Showcasing Bali Heritage to the World

Nahsala and Gima Fomukong put up an Exhibition at School.

As part of the year end celebration at her school Jolene Nahsala Fomukong of Tomball, Texas gathered items from home to put up a creative exhibition proudly celebrating Bali heritage at Nahsala’s school, Blackshear Elementary in Tomball.

Supported by her older brother Gima Fomukong and dad Joe Fomukong, Nahsala’s exhibition displayed books on Mungaka language, as well as artifacts and musical instruments from Bali. Crowds of visitors stopped by the exhibit to view the items and pose questions to the young curator. Nahsala, who is leaving Blackshear this year to start middle school, said she was inspired to participate in the exhibition because “Not many people know about Cameroon. So I wanted to share a bit of our culture to other people”

Nahsala and Gima have been enrolled in the Mungaka 101 class since 2020 where they along with

Nahsala Fomukong other young learners and nonnative speakers are learning basic spoken and written Mungaka.

Blackshear Elementary’s annual Cultural Heritage Night is a well known community event highlighting and celebrating the school’s diverse communities. The yearly event attracts parents and community members to the school which is well known for its diverse student body.