The works of Hak Kyung Cha, Alexander Chee, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Amy Tan are powerfully resonant with Asian American audiences throughout the United States. These authors share stories, perspectives, and experiences that many Asian Americans are able to relate to. Their writing is expressive and complex, reflective of the cultural diversity within the U.S.

Cardinal Birds, a punk rock band from Kyiv and good friends of America House, managed to record a single about the war in Ukraine, which was joined by Madonna's drummer and other famous musicians from Britain, the U.S. and Canada. In this interview we talk about this and other experiences during the war with the band’s vocalist Dmytro.

Soul food has a similar way of raising feelings of nostalgia. It truly embodies the love of being around those you care about the most. Even if you’re far away from home, soul food has a quintessential way of bringing you back to the place where you belong. No wonder why many people refer to soul food as “comfort” food!

In a nutshell, slang is informal speech. It is most often used amongst young people and has its roots in popular culture, whether that be music, television, celebrities, or Internet trends. Slang changes constantly, so words or expressions that were popular last year or even a couple months ago may not be relevant anymore.

Steve McCurry is one of America’s finest photographers and photojournalists today, known for his colorful and introspective portraits of individuals from areas of conflict, especially his image, “Afghan Girl”. He focuses on photographing people from different parts of the world and different civil and political conflicts, whether in Afghanistan, Tibet, Lebanon, or former Yugoslavia, and shows the consequences of war and violence on humans.

Below you can discover just a handful of the many incredibly talented contemporary American artists from the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries!

Having already painted American icons from rapper Notorious B.I.G. to the King of Pop over the course of his career, New York-based artist Kehinde Wiley will now be painting the most recent president of the United States - Barack Obama.

Whether you’re a foodie at heart or are simply looking for some new recipes to try, you’ll be sure to find a magazine you love in our list of top 5 American food magazines! Below you will discover a range of publications, both niche and widely read, which produce a wide range of articles on everything from party-throwing tips to the relationship between food and the economy!