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Each year, commencement speakers visit U.S. campuses with words of advice for new graduates. Here are nuggets of wisdom from recent speeches.

International authors come to the PEN America World Voices Festival to share new perspectives with American readers.

Each May, the U.S. honors the contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Take a look at a few celebrations.

Learn how U.S. college students built a replica of part of Notre Dame Cathedral and learned traditional French building techniques.

Learn how U.S. programs help preserve Kazakhstan's culture and how the "Qazaq-pop" band Ninety One teaches some Americans to speak Kazakh.

Movie directors broaden audiences' cultural understanding by filming at locations with stunning buildings and natural beauty.

For Jazz Appreciation Month, learn about Jon Batiste, a young American jazz musician who has won numerous awards, including an Oscar in 2021.

Poets, of course — but local officials too — are finding new ways this month to engage people in reading, writing and sharing poems.

Decades after arriving in the U.S. as a refugee, Ke Huy Quan won film's highest honor. Learn more about a story that is inspiring others.