{"id":133,"date":"2020-07-15T16:44:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T21:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2021-12-10T15:30:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T21:30:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_header_content_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">About Us<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1821  alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Blue-512x512-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"119\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 119px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 119\/119;\" \/>Supported by St. Olaf College\u2019s Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/\">CURI<\/a>), TRIO McNair Scholars Program, and the Institute of Freedom and Community, <em>Asia in Minnesota<\/em> was initiated in the summer of 2020 by<a href=\"http:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/wong\"> Professor Ka Wong<\/a> of the Asian Studies Department along with seven student researchers: Mila New ('22), Ling O'Donoghue ('21), Yinglin Sun ('21), Mai Xee Vang ('22), Clare Wongwai ('22), Anabelle Xiong ('22), and Dez Young ('21).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aiming to promote and facilitate undergraduate research in all fields, the CURI program provides opportunities for St. Olaf students\u00a0to work closely with a faculty member in a research framework and gain better and deeper understanding of a particular subject.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Asia in Minnesota: Diversity, Visibility, and Intersectionality in Higher Education <\/em>is an ongoing digital project with an upcoming feature documentary film, being a part of Professor Wong\u2019s research about Asian and Asian American experiences in Minnesota that also includes <a href=\"http:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/jam\"><em>Beyond the Barbed Wire: Japanese Americans in Minnesota<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\">Beyond the Concrete Jungle: City, Nature, and Environmentalism in Hong Kong<\/a> <\/em>among others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Mila New<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Class of 2022<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in suburban Minnesota, Mila New studies Chinese, Psychology, and Linguistic Studies at St. Olaf College. Raised in a biracial household, her childhood was spent surrounded by Scandinavian and Filipino culture and cuisine. Although she is not fluent in Tagalog (due to her childhood habit of stubbornly responding in English), she actively studies Spanish, Portuguese, and Mandarin. Following her graduation, Mila plans to pursue her PhD in psycholinguistics and attend law school. An interest in cognitive psychology fuels her ambitions, but her passions of performance, travel, and binge watching crime documentaries are ever-present.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Milas-headshot-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Processed with VSCO with c1 preset\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Milas-headshot-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Milas-headshot-480x719.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 683px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1725 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 683\/1024;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Ling-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ling\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Ling-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Ling-480x480.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1732 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ling O'Donoghue<\/h3>\n<p>Class of 2021<\/p>\n<p>Ling O\u2019Donoghue identifies as a Chinese adoptee who calls Washington D.C. area home. She considers herself as a Midwestern at heart after spending a decade growing up in Indianapolis, Indiana. In middle school, she began to learn Chinese which has evolved into her double major in Chinese and Asian studies at St. Olaf College. Her love of travel has taken her from France to Tokyo, but always brings her back to China. In her sophomore year, creating a podcast and website for an independent study, <a href=\"https:\/\/adopteenarratives.wixsite.com\/mysite\">Critical Adoption Studies<\/a>, sparked her interest in identity formation and Asian American narratives. Upon graduation in May 2021, she hopes to pursue a future job using her Chinese Mandarin skills travelling the world. Her interests include experiencing different cultures, embarking on food adventures, and participating in cultural exchanges.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_2 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yinglin Sun<\/h3>\n<p>Class of 2021<\/p>\n<p>Yinglin Sun (\u201821) identifies as a Chinese immigrant and a first-generation college student. She immigrated to the United States when she was in her teen years, and her personal background sparked her interest in studying Asian Americans\u2019 experiences in higher education. Her majors are Nursing and Women &amp; Gender Studies. She has a variety of research interests, but mainly revolves around the intersectionality between cultural upbringings, education, and public health. She\u2019s a mentor in many mentorship programs, including TRIO Educational Talent Search, Her Voice, and Alexander Hamilton Scholars because she is passionate about guiding underrepresented students like herself. When she is not working, you can find her reading, doing pilates, or spending lots of time with her family.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Yinglins-headshot-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Yinglin&#039;s headshot\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Yinglins-headshot-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Yinglins-headshot-480x721.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 682px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1734 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 682px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 682\/1024;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_3 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Mai-Xee-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Mai Xee\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Mai-Xee-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Mai-Xee-480x480.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-1735 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mai Xee Vang<\/h3>\n<p>Class of 2022<\/p>\n<p>Mai Xee Vang was born and raised in the east side of St. Paul, MN to a traditional Hmong family. Thanks to the strong tradition of collectivism fueled with her years of experience in a St. Paul Public School, Mai Xee strongly believes in knowledge and education being the solution to many issues that low income, BIPOC families face. However, she also understands that something as vital as that is very hard to attain for some families more than others. That is why through this study, and with her majors in social work and Japanese, Mai Xee hopes to create a foundation for future studies to aid her in her future goal of bridging the gap and bringing education in reach for all.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_4 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Clare Wongwai<\/h3>\n<p>Class of 2022<\/p>\n<p>Being a Chinese-adoptee, Clare Wongwai was born in China but spent the majority of her life in Austin, Texas. At St. Olaf College, she majors in sociology\/anthropology and Asian studies. She hopes to continue her studies after college to become a clinical psychologist. She finds inspiration through working with youth and teens with disabilities, writing tutoring, coaching gymnastics, and being involved in social justice efforts. She enjoys learning languages, practicing musical instruments, and being a part of cultural clubs on campus. Clare believes that some of the best ways to make meaningful contributions to one\u2019s community are through facilitating one-on-one interactions, showing compassion, and continual self-reflection.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Clare_headshot-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Clare_headshot\" class=\"wp-image-1736 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_5 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Headshot-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Headshot\" class=\"wp-image-1737 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 683\/1024;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_17  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Anabelle Xiong<\/h3>\n<p>Class of 2022<\/p>\n<p>Anabelle Xiong identifies as a Hmong American woman and a first generation college student. She was born in the state of Minnesota and has lived there her entire life. Living in the city of St. Paul, she has been exposed to many communities and experienced celebrating cultural diversity. Her exposure to such experiences has led to her passion in learning about the experiences of others and how that contributes to how they engage in society. She is a Social Work major with a Family Studies concentration. While her interests are ever changing, she truly enjoys the cycle of mentorship into leadership. She believes it is a privilege to take on the role as a student to learn to the best of one\u2019s abilities and then teach their knowledge to others, contributing to the cycle herself.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_6 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dez Young<\/h3>\n<p>Class of 2021<\/p>\n<p>Dez Young identifies as African American being biracial. He is a true townie having lived in Northfield, MN his entire life, and even though his parents work at Carleton College, Dez decided to attend St. Olaf. Dez has spent a lot of his life surrounded by athletics and is currently one of the Men\u2019s Tennis captains at St. Olaf and also a part of the Men\u2019s Volleyball team. Outside of sports he loves music, reading, writing, and even participating in a dance group on campus. He majors in Chinese and Asian studies, and after taking Asian Conversations at St. Olaf and traveling to China, Japan, and Korea his Sophomore year, he would like to leave Northfield after graduating in May 2021 and try to find a job somewhere in Asia. He finds learning about different cultures and backgrounds to be very important and would like to continue to broaden his perspectives through travel and new experiences.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_20  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2020\/07\/Dez-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Dez\" class=\"wp-image-1738 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2580,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-133","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2580"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":75,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3741,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions\/3741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/aim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}