Anybody who watches the show, no matter what their culture, will hopefully have a desire to learn about their own culture and represent it well.

The outreach programs are important because they allow us to not only share the beauty of the cultures we represent. But it also allows students [at the schools] to see role models who are excelling, attending college and achieving goals.

It's a universal story. It tells about a people who made decisions and the cycles and seasons they went through.

Two trends will cycle high in our culture: cocooning, our desire to shelter ourselves from the harsh realities of our world, and fantasy adventure, our hunger for the new and unconventional.

There will always be a desire for something new, fresh and innovative, as well as a yearning and respect for timeless elegance and beauty.

Culture does not change because we desire to change it. Culture changes when the organization is transformed; the culture reflects the realities of people working together every day.