Touger Vang has a Master in Library and Information Studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has worked with refugees and first-generation college students in North Carolina for over 15 years before moving to northern California to pursue librarianship. His experience and research with underrepresented populations inform his community-engaged approach in delivering library and information services. Raised in the Hmong tradition and growing up in the United States, he is aware of the value of preserving traditional cultural heritage and the need to provide multilingual information access in today’s culturally diverse communities.

Location: North Carolina

Keywords = Refugees, First-Generation students, Multilingual information access

No Speaking Fees

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