Found in Translation

Episode 4: Third Culture Living

Fareeha Mahmood takes us on a globe-trotting journey beginning with her upbringing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, attending international schools in Indonesia and UAE, and finally moving to NYC. She talks about how her experiences in these vastly different countries affected her knowledge of Bengali and proximity to Bengali culture, how the history of Bangladesh influenced her passion for the language, and the concept of language as a form of self-identification. To experience this podcast visually, find the multimedia transcript on our website HERE [https://foundintranslation.netlify.app/fa/#topper].

Episode 3: Signature Moves

Cynthia Mojica embodied the role of translator for her parents as a child. She is a hearing person while her mom is hard-of-hearing and her dad is deaf, so the language they predominantly use at home is American Sign Language (ASL). She talks about being a C.O.D.A (Child of Deaf Adults), the nuances and structure of ASL as a language, and the pertinence of bringing more accessible spaces into our society. To experience this podcast visually, find the multimedia transcript on our website HERE [https://foundintranslation.netlify.app/cy/#topper].

Episode 2: A Comedy of Errors (and Education) in Yoruba

Nigerian-American writer/comedian Michael Oluokun takes us on a rip-roaring journey with hilarious stories spanning between Little Rock, Arkansas, Washington D.C., and NYC. He talks about navigating his Nigerian identity, hilariously uncovering Nigerian customs at family parties, how he came to know that he had been mispronouncing his last name for almost 20 years, and how his writing and stand up were impacted after he began learning Yoruba. To experience this podcast visually, find the multimedia transcript on our website HERE [https://foundintranslation.netlify.app/michael/#topper].

Episode 1: Korean Whispers

Welcome to the first episode of Found in Translation [https://foundintranslation.netlify.app/#topper], a visual essay podcast! Our inaugural guest Rachel Lee would like to thank the K-Pop group GOT7 for changing her life. The dancer-marketer-photographer-podcaster-artist extraordinaire credits them with inspiring her to learn Korean and connect more with her culture. She shares how she navigated her Korean identity while growing up in Dallas, Texas, how that affected her relationship with her relatives, peers, and church group, and the rise of Korean media’s global dominance. To experience this podcast visually, find the multimedia transcript on our website HERE [https://foundintranslation.netlify.app/rachel/#topper].