NSLI-Y Interactive showcases language learning and cross-cultural experiences of students on the U.S. Department of State’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program. The multimedia stories on this site share the experiences of students on the NSLI-Y program with youth, educators, and language learners in the U.S. for further cultural exchange and language learning.

Bradley Orr, alum of the 2014 NSLI-Y Summer in Jiaxing, China and 2016-2017 AY in Beijing, China, is pursuing a Master’s in International Business in Taiwan.

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Hamza, a 2024 NSLI-Y summer Arabic alum, shares how his time in Jordan expanded his view of what it means to be Arab American.