{"id":449,"date":"2023-07-07T16:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T21:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/?page_id=449"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:10:49","slug":"xiaoyang-hu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/xiaoyang-hu\/","title":{"rendered":"Xiaoyang Hu"},"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\/Photo-on-6-26-23-at-4.44-PM.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;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, along with the public-private partnerships involved, 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;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>The word \"World\" in the title of \"Lutheran World Federation\" 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 \"real-world application\" of international cooperations, along with the public-private partnerships involved, in a politically unstable situation after WWII.<\/p>\n<p>The International Cooperation section would focus on a couple of aspects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How was LWF established? What's its relationship with other Lutheran organizations? What was Howard Hong's role in it? Why is it not mentioned on LWF official website?<\/li>\n<li>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?<\/li>\n<li>How did the LWF interact with the local German Lutheran Churches?<\/li>\n<li>How did the LWF cooperated with Churches-in-Exile?<\/li>\n<li>How did the LWF's resettlement programs carry out with the help of Northfield or Minnesota local policies\/commissions?<\/li>\n<li>What was the connection between St. Olaf and LWF? What was Howard Hong's role in it?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To answer these questions, my colleagues and I have together visited a few archives as well as interviewing a few related persons. 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