Discover the Museum with your family on Saturday, December 14th! Starting at 11:00 AM, enjoy snacks and drinks, a reading of Mia’s First Potato Chip, a children’s book inspired by the survivors of communism, by author Catherine O’Connor, and a special scavenger hunt for kids. Explore our exhibits and immerse yourself in the museum.
Mia’s First Potato Chip gently teaches children the contrast between liberty in America and the repression of rights in communist countries.
This children’s book is inspired by stories of survivors of communism. The author doesn’t name Mia’s country of origin, the date the story takes place, or how Mia and her mother arrived in America. This is because communism has used the same tools of oppression — hunger, propaganda, and denial of freedoms — around the world for over a century. Many victims of communism have fled to America and now enjoy the blessings of liberty. Mia represents them all.
Author Catherine O’Connor is not-only an accomplished writer, but an educator and mother of nine children — one of whom illustrated this recent publication.
