Experience the USA
This section outlines opportunities to learn about the United States through Internet-based resources and to experience the United States through personal exchange.
Videos
- Welcome. Portraits of America
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, October 22, 2007 [7:32 min.]
"The film previews all America has to offer: diversity from all regions and walks of life within the United States. America is a melting pot of different cultures, religions, lifestyles, careers, cities, landscapes, sports, technologies, and entertainment. America welcomes you and visitors from around the world." - I am America commissioned by the nonprofit organization Business for Diplomatic Action (BDA), December 10, 2007 [4:26 min.]
"The film, which was produced by the firm GSD&M Idea City in Austin, Texas, takes viewers on a tour of the United States that reveals the country’s immense variety, both geographic and demographic.
Featured landscapes include red-rock canyons with dramatic cloud formations passing overhead, the glittering sculptural forms of New York City’s glass and metal skyscrapers, and fields of ripe wheat. Also, a classic New England lighthouse is silhouetted atop a cliff, rising above the sea. An aerial shot of Mount Rushmore scans the colossal faces of four U.S. presidents carved into the granite hills of South Dakota. In the Alaskan wilderness, a polar bear rolls in the tundra.
In response to the question “Who is America?” individuals of different ages, ethnicities and backgrounds step forward and respond, “I am America.”
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