50th Anniversary of Laotian Diaspora Refugee Storytelling, Photography, Fashion, Food, and Resilience
Sat, Dec 06
|Ann Arbor District Library
Celebrate culture, history, and creativity at this special event honoring LaoMerica’s 50th Anniversary, 50 years since Laotian refugees resettled in the United States.
Time & Location
Dec 06, 2025, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S 5th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
Guests
About the event
This free event on December 6, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, features a program highlighting the intersection of storytelling, photography, fashion, food, and refugee advocacy.
Doors open and *Lao food samples at 2:00 PM.
Program Highlights
Emcee: Bryan Thao Worra, renowned Lao American poet & Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, journalist, scholar, speaker, and poet
Welcome Message: Video greeting by Suzanne Ehlers, Executive Director and CEO of the USA for UNHCR
Keynote Speaker: State Representative Mai Xiong