We’re excited to be partnering with FELE (Familias En La Escuela), the parent group of Inter-American Magnet School, to host two free screenings of the documentary Speaking in Tongues. 
We’re committed to helping open the minds and mouths of adults and children throughout the Chicago-land area on their journey to learn additional languages, and this screening is one small step to that end.
From the film-makers:
Our idea in making Speaking in Tongues was to showcase a world where these communication barriers are being addressed. An African-American boy from public housing learns to read, write, and speak Mandarin. A Mexican-American boy, whose parents are not literate in any language, develops professional-level Spanish while mastering English. A Chinese-American girl regains her grandparents’ mother tongue—a language her parents lost through assimilation. A Caucasian teen travels to Beijing to stay with a Mandarin speaking host family. Their stories reveal the promise of a multilingual America. Each kid’s world opens up when they start learning two languages on the first day of kindergarten; each is developing both bi-cultural and bi-lingual fluency.
Join us Friday January 13th at 7pm or Sunday January 21st at 10:30 (childcare provided!) – just send a quick note to msmithivas@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!
