An Almost Forgotten People: The Hmong American Experience
A World on the Move event.
Author of the memoir Modern Jungles: A Hmong Refugee’s Childhood Story of Survival and Associate Dean of the School of Education at UW-La Crosse, Dr. Pao Lor shares insights about how the Hmong went from an intricate, sophisticated, and vulnerable culture in isolated regions of Laos in the 1960s and ‘70s to becoming a part of the American and global landscape.
Lor addresses five pillars of the Hmong American experience:
- An Ancient Culture
- American Allies
- Refugees
- American Neighbors & Citizens
- Transformation of an Ancient Culture
Free ticket required; pick up at the Help Desk prior to the event, or email lesref@lesterlibrary.org or call (920)793-8888 to reserve.
The American Library Association named Lester Public Library in Two Rivers one of 15 libraries in the country to host a museum-quality exhibition examining human migration. The new touring exhibit was developed by the American Anthropological Association and the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. World on the Move: 250,000 Years of Human Migration aims to help people appreciate migration histories—their own and those of others—by drawing on case studies from across human history and the breadth of cultures.
See WOTM events at the Lester Public Library.
