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FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF PERPETUAL ADORATION

FSPA Committee Presents: "Teaching Culture through Laughter"

On Friday, June 20, audience members will be treated to a special lesson in cultural diversity and racial stereotypes featuring humor, folklore, dance and rap music. In this one-man show, "Teaching Culture through Laughter," speaker Tou Ger Xiong promises an interactive hip-hoppin' cultural experience.

Tou Ger Xiong (Too-Jur-Xhong) was born in Laos in 1973. Xiong's family fled Laos after the Communist takeover in 1975. They escaped across the border to a Thai refugee camp. After four years in the camp, Xiong's family immigrated to the United States as refugees of war. Xiong's childhood in America began in the public housing projects of St. Paul, Minn. In 1992, Xiong graduated valedictorian from Humboldt High School. He received a degree in political science form Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. In 1996, Xiong created Project Respectism, an educational service project that uses comedy, storytelling and rap music to bridge cultures and generations.

This event is free and open to the public and it is sponsored by the Justice and Peace and Integrity in Creation Committee of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.

"Teaching Culture through Laughter" begins at 7:00 p.m. June 20, at the Viterbo Fine Arts Center in La Crosse, Wis. No pre-registration is required. A free-will offering will be accepted at the door.

For more information, contact Sister Linda Mershon, 612-296-4082.

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