Arts and Culture

At CERI, arts and culture are woven into every aspect of our work, from the design of our physical space to the ways we gather through food, music, stories, and shared rituals.

We believe healing also must include cultivating joy, creativity, and pride in cultural identity. Through culturally grounded practices, we support cultural revitalization as a powerful and
essential pathway to individual and collective healing.

Arts-based and expressive practices are integrated across our programs, offering participants opportunities for creative expression, storytelling, and connection. We also organize community excursions and annual camping trips that bring people into nature, strengthen relationships, and create space for reflection and renewal.

Our work includes inviting practitioners to offer alternative and holistic healing modalities such as acupuncture, yoga, Zumba, and other culturally relevant practices that support physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. In addition, we host cultural celebrations and intercultural gatherings, such as a Multicultural New Year celebration each year, that honor traditions while fostering cross-cultural connection and belonging.

CERI is proud to uplift refugee and immigrant identities through culturally grounded arts programs. These include the Khmer Amathak Dance Troupe, which preserves Cambodian classical dance nearly erased during the Khmer Rouge genocide, and The Hamro Project: Culture. Connection. Community, which celebrates Nepali cultural dance. Through these programs, participants strengthen connections to ancestral practices while sharing their cultures with the broader community.