How art and society connect
<p> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="newsmakers">newsmakers</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="world">world</span> --- <span word="AS">AS</span> <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>.</p><p><span word="Hello">Hello</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="host">host</span>, <span word="Mario">Mario</span> <span word="Ritter">Ritter</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="connect">connect</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Bokamosa">Bokamosa</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="over">over</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="Bokamosa">Bokamosa</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bokamosa">Bokamosa</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="perform">perform</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Bokamosa">Bokamosa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span>.”</p><p><span word="Drew">Drew</span> <span word="Looney">Looney</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Episcopal">Episcopal</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>. <span word="Singing">Singing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Teachers">Teachers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="education">education</span>.</p>
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