Long Thao

longthao@uwm.edu

Bio

This is Long Thao. He is 23 years old. Long was born in Thailand in a camp called Wat Tham Krabok where all the Hmong people that escape from the Vietnam War were placed at. Long went to Thai school for a couple years while in Thailand. His family came to the United States in 2005 where he has the opportunity to learn and experience with many things. It was a scary yet, the most life changing moment in his entire life. This event opens his entire life with many opportunities. Long knows three languages and they are Hmong, Thai and English. Long is currently an undergraduate student at UW-Milwaukee majoring in Graphic Design in the Design and Visual Communication program. He had always love art ever since he was little. Because of the language barrier, art has become a form of language that speaks well to him. He believes that design plays an important role in the world. Long has many other passions that he enjoys doing regularly. He loves music and he play the guitar. He just recently getting into photography which he has been taking clients such as family photoshoot, engagement photoshoot, senior portraits and many others. While not working with any clients, he spends time doing landscape photography and astro-photography. He also loves to hang out with friends and play sports especially volleyball.

Design Team

Team Person 1:
Mentor: Anne Davis Basting

Team Person 2:
Mentor: Amelia Coffaro

Team Person 3:
User Testing: Pang Sou Thao

High School & Notable Teachers

Wausau East High School
Joel Pataconi