1. Ozomatli and Cultural Visitors Jam Session

   

   In this video, the American band, Ozomatli, meets with 8 musicians from around the world for a jam session.

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   Center Stage Continues to Connect Cultures

   Ribab Fusion from Morocco and Khumariyaan of Pakistan kicked off their Center Stage tours with a performance at Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage on September 16.

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   DanceMotion USA Connects Cultures through Collaborative Dance

   Turkish, American, and Armenian dancers performed a collaborative dance piece at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as part of an ongoing cultural exchange sponsored by the Department of State’s DanceMotion USA program.

4. Ribab Fusion: Berber Culture with a Modern Twist

   

   Members of amazing funk sensation powered by a single ribab string, Ribab Fusion, discuss their hopes for their Center Stage exchange.

5. Discovering Chinese Culture through Music

   Vanessa studied Chinese the summer of 2012 in Suzhou, China as a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) participant and was introduced to a whole new world.

6. Arabesque Brings Vietnamese Culture to Life

   

   Members of Arabesque, a dance troupe from Vietnam, discuss their performance and their goals for their Center Stage exchange.

7. Preserving the Culture of Modernizing Villages Through Photography

   Fulbright Scholar Kathleen McLaughlin documents the modernization of Maramures, Romania through pictures.

8. Fulbright-National Geographic Fellow Studies Deaf Culture in Cambodia

   

   Erin Moriarty Harrelson, 2014-5 Fulbright-National Geographic Fellow in Cambodia, tells us about her time studying deaf culture in Cambodia.

9. Gain Cultural Competency: Learn Japanese in Japan!

   

   Grace Meng, a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) alumna, tells us about the CLS program enhanced her career in nursing.

10. Overcoming Culture Shock Through Volunteer Work

    Instead of withdrawing or isolating herself, Westmoreland overcame her culture shock by doing an activity she enjoys in the U.S. – volunteering.

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