diff --git a/static/js/mainMenu.js b/static/js/mainMenu.js
index 98e8f143c..2efc217f4 100644
--- a/static/js/mainMenu.js
+++ b/static/js/mainMenu.js
@@ -1830,8 +1830,8 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
     function getViewMenu() {
         return { id: 'viewMenu', title: Ox._('View'), items: [
             { id: 'section', title: Ox._('Section'), items: [
-                { group: 'viewsection', min: 1, max: 1, items: pandora.site.sections.map(function(section) {
-                    section = Ox.extend({}, section)
+                { group: 'viewsection', min: 1, max: 1, items: Ox.clone(pandora.site.sections, true).map(function(section) {
+                    section.title = Ox._(section.title);
                     section.checked = section.id == ui.section;
                     return section;
                 }) }
diff --git a/static/js/sectionButtons.js b/static/js/sectionButtons.js
index 79d1a1fa9..55d2cf6d5 100644
--- a/static/js/sectionButtons.js
+++ b/static/js/sectionButtons.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 pandora.ui.sectionButtons = function(section) {
     var that = Ox.ButtonGroup({
-            buttons: pandora.site.sections,
+            buttons: Ox.clone(pandora.site.sections, true).map(function(section) {
+                section.title = Ox._(section.title);
+                return section;
+            }),
             id: 'sectionButtons',
             selectable: true,
             value: section || pandora.user.ui.section
diff --git a/static/js/sectionSelect.js b/static/js/sectionSelect.js
index 1abdf8256..9becbd651 100644
--- a/static/js/sectionSelect.js
+++ b/static/js/sectionSelect.js
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ pandora.ui.sectionSelect = function(section) {
     // fixme: duplicated
     var that = Ox.Select({
             id: 'sectionSelect',
-            items: pandora.site.sections,
+            items: Ox.clone(pandora.site.sections, true).map(function(section) {
+                section.title = Ox._(section.title);
+                return section;
+            }),
             value: section || pandora.user.ui.section
         }).css({
             float: 'left',