Hmong Songs of Memory
Exhibition

"Remembrance and appreciation of the diversity of cultures—music and visual arts, poetry and sacred apotheosis—are essential to understanding human expression and our need to integrate and be a part of each other within natural habitats: This and not war propels and protects our species. One of our best ambassadors of this notion is Victoria Vorreiter, whose dedicated commitment—photographs, recordings, films, and writing, and collections of musical instruments, textiles, and artifacts—is an inestimable gift, helping to preserve ‘spiritual memory’ in the songs and traditions of tribal peoples. Her most recent book, Hmong Songs of Memory, is a comprehensive and impassioned archive of the Hmong people of Southeast Asia. It is a fascinating, enriching, multi-media documentation of a remarkable cultural tapestry.”