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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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155th ABCT Learns about Culture
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DLNSEO Culture Team
The 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team participated in security force advisor training consisting of language, culture, foreign weapons, and use of a translator.
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Clemantine Wamariya and the Harsh Reality of Life as a Refugee
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Amy Hunt
Today, we look at a new memoir by Clemantine Wamariya, a Rwandan genocide survivor who moved across seven African countries in six years before coming to the United States, and how her story reflects…
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What does tourism mean for culture?
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Amy Hunt
What are sustainable and responsible tourism? We explore how tourism can be both good and bad for culture, and what the focus of sustainable tourism means for preserving natural and cultural heritage.
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No-nonsense Soldiers Train Nigerian Infantry
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DLNSEO Culture Team
U.S. Army and Nigerian soldiers recently trained together in the northern Nigerian, building rapport and honing skills necessary in the Nigerian Army's fight against Boko Haram.
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The Flower Girl - the most well-known North Korean opera and film
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Graham Plaster
The Flower Girl is a North Korean revolutionary genre theatrical performance, which according to North Korean sources, was written by the country's first President Kim Il-sung. The opera was intended…
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Mapping Global Migration
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Amy Hunt
Today, we explore the Pew Research Center's interactive migration and remittance maps, which offer the chance to explore the movement trends of both people and their money around the world.
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International friendships formed through celebrating Girl Scouts’ birthday
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Girl Scouts from Yamaguchi Prefecture celebrated the 106th birthday of their organization by learning arts and crafts and playing games from different cultures at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni,…
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Language extinction, and what that means for culture
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Amy Hunt
What happens to culture when a language dies? Today we look at language extinction, and what that means for the loss of cultural knowledge and identity.
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What’s in a name?
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What's so important about a country's name? It has everything to do with national identity and heritage. Read about some countries that have changed their names, and how those names were or weren't…
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