Collaboratory: A Multilingual Storytelling Project

In this talk, Claire Frances and Azul Trejo-Zetina will give an overview of their project Iowa Intersections, which is a multilingual oral history and digital storytelling initiative that aims to amplify the voices of local recent immigrants. This collaboration between the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, UNESCO City of Literature Iowa City, and the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County consists of collecting, archiving, and disseminating the stories and developing academic study guides.

Discussants: Claire Frances, Director, Azul Trejo Zetina, Graduate Assistant, Center for Language and Culture Learning, University of Iowa