Acknowledgement

The research team members wish to express their sincere gratitude to all the interviewees for participating in this project. The team would also like to thank St Olaf Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (CURI) program, the TRiO McNair Scholars program, Digital Humanities on the Hill/The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM), as well as the Asian Studies Department for their support. The assistance from St. Olaf Instructional Technology staff and interns at the Digital Scholarship Center (DiSCO) along with the Research & Instruction librarians was much appreciated. Moreover, the team is grateful to the individuals who have kindly helped us throughout every step of the way, notably Susan Carlson, Wa Hua Lor, Chue Lee, Jonathan Maus, Sumner Pitt, Pao Thao, and Jonah Wang.  This project is still a work in progress and a part of the Asia in Minnesota series; all comments and suggestions are welcome.