{"id":80,"date":"2026-04-17T15:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cap2026\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:47:10","slug":"engaging-asia-in-america","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cap2026\/list-of-events\/engaging-asia-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging Asia in America\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-gradient-2-gradient-background has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-669513ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top has-heading-font-family is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1da03c2a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-6f629d3509be304ea6050b2baddc3a2b\"><strong>Engaging Asia in America&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Asia is far more than a harrowing headline or a Hollywood clich\u00e9. It is a vast, complicated landscape of stories often simplified or flattened through an American lens\u2014but there is so much more beneath the surface. This May, the students of <em>Asian Conversations <\/em>(ASCON 220) invite you to look past the tropes and take a deeper-dive exploration of heritage, identity, and overlooked narratives through two immersive campus takeovers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-heading-font-family\">The Book Fair @ R\u00f8lvaag Memorial Library: From groundbreaking novels to essential histories, discover a curated collection of AANHPI voices and the books that are rewriting the narrative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Counter-Headline @ Buntrock-Cage Gallery: Experience a student-led art installation that deconstructs and transforms AANHPI \u201ctexts\u201d into a striking visual dialogue\u2014revealing the hidden stories behind the newsprint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-body-font-family has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9fe8ed88 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-0733e5d0\"><strong>Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;May 1 &#8211; 8, 2026 (Fri &#8211; Fri)<br \/><strong>Time:<\/strong>&nbsp;All Day (and Library hours)<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Buntrock-Cage Gallery &amp; R\u00f8lvaag Memorial Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cap2026\/list-of-events\/aanhpi-heritage-month-celebration\/\">Check out the next event!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cap2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2026\/04\/5.1-AANHPI-Book.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cap2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2026\/04\/5.1-AANHPI-Book.jpg 558w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cap2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2026\/04\/5.1-AANHPI-Book-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cap2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/2026\/04\/5.1-AANHPI-Book-116x150.jpg 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engaging Asia in America&nbsp; Asia is far more than a harrowing headline or a Hollywood clich\u00e9. It is a vast, complicated landscape of stories often simplified or flattened through an American lens\u2014but there is so much more beneath the surface. 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