My name is Pagnawath Khun,
and I am a full-time freelance
English-to-Khmer and Khmer-to-English
translator.
A native of Cambodia, I
studied at the Royal University of
Agriculture in Cambodia, receiving a
bachelor's degree in 2001. I also
studied at the Secondary School of
Business and obtained a degree in
Business Administration in 1998.
My career path shifted
toward journalism after leaving school,
and my ongoing work experience and
continued training at the Cambodia
Communications Institute showed me where
my true skills and goals lay - in intracultural and cross-cultural
communications.
My first job in this vein
began in 2000 as a reporter for the
Business News, an English-language
business weekly in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
. My English and journalism skills led
me to a newscasting position at National
Television of Cambodia (TVK), where I
was the lead broadcaster for the
network's News and World Report program,
the only nationally televised news
program broadcast exclusively in
English.
During that same period I
sharpened my translation skills working
on a wide variety of translation
projects for a private firm and for
Cambodia's National Elections Committee.
In these capacities I translated
official reports, contracts, executive
summaries, VIP speeches, and many other
documents, both official and unofficial.
In late 2002, I moved to
the U.S. and became involved with the
work of the United Khmer Communities in
the state of Washington; I also worked
as a reporter/correspondent for the
Seattle-based Cambodian News newspaper
until 2003.
I have since relocated to
California, and I am currently a member
in good standing of
The National Association
of Judiciary Interpreters and
Translators
(NAJIT).
In this capacity, I have been performing
translation work for private clients,
law offices and more than 100
translation companies and agencies
worldwide.
I am ready and available
for any Khmer translation jobs.
I consider my business partners as team
members and family members, and I value
quality and timeliness above all else. I
aim to meet the strictest definition of
professionalism, one in which both
myself and the client are both 100%
pleased with my work.
For questions and further
information, please call me at
+1-(562) 965-0886
(outside the U.S.). Inside the U.S.,
call (562) 965-0886;
Fax:
+1-(562)-262-2821;
or e-mail me at:
pagnawath@yahoo.com.
