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Rebecca Fenton
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Around 20,000 Karen people and other refugees from Burma now live in Minnesota, the largest community of Karen people in the United States.
It was especially significant for this group to perform on Canada Day, July 1, with the ambassador of Canada to the United States in attendance.
Powwow dance exemplifies the spirit of community and the energy of competition.
Undaunted by the outpouring of ideas from the audience, these artists embraced the unpredictable, unpolished nature of the interactive format.
Fragrant with rosewater and nigella seed and stuffed with dates or nuts, kleicha speak to Iraqi heritage and holiday customs.
Across coastal West Africa and much of the African diaspora, many communities are linked by a heritage of Vodun.
With multilayered family legacies, dyeing is more than a business: “o kɛra ciyɛn.” "It is heritage.”
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