"Around the World in Milwaukee," created in partnership with Global Youth Leadership Institute and filmmaker Ian Backstrom, is the third video in our series of "around the world" videos. Its purpose is to demonstrate that it is possible to see the world without leaving Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and to spark classroom discussions about what it means to grow up in a multicultural society. In this video, high school students of different cultural backgrounds show each other around places that are meaningful to them and share their experiences with each other. We visit a Hmong market, a Mexican street festival, a mosque, a Hindu temple, and an Irish dance studio. Along the way, our five students find out more about what they have in common and discover new parts of their hometown.
—Nicholas Sparks Foundation