Mister Boas believed that the environment people grow up in -- not family genes caused most cultural differences among people.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

The show is one of MOCAs many efforts to move beyond generational,geographical and cultural boundaries in exploring Chinese-American identity.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

The aim is to share American music with the world and improve cross-cultural understanding.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

But others see this art as a rich form of non-traditional cultural expression.

VOA: special.2009.04.08

The prayer room would be part of a one-hundred-million-dollar Muslim cultural center.

VOA: special.2010.08.21

"They all share a socio-economic and cultural heritage that's fairly homogeneous.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

We honor cultural identity-- we always have,we always will.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

Kakutani says Over-fishing also has a cultural impact on groups like Native Americans, who have relied on local seafood for centuries.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

to recover cultural property. About a dozen years ago, Spiegler started working on cases involving Nazi-looted art.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

The Huang twins say that,for them, finding non-combat roles is also a cultural and religious choice.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

The United Nations cultural organization UNESCO named it a World Heritage Site in 1998 - a designation for places of special physical or cultural value.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

In the last couple of months, the PKK - Turkish Kurds fighting for greater cultural and political rights since 1984 - have been steadily stepping up their attacks.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

Across town,the Multi-Cultural Council is taking another approach to reducing cultural misunderstandings.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Peter Dowling,a heritage officer at the National Trust in Canberra, says eco-burial sites will not have the same 'cultural value' as one of the many traditional cemeteries he visits.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22