Part two with Nicholas Henriksen, Andries Coetzee, and Lorenzo Garcia-Amaya – three lead researchers for the Patagonia Project at the University of Michigan – exploring more about the collaborative project, language preservation, conducting interdisciplinary and intergenerational research, and the trio’s role in the award-winning documentary “Boers at the End of the World”. Hosts: Aliyah Mitchell and Juan D. Freitez; Editor: Aliyah Mitchell; Produced in partnership with Ann Arbor District Library and recorded at Fifth Avenue Studios. | Featured: “Boers at the End of the World” (2015). With thanks to: Richard Gregory/GOOD WORK Pictures. Check out the documentary: vimeo.com/ondemand/boersfilm | Learn more about “From Africa to Patagonia: Voices of Displacement”: websites.umich.edu/~aacollab

Today in conversation with Toko Shiiki - award-winning filmmaker and photographer - about discovering filmmaking as a communication tool, memorable language experiences in the U.S. and Japan, and what our handwriting say may say about us. Host: Aliyah Mitchell; Editor: Aliyah Mitchell; Produced in partnership with Ann Arbor District Library and recorded at Fifth Avenue Studios.

Part two with Toko Shiiki - award-winning filmmaker and photographer - about embracing and overcoming vulnerability, English as a tool in psychotherapy, and developing self-confidence when speaking with others. Host: Aliyah Mitchell; Editor: Aliyah Mitchell; Produced in partnership with Ann Arbor District Library and recorded at Fifth Avenue Studios.

We Are What We Speak is an upcoming podcast that unpacks the complex human experience by talking how language and linguistics is deeply connected to our lives and everyday experiences.

Today in conversation with Frieda Ekotto – Francophone novelist, literary critic, professor at the University of Michigan, filmmaker, and 2023-2024 President of the Modern Languages Association – about formative language experiences, and grappling with language and identity. Hosts: Aliyah Mitchell and Juan D. Freitez; Editor: Aliyah Mitchell; Produced in partnership with Ann Arbor District Library and recorded at Fifth Avenue Studios. | Featured “African Cinema: Filming Against All Odds” (1983).

Part two with Frieda Ekotto – Francophone novelist, literary critic, professor at the University of Michigan, filmmaker, and 2023-2024 President of the Modern Languages Association – about goals as current Modern Languages Association president, the function of legal discourse, and power of translating. Hosts: Aliyah Mitchell and Juan D. Freitez; Editor: Aliyah Mitchell; Produced in partnership with Ann Arbor District Library and recorded at Fifth Avenue Studios. | Featured “A Rap on Race” (1971).