Professor of Asian Studies

Director of Asian Conversations

 

St. Olaf College

1520 St Olaf Avenue

Northfield MN, 55057

(507) 786-3567

wongk@stolaf.edu

Ka Wong received his Ph.D. in Chinese and an M.A. in Arts from the University of Hawai’i and another M.A. in Thai Studies from Chulalongkom University, Thailand.  His research interests explore the symbiotic ties and tensions between individual identity and cultural discourse across a wide range of topics.  He has received various national grants and awards, including National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM), ASIANetwork, Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), and Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS), to name a few. His publications encompass four books, along with numerous journal articles and book chapters, spanning areas such as language pedagogy, film, literature, visual culture, and Asian American studies. His most recent book is Enmity and Empathy: Japanese Americans in Minnesota During World War II (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2025).