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.