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.

Elizabeth Edwards, a NSLI-Y 2017 Summer Arabic alum, is passionate about the intersection of nutrition and migration, as well as protections for asylum seekers.

Samantha Hatcher, a current NSLI-Y Russian AY student in Kyrgyzstan, is the U.S. Department of State’s January 2025 American Abroad Student of the Month.

Lena Ashooh, alumna of the 2019 Arabic Virtual Summer Intensive program, has been named a recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship.