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.

Andrea, an alum of the 2020 Korean Virtual NSLI-Y program and 2021-2022 Korean AY program, explains how NSLI-Y helped her share her identity on her own terms.

Caroline, an alumna of the 2019 Summer Russian program in Narva, Estonia, shares how she has been able to combine her interests in STEM and Russian.

Daniela Martinez, an alumna of the 2019 Summer program to Chengdu, China, explains how NSLI-Y taught her to connect with other cultures and share her own.