BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Calendar - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Calendar REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T042805 CREATED:20250425T170451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T170451Z UID:10033695-1746122400-1746126000@wp.stolaf.edu SUMMARY:Celebrate Asia Pasifika: Speaker Event (Prof. Hsiang-Lin Shih) DESCRIPTION:Hsiang-Lin Shih\, Associate Professor of Asian Studies\, will present Fathers and Children: The Cao Family and the Early Medieval Chinese Court Poetry. \n“The parent–child relationship prescribed in the Analects of Confucius is so unique\, and the grief for parents is so distinct from any other kind\, that one who upholds the tradition may say\, as the scholar Amy Olberding concludes: “In my parents\, the world is made\, and in their deaths\, it comes undone.” Through this lens\, I trace the divergent paths that the early medieval Chinese poets Cao Pi\, Cao Zhi\, and Cao Rui take into a world that has come undone in their father/grandfather Cao Cao’s death. I observe how the bereaved children sustained themselves and their community—a family as well as a court—through poetry of emulation.” \nSponsored by Asian Studies Department\, Academic Civic Engagement\, Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion\, and Northfield Public Library. URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/celebrate-asia-pasifika-speaker-event-prof-hsiang-lin-shih/ CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures LOCATION:Buntrock Commons\, Viking Theater END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250505T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250505T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T042805 CREATED:20250217T164159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T150732Z UID:10033023-1746459000-1746464400@wp.stolaf.edu SUMMARY:Learning to Disagree: A Conversation with John Inazu DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Freedom & Community and The Lutheran Center are co-hosting “Learning to Disagree: A Conversation with John Inazu.”  The talk is part of the IFC’s spring series\, Democracy and Dialogue. It will be streamed and available for on-demand viewing online.  \nJohn Inazu’s scholarship focuses on the First Amendment freedoms of speech\, assembly\, and religion\, and related questions of legal and political theory. His books include Liberty’s Refuge: The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly (Yale University Press\, 2012) and Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference (University of Chicago Press\, 2016)\, and most recently\, Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect (Zondervan\, 2024).  \nAll are welcome to attend the talk. \nThis event is made possible with support from the Ruth Michelsen McGaffey Endowment URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/learning-to-disagree-a-conversation-with-dr-john-inazu/ CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Freedom and Community":MAILTO:institute@stolaf.edu LOCATION:Buntrock Commons\, Viking Theater END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250505T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250505T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T042805 CREATED:20250429T211007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T211007Z UID:10033705-1746466200-1746471600@wp.stolaf.edu SUMMARY:Celebrate Asia Pasifika: Speaker Event (Eric Becklin and Valeng Cha) @ Northfield Public Library DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to attend a talk titled “Broadening Vision: The Complexity of St. Olaf’s Early Chinese Students and Lutheran Missions\, 1918-1948” by Eric Becklin\, Visiting Instructor of Asian Studies and History.  \nValeng Cha\, former Director of Government\, Foundation\, and Corporate Relations\, will present “Hmong Oles: From Mountaintops to the Hilltops of St. Olaf”. \nAs part of St. Olaf’s 150th Anniversary Celebration and its commitment to highlighting lesser-known stories\, Eric Becklin and Valeng Cha will share insights into St. Olaf’s long-standing connections to Asia. Their talk at the Northfield Public Library will focus on two key narratives: the early history of Chinese international students\, which began in the 1910s\, and the experiences of Hmong students at St. Olaf\, particularly over the past few decades. \nBecklin (class of ’12) teaches on the history and geography of East Asia at St. Olaf College. His research specializes in the Lutheran Church of China and questions of indigeneity and globality of Christianity as well as local and transnational social networks that come with belonging to a religious community. He is defending his doctoral dissertation later this year on the subject of the Lutheran Church in China\, its formation as an institution\, and its connection of Chinese Christians with the world via their Lutheran identity. \nCha (class of ’95) is the former Director of Government\, Foundation\, and Corporate Relations at St. Olaf. Coming from an immigrant family\, he was a first-generation college student.  \nSponsored by Asian Studies Department\, Academic Civic Engagement\, Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion\, and Northfield Public Library. URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/celebrate-asia-pasifika-speaker-event-eric-becklin-and-valeng-cha-northfield-public-library/ CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures LOCATION:Northfield\, Minn. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250507T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250507T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T042805 CREATED:20250429T205733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T205733Z UID:10033698-1746640800-1746644400@wp.stolaf.edu SUMMARY:Celebrate Asia Pasifika: Speaker Event (Saymoukda D. Vongsay) DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to attend “Taking Up Space: The Power of Storytelling in Leadership\,” a fireside chat with Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay\, featuring student organization leaders from Asian American Student Union (AASU)\, Hmong Ole Student Association (HOSA)\, Pamilya Pinoy\, Vietnamese Culture Organization (VCO)\, and more. This event is in celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month hosted by the Asian Conversations program.  \nSaymoukda is a Lao-American playwright whose work has been presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (NY)\, Theater Mu (MN)\, Lower Depth Theater (LA)\, Asian Improv Arts (IL)\, and elsewhere. She’s currently a Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at Theater Mu\, a Jerome@Camargo Artist in Residence in Cassis\, France\, a Playwrights Center Core Writer\, a Lanesboro Arts Artist in Residence\, and a Forecast Public Art grantee. Recent honors include a Jerome Hill fellowship\, a Bush Foundation Leadership fellowship\, and being the first Minnesotan artist to be invited as an artist in residence at the Kennedy Center REACH. \nSponsored by Asian Studies Department\, Academic Civic Engagement\, Leraas Fund\, Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion\, and Northfield Public Library. URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/celebrate-asia-pasifika-speaker-event-saymoukda-d-vongsay/ CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures,Special Events/Celebrations LOCATION:Buntrock Commons Viking Theater GEO:44.4582983;-93.161604 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250507T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250507T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T042805 CREATED:20250225T154026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T160200Z UID:10033133-1746644400-1746651600@wp.stolaf.edu SUMMARY:Rand Scholar Award and Reception DESCRIPTION:Students\, Faculty\, and Staff are invited to this year’s Rand Scholar Award presentation by Naomi Meints ’25. Light refreshments provided. \nThis event was postponed and rescheduled to May 7 due to weather. \n  URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/rand-scholar-award-and-reception/ CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures ORGANIZER;CN="College Events":MAILTO:events@stolaf.edu LOCATION:Buntrock Commons – Sun Ballroom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T042805 CREATED:20250429T205916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T205916Z UID:10033725-1746723600-1746727200@wp.stolaf.edu SUMMARY:Celebrate Asia Pasifika: Speaker Event (Jodie Mattos) DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to attend a talk titled “Preserving Indigenous Culture: The Hawaiian Collection at the University of Hawaiʻi” by Jodie Mattos\, Department Chair of the Hawaiian and Pacific Collections at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. This talk is hosted by the Asian Conversations program. \nIn this talk\, Jodie Mattos will discuss the history and development of the Hawaiian Collection at UH\, while also addressing critical questions such as: What do collection development practices look like in this context? How can libraries meaningfully incorporate Indigenous knowledge—especially oral storytelling traditions—into their collections? And what roles do libraries\, institutions\, and individuals play in advancing Indigenous rights and presenting their cultures both locally and globally? \nRSVP with Prof. Ka Wong at or fill out the registration form at . \nVirtual meeting details will be sent to registered attendees via email prior to the event. \nSponsored by Asian Studies Department\, Academic Civic Engagement\, Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion\, and Northfield Public Library. URL:https://wp.stolaf.edu/calendar/event/celebrate-asia-pasifika-speaker-event-jodie-mattos/ CATEGORIES:Speakers/Lectures LOCATION:https://forms.gle/c4daMTRcBg2nzXA28 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR