Summer Culture Tours: Hookup Central

Travel Blog  •  Julia Ross  •  05.29.08 | 9:37 AM ET

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For young, hyphenated Americans looking to connect with their ethnic roots in places like Taiwan and Israel, summer culture tours offer more than short courses in Mandarin, reports the New York Times Weddings section. As one college-age participant puts it, “My parents didn’t know it was a big hookup fest.”