Arts & Culture Opinion
Scrolling Through Tradition: When Gen Z Becomes the Unlikely Steward of America's Cultural Heritage
A new generation of Americans is doing something their elders did not anticipate: turning to TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube to resurrect and reinterpret the traditional arts practices of their ancestors. Whether beading intricate Indigenous regalia between college classes or performing classical ragas for an audience of thousands who discovered them through an algorithm, Gen Z creators are reshaping the relationship between heritage and modernity. This editorial explores whether digital vi
