Chamorro Dance
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In Guam, an ancient Chamorro dance is called the Bailan Uritau, or “Young Man’s Dance.” (https://www.guampedia.com/chamorro-dance/)
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Haiku is a traditional Japanese form of poetry that evolved from renga, an oral poem usually 100 stanzas or longer. Nature is often the primary theme, and even after hundreds of years, traits of brevity, intensity, and simplicity of expression remain in haiku poetry. (https://poets.org/glossary/haiku)
In India, Holi celebrates the arrival of spring, the end of winter, and the blossoming of love. For many Hindus, it's a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. People playfully throw powdered colors or colored water on each other. (https://time.com/5799354/what-is-holi/)
Dr. Kazue Togasaki was one of the first Japanese American women to become a doctor in the United States. (https://www.nps.gov/people/dr-kazuetogasaki.htm)
In Pakistan, a South Asian country, a traditional attire option for both men and women is called the shalwar kameez (also known as salwar kameez). (https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/traditional-pakistani-clothing-pakistani-clothes.html)
Samoan tatau
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In Samoa and American Samoa, the art of applying a traditional tattoo by hand is called tatau. (https://www.pbs.org/skinstories/culture/index.html)
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