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Warriors games celebrate Bay Area’s eclectic cultures with heritage nights.

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This story aired in the May 1, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents.

If you’re a Golden State Warriors fan, you know they’re in the NBA Playoffs right now, and it's been super heated between them and the Houston Rockets.

For Nanki Kaur watching basketball has always been a family ritual- and she’s also always been curious to learn about the different cultural communities in the Bay Area.

Earlier in the season, she went to Heritage Nights at Warriors’ games and discovered the perfect combination of her two passions.

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Nanki reported this story as part of the San Jose’s Mosaic Journalism Internship. She’s currently a student at Ohlone College and American High School in Fremont.

The KALW-Mosaic Spring Journalism Internship is made possible by the Santa Clara County Office of Education and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Sarah Lai Stirland edited Nanki's story and co-ordinated and taught the audio part of the program. Truc Nguyen engineered the story. Shereen Adel supervised and Ben Trefny is the executive producer. Mosaic Co-Director Sharon Noguchi supervised the project and directed the print portion.

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