In commemoration of AMERICA’S 250th Anniversary, the Sheboygan County Museum annual speaker series will explore how the United States of America became the home of many different people from around the world. Often referred to as a “melting pot,” America holds countless groups with their own story, one that shapes how they define home and how they view citizenship. These lectures highlight the experiences many of our communities have shared when making Sheboygan home. Be enriched, entertained, and surprised by these offerings on the first Tuesdays of February–May, 6:00pm.
EXPERIENCE MORE at the special Members-Only Receptions before each talk to meet the speaker, talk to local groups, enjoy refreshments, and dive deeper with conversation, 5:00pm – 5:45pm.
Admission: Free for members. $5 public.
Pre-registration strongly encouraged.
Legacies of Refuge in america
Dr. Alise Coen, PhD
Global perceptions of America as a safe haven have shaped its role as a destination for refugees and migrants worldwide. However, United States immigration and refugee policies have often been inconsistent or contradictory. Explore this history and how it has affected the treatment of different immigrant groups including those from the Middle East, Central America, Afghanistan, Ukraine and beyond with Dr. Alise Coen, professor of Political Science at UW–Green Bay.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Members-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm
Modern Jungles: Hmong Diaspora and resettlement
Dr. Pao Lor
On the 50th anniversary of Hmong in Sheboygan, Dr. Pao Lor shares his first hand account of being a young boy who fled Laos and moved to America in this talk and in his book Modern Jungles, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. He also shares his scholarship on the Hmong diaspora as the dean of the School of Education at UW–La Crosse.
Co-hosted by Hmong Mutual Assistance Association of Sheboygan
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Members-only Reception, 5:00pm-5:45pm
Also Consider
Modern Jungles Book Discussion
Mead Public Library Non-fiction Book Club
Monday April 13, 2026
6:00pm-7:00pm
*Book copies available at Mead Public Library after March 12.
