Dorothy Laoang was interviewed by Catherine Perge on June 28, 1996. Laoang was born in New York City and is a graphic designer. Laoang was a volunteer at the National Air and Space Museum during the Star Trek exhibition. She now resides in the Washington, DC, area and visits the Smithsonian several times a year. This interview discusses Laoang's childhood visits to the Smithsonian, her volunteer work for the Star Trek exhibit, which museums she now visits, what the Smithsonian means to her, memories of the Folklife Festivals and the Zoo, and stories of Laoang's two uncles who were affiliated with the Smithsonian.

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Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9594, Smithsonian Memories Project, Festival of American Folklife Oral History Interviews