S6 E606 - 28m
The West Indian Day Parade may be on hold this year, but the Carnival culture is still going strong! Mickela heads to the Little Caribbean neighborhood in Crown Heights, Brooklyn to take outdoor soca dance classes, learn the steel pan with Tropical Fete, dance on stilts with the KaisokahUSA Moko Jumbies, and of course, eat the local dishes in the West Indian Market!
S6 E605 - 28m
Mickela connects with the Arab-American communities in New York from learning Algerian Rai with Esraa Warda to exploring Bay Ridge’s “Little Middle East” in Brooklyn to celebrating a Palestinian wedding with the Freedom Dabka Group - Muslim and Christian brothers and sisters share their culture, food, and traditions with Mickela across the boroughs!
S6 E604 - 28m
Little Sri Lanka in Staten Island is one of the largest concentrations of Sri Lankans outside of the island nation. Mickela dances with the Sri Lankan Dance Academy and visits the family-owned restaurants on Victory Blvd. in Tompkinsville cooking up traditional dishes. She celebrates with the incredibly diverse community through song, dance, and...cricket!
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