Join the Wisconsin Historical Society for a free online panel discussion exploring the themes of the new Wisconsin Historical Society Press book Modern Jungles: A Hmong Refugees Childhood Story of Survival, by Pao Lor. After a difficult and perilous journey that neither of his parents survived, five-year-old Pao Lor reached the safety of Thailand, but the young refugee boy's challenges were only just beginning.

Drawing from both personal experiences and contemporary scholarship, panelists will discuss the Hmong diaspora to Wisconsin and the important contributions of Hmong Wisconsinites today.

Panelists:

• Pao Lor is an author, professor, and chair of the Professional Program in Education at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
  Dr. Chia Youyee Vang is Interim Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and member of the Wisconsin Historical Society's Board of Curators.
• Dr. Chia Youyee Vang is Interim Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and member of the Wisconsin Historical Society's Board of Curators.
• Mai Zong Vue is an author and advocate currently working in the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. She is board president of the Hmong Institute.

Register for this event here.