Court Interpreter / Korean. This distinctive certification is the highest level of certification, authorizing Kim to interpret for the courts and in administrative (workers compensation) and medical matters in the State of California. Kim completed the UCLA Certificate Program in Legal Interpretation and Translation Korean / English. She holds California secondary teaching credentials in Korean and English through Point Loma Nazarene University, California and a Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development Certificate.
Caroline Kim is a translation, interpretation and voice over specialist, ensuring her clients will not get lost in translation. A Korean native, Kim speaks fluent English and is a competent oral interpreter and written translator of English-to-Korean and Korean-to-English. For 19 years, she has been sought out to serve the language interpretation and translation needs of clients in the business, legal and entertainment community.
Kim’s extensive experience in simultaneous and consecutive interpreting and written translation benefits the legal community in its representation of clients with limited English-speaking clients, witnesses and deponents. With years of experience in interpreting for courts, depositions, conferences, medical, government, finance, information technology (IT) and business entities, the extent Kim’s experience includes script translation and voice over, legal, engineering and technical document translations, and editing and proofreading. Her simultaneous interpreting includes press conferences, academic seminars, international conferences and business meetings. Kim resides in Southern California and enjoys travel.