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Nick Benson is a third-generation stone carver and letterer who specializes in hand-carved gravestones and elegant architectural lettering for public buildings, memorials, and monuments.
One of the Center’s priorities is to better understand how the forces of immigration, migration, and cultural identity are transforming contemporary communities around the world.
This year’s Open Knowledge Festival (OKFest) brought together over one thousand participants to share their work in transparency and open access to government data.
“Talk story” is an expression from Hawai’i that can be used as a noun or a verb, meaning “an informal chat” or “to chat informally.” The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage’s new online pub
Folklife Magazine explores how culture shapes our lives. We publish stories about music, food, craft, language, celebrations, activism, and the individuals and communities who sustain these traditions.