Growing up in Guatemala and the United States, Marselina learned how girls are held to different standards in terms of education and social responsibilities.

Ted Gong is a modest man who emits a kindness reminiscent of my own Chinese father. He’s also the executive director of the 1882 Foundation and retired Foreign Service officer.

The year is 1987. A blond-haired, bright-eyed Russian trapeze student arrives in Paris.

“We’re not the typical clown with the nose, the big shoes. We’re not the scary clowns. We swag out our clown.”

“My daughter is transgender, and she changed the lives of everyone in our family. I thought she was confused and abnormal, but I realized the person who was confused was me.”

It’s not every day you see a five-year-old boy in a white tuxedo walking a tightrope twenty feet in the air.

Twelve-year-old Sara Estrada is one of America’s newest citizens, sworn in at a special ceremony during the 2017 Folklife Festival.

Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Crystal La-Caille found herself drawn to the colors and cultures of UniverSoul Circus.

Look into Emma Clarke’s backyard in Sarasota, Florida, and you’ll probably find the 11-year-old performing professional-grade circus routines for a neighborhood crowd.

“The first time I performed was when I was in college, and I totally blacked out. I mean, I was completely sober, but when I got off stage, I turned to my friend and I was like, ‘what happened up there?’”