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Cultural anthropology

A student of Khmer descent learns Kinh language (the official Vietnamese language) at the Lac Hoa Primary School in Soc Trang province.

The language apocalypse is coming, and many tongues are already all but dead

Culture

Humans speak 6,000 languages, but half of them will disappear within the next 50 years. Even today, some ancient tongues have only one remaining speaker. The new PBS film, “Language Matters,” looks at the languages that are struggling to survive.

How does a family show its support for a son who’s just come out? A rainbow Christmas

Global Scan

Mongolian way of life threatened by dramatic climate change

Environment

Lessons from Traditional Societies on Raising Children, Caring for the Elderly

Koreans Celebrate Christmas with Mass Blind Dating Flash Mob

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Lifestyle & Belief

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