About the Event

The Wisconsin History Makers Tour will bring history directly to local communities in every region of the state through pop-up exhibits, artifact displays, public programs, art installations, and other activities.

Join author Pao Lor for afternoon tea! He will be discussing Hmong culture and the Hmong diaspora of Wisconsin as part of Folklore Village’s Festival of Christmas & Midwinter Traditions, now in its 77th year. The festival celebrates the cultures and folk traditions of people around the world through workshops in folk dance, singing, crafts, and music, as well as afternoon cultural teas. Lor’s presentation will be followed by tea and treats from the Hmong culture. The program is free and open to the public.

Pao Lor joined thousands of Hmong who fled for their lives through the jungles of Laos in the aftermath of war as a five-year-old boy. After more than two years in Thai refugee camps, Pao and his surviving family members journeyed to the United States, eventually settling in Green Bay. His memoir Modern Jungles: A Hmong Refugee’s Childhood Story of Survival recounts the challenges he faced navigating a frightening and unfamiliar new world while struggling to fulfill the hopes his parents had once held for his future. Today, Pao is Associate Dean for the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

The History Makers Tour is presented by Culver’s and is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Grant Number: MA-253159-OMS-23.

About the Location

The event will be held in Farwell Hall which is located in the Folklore Village.