The language a group speaks, the food it cooks, the music it plays, and the holidays it celebrates are all parts of its ___.

People living in the United States trace their families to many different countries and speak more than 350 languages at home. What word names this variety of backgrounds within one country?

A family keeps cooking its grandparents' recipes, singing their songs, and speaking their first language at home. What word names the customs and history a family receives from earlier generations?

In many Mexican American families, relatives gather each December to make tamales together for Christmas. An activity repeated by a group year after year and passed down is called a ___.

American Indian nations hold powwows today, where people gather to drum, sing, and dance in regalia they have made.

Chinese American communities celebrate Lunar New Year by cleaning their homes, sharing special meals, and handing children small red envelopes. What is placed inside those red envelopes?

Cinco de Mayo is marked in many Mexican American communities with music, food, and parades. What event from 1862 does this celebration remember?

Jazz grew out of blues and ragtime music in one American city before spreading to the rest of the country. In which city did African American musicians first develop jazz?

The banjo, heard today in American folk, bluegrass, and country music, grew from older string instruments called the akonting and the ngoni, which have a gourd body and a long neck. Where were those instruments first played?

Spanish-speaking settlers lived in the Southwest long before it became part of the United States, and English borrowed many of their everyday words. Which word came into American English from Spanish?

From 1892 to 1954, millions of immigrants arriving from Europe were first processed at a station on a small island in New York Harbor. What was that port of entry called?

A neighborhood has a Mexican bakery, a Vietnamese restaurant, and an Italian deli all on the same block. What does this show about the neighborhood?

From December 26 to January 1, many African American families light candles on a kinara and celebrate seven principles. Which holiday is this?

True or False: Everyone in the United States celebrates the same holidays, because families here all come from one cultural background.

Which word means the movement of people from one country to live in another country?

Why have many immigrants come to the United States?

Which group lived in North America long before Europeans arrived?

True or False: All Native American nations have the same language, traditions, and history.

Which is the best way to show respect when learning about another culture?

What is a stereotype?

Ana speaks Spanish at home with her family and English at school with her friends. Which word describes a person who speaks two languages?

True or False: Learning about other cultures can help people understand and respect one another.

Which holiday remembers the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free?

What does Hispanic Heritage Month celebrate in the United States?

Many U.S. cities share Irish culture each March with parades, music, and people wearing green. Which celebration is this?

True or False: A person can be part of more than one cultural group.

The Latin motto E pluribus unum appears on the Great Seal of the United States and on U.S. coins. What does it mean in English?

Why might a community hold a cultural festival?

What is one important reason to preserve family stories?

True or False: Families in every part of the United States cook the same foods and use the same recipes.

Which action shows inclusion in a diverse community?

What is a custom?

Which example shows cultural diffusion?

True or False: Speaking more than one language can help people communicate with more communities.

Which source could help you learn about a cultural celebration respectfully?

Why is it important not to judge a person only by their clothing, name, or language?

Which contribution came from many different cultural groups in the United States?

True or False: Respecting cultural diversity means everyone must give up their own traditions.

Which is an example of a regional culture in the United States?

Many Jewish families light candles on a menorah for eight nights in late fall or early winter. Which holiday is this?