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The World of Wagashi
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The Sea Women of Jeju Island
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The Diverse Tribes of Tanzania
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Take Our Newest VCAT on the Republic of Korea
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The Defense Language and National Security Education Office, in partnership with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, has launched the latest Virtual Culture Awareness Trainer (VCAT) on the Republic of Korea (…
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Ballet Folklorico: an Airman’s culture expressed through dance
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DLNSEO Culture Team
Read one Airman's story about her connection to her Mexican heritage through Mexican folk dancing.
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Thanksgiving the Canadian Way
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The U.S. isn't the only country that celebrates Thanksgiving. Learn more about how it's observed in Canada.
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Take Our Newest CultureReady Basics Courses in Korean and Farsi
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Find out more about our newest CultureReady Basics courses.
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The European Day of Languages
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September 26th is celebrated as every year as the European Day of Languages. Learn more on today's CultureReady blog.
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U.S. and Brazilian Medical Team Completes Amazon Humanitarian Mission
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Six U.S. military medical professionals completed a 26-day Brazil Riverine humanitarian medical mission.
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Join the National Language Service Corps (NLSC)!
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Why should you join the National Language Service Corps? Read today's blog to find out!
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Friendship at center of large-scale US-Jordan Exercise Eager Lion 19
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Friendship, or “sidaqa” in Arabic, serves as the foundation for the more than 8,000 multinational troops in Jordan as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2019.
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Training Tomorrow's Leaders Through YALI
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Learn more about the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and the Mandela Washington Fellowship.
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