{"id":2662,"date":"2023-08-04T12:18:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T17:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/?page_id=2662"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:12:38","slug":"natalie-wilson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/natalie-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 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_post_title et_pb_post_title_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light  et_pb_text_align_left\"   >\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_pb_title_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode clearfix  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module et_pb_testimonial_no_image\">\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 style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-04-at-1.23.34-PM-e1691173533474.jpg')\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_portrait\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\" data-et-multi-view=\"{&quot;schema&quot;:{&quot;content&quot;:{&quot;desktop&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I was drawn to do this project because I wanted the chance to find out how St. Olaf connects to the immigration and resettlement of refugees after WWII. I was especially interested in the Churches in Exile because I am fascinated by the immensity of Soviet history and the many places it impacts, including the Baltic states. Additionally, I found the complex history of Baltic displaced persons as victims and perpetrators during the Soviet and German occupation important to how we remember who was allowed to immigrate to the U.S.\\u00a0&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;For questions and inquiry contact me via &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/natalie-wilson-a2a61a26b\\\/\\&quot;&gt;LinkedIn&lt;\\\/a&gt;.&lt;span&gt;&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;ul&gt;&lt;\\\/ul&gt;&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The word \\&quot;World\\&quot; in the title of \\&quot;Lutheran World Federation\\&quot; is what caught my eye on this project. I was curious about how St. Olaf people get involved in an international project and also excited to dig deep into this \\&quot;real-world application\\&quot; of international cooperations in a politically unstable situation after WWII.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The International Cooperation section would focus on a couple of aspects:&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;ul&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;How was LWF established? What&#039;s its relationship with other Lutheran organizations? What was Howard Hong&#039;s role in it? Why is it not mentioned on LWF official website?&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;How did LWF operate under authorities, such as UNRRA\\\/IRO, the allied military forces and the US government? How did the immigration policies in the US affect the LWF Service to Refugee?&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;How did the LWF interact with the local German Lutheran Churches?&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;How did the LWF cooperated with Churches-in-Exile?&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;How did the LWF&#039;s resettlement programs carry out with the help of Northfield or Minnesota local policies\\\/commissions?&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;li&gt;What was the connection between St. Olaf and LWF? What was Howard Hong&#039;s role in it?&lt;\\\/li&gt;\\n&lt;\\\/ul&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;To answer these questions, my colleagues and I have together visited a few archives as well as interviewing a few related persons. As we read more through the historical documents and books written, we hope to create a historical narrative of this missing parts of the history.&lt;\\\/p&gt;&quot;},&quot;target&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hover_selector&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;et_pb_testimonial&quot;}\" data-et-multi-view-load-tablet-hidden=\"true\"><p><span>I was drawn to do this project because I wanted the chance to find out how St. Olaf connects to the immigration and resettlement of refugees after WWII. I was especially interested in the Churches in Exile because I am fascinated by the immensity of Soviet history and the many places it impacts, including the Baltic states. Additionally, I found the complex history of Baltic displaced persons as victims and perpetrators during the Soviet and German occupation important to how we remember who was allowed to immigrate to the U.S.\u00a0<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For questions and inquiry contact me via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/natalie-wilson-a2a61a26b\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/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>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4325,"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-2662","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2662"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5688,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2662\/revisions\/5688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}