{"id":1326,"date":"2026-07-25T22:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T12:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/?page_id=1326"},"modified":"2026-07-26T00:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T14:08:41","slug":"2025-conference-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/2025-conference-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Conference Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1326\" class=\"elementor elementor-1326\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370b58b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-370b58b-a070988 \" data-id=\"370b58b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"370b58b\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734634c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"734634c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88ea25 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d88ea25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025 Conference Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231cf71 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"231cf71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"449\"><p>A sampling of conference activities by Research Network members during the last year includes:<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542df32 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-542df32-2e23e67 \" data-id=\"542df32\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"542df32\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9a564 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc9a564\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031d824 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"031d824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-25-2026-05_50_29-PM.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"ChatGPT Image Jul 25, 2026, 05_50_29 PM\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInternational Religious Freedom Summit, Washington, DC, February 2025.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNetwork member Sara Colm joined US officials and representatives from the Montagnard, Hmong, and Khmer Krom communities for a panel discussion on Religious Persecution of Indigenous Communities in Vietnam.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StopTorture.VN\/posts\/pfbid02nGaTrgLns6TsrRbrTmrmYCcXJYf19FTnpcaPWVcCQhm7axGMyYoUXXJUF4jGJLYLl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView Panel\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30c62a elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"e30c62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3c1c1762-3214-d348-d8ac-de6128304f79-2.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"3c1c1762-3214-d348-d8ac-de6128304f79 (2)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMinority Health Conference, UNC Chapel Hill, February 28, 2025.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTogether with the Montagnard Association, the Network brought out community representatives from the Afghan, Bhutanese, Karenni, Liberian, Montagnard and Swahili-speaking communities as one of 22 table exhibitors. This was an excellent opportunity for community representatives and  health workers to meet others, share ideas, and break down barriers.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e928dd elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"3e928dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6a2bb899-bb59-e958-1336-bf2e5fb63a66-1.jpeg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"6a2bb899-bb59-e958-1336-bf2e5fb63a66 (1)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity Partnerships Conference, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, March 26, 2025.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tResearch Network Members Marthalenar Nya Mar (L), Ana Sucaldito (C), and Andrew Young (R) participated in this conference, titled Amplifying Community Partnerships to Advance Healthcare Access and Research for All. Ana Sucaldito presented a paper about the successful,ongoing work she has led partnering with the Karenni Communityof Winston-Salem.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kcwsnc?__tn__=-%5dK*F\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFollow on Facebook \u0636\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484d00a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-484d00a-a6324e0 \" data-id=\"484d00a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"484d00a\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc8af4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebc8af4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766139f elementor-position-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"766139f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/home@2x-8-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-895\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">2025 Annual Society for Applied Anthropology Meeting, March 28, 2025.<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Sharon Morrison presented The Montagnard\/Asian Community Disparities Research Network Symposium: An Applied Research Vehicle with Low-Income Asian American Communities of Refugee Origin.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a98cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2a98cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4623c elementor-position-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3a4623c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/home@2x-8-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-895\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">UNCG\u2019s 2025 RESEARCHCON, April 8, 2025:<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Sharon Morrison presented Into Community: Low Income Asian American Communities of Refugee Origin (LIAACRO) \u2013 Ripple Effects.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74a57b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-e86735d \" data-id=\"e74a57b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"e74a57b\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69643f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f69643f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfa391 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abfa391\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5343b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5343b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/637161a6-324e-b41c-4ed0-d1ed80ca8613-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1343\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee80aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ee80aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6c57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca6c57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Network member Sara Colm and Morgan Wilson from UNC-Chapel Hill presented on the Histories and Remembering panel at UNC-CH.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0477703 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0477703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/asia.unc.edu\/bseah\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b911940 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b911940\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f628732 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f628732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asia Scholars Network \/ Bringing SE Asia Home Conference, UNC Chapel Hill, April 13, 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25824a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25824a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Network members made several presentations:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92802a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d92802a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b8347 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1b8347\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf318a elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"6bf318a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSara Colm\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFragile Alliance: FULRO and the Khmer Rouge in the Aftermath of the Vietnam War.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ccf31 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"c1ccf31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSharon Morrison\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEmpowering Cultural Insiders: Mentorship and Multilingualism among College Youth\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView slideshow\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4edc4 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"fe4edc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Young\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Montagnard Population Count Project\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/youngprojects.blogspot.com\/2025\/07\/bringing-southeast-asia-home-montagnard.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView slideshow\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91ce03 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-b91ce03-3b920e7 \" data-id=\"b91ce03\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"b91ce03\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5727fae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5727fae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b847b13 elementor-position-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b847b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/home@2x-8-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-895\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">AsiaNetwork\u2019s 32nd Annual Conference<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">San Antonio, Texas, March 28-30, 2025.\n\nZhihong Chen and Andrew Young presented Making Communities: Asian Refugee Resettlement Experiences in the American South.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e08fb6 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-5e08fb6-d6f6e61 \" data-id=\"5e08fb6\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"5e08fb6\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1230aa4 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1230aa4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e2d40 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"48e2d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/043fcfa8-4b5d-4141-1555-b9d94e5da232-1.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"043fcfa8-4b5d-4141-1555-b9d94e5da232 (1)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollege of Health Colloquium, Lehigh University, May 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSharon Morrison presented Navigating Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) with Refugee-Origin Communities\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/eventscalendar.lehigh.edu\/event\/coh-colloquium-navigating-community-based-participatory-research-cbpr-with-refugee-origin-communities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView Event\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00eac4c elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"00eac4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4d889f4e-374a-8606-8732-3817cdb99310-1.jpeg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"4d889f4e-374a-8606-8732-3817cdb99310 (1)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCone Health Foundation and the Refugee and Immigrant Advocacy Coalition\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cta-title\">\nBuilding Tomorrow: Immigrant and Refugee Convening! Greensboro, June 25, 2025.\n<\/span>\n\n<span class=\"cta-description\">\nNetwork members participated in Cone Health\u2019s gathering, which sought community and stakeholder input in shaping health strategies for Greensboro\u2019s diverse populations.\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0ec2f e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-0b0ec2f-e06c8b1 \" data-id=\"0b0ec2f\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"0b0ec2f\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e1930 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0e1930\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a189d elementor-position-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"47a189d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/home@2x-8-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-895\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ways of Knowing Symposia Series, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Evidence for Action, and Partners for Advancing Health Equity, August and November 2024.<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">During 2024, MANC and the Research Network were invited to participate in several \n<a href=\"https:\/\/evidenceforaction.org\/ways-knowing\/ways-knowing-symposia\" target=\"_blank\">\nWays of Knowing Symposia\n<\/a>\nsponsored by the \n<a href=\"https:\/\/evidenceforaction.org\/ways-knowing\/ways-knowing-symposia\" target=\"_blank\">\nEvidence for Action, and Partners for Advancing Health Equity\n<\/a>\n. The August 2024 session in Greenville, SC, which focused on \n<a href=\"https:\/\/evidenceforaction.org\/transforming-community-led-health-research-ways-knowing-symposium\" target=\"_blank\">\nCommunity-led Health Research\n<\/a>\n, was followed by a culminating event in November in St. Louis that identified key \n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1YtwLs65U3TNn3zgCA7PSIxTUruqhM1ThVql7BTplUB4\/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.8jmje61vdxg1\" target=\"_blank\">\nPrinciples and Practices for More Inclusive, Anti-racist &amp; Anti-colonial Health Equity Research\n<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c45183 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-7c45183-3a4d4f8 \" data-id=\"7c45183\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"7c45183\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460995b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-460995b-f0a540e \" data-id=\"460995b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"460995b\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245eead elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"245eead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/49635381_9289135-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-736\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb54407 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb54407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help us build a <span style=\"color: #6CA46E\">Montagnard Community Wellness Center:\n<\/span>\n<br> Voices of the Future<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263f062 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"263f062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your support helps us create a healthier, stronger future for our community.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4970cf elementor-position-right elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a4970cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/handshake_2989714.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-448\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Donate Now<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a3164 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-96a3164-f6bc488 \" data-id=\"96a3164\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"96a3164\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b98f99 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b98f99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/marn.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Yellow-envelope-with-red-circle-notification-3D-illustration-Converted-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-737\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd485c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdd485c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stay <span style=\"color: #6CA46E\">Connected<\/span>\n<br> <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb677b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdb677b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest updates on events, meetings, programs, news, and more.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d405a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"46d405a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"New Form\" aria-label=\"New Form\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"1326\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"46d405a\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-above\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-80 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Sample@gmail.com\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-20 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Subscribe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2486cfb elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2486cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">No spam<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unsubscribe anytime<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Stay informed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 Conference Activities A sampling of conference activities by Research Network members during the last year includes: International Religious Freedom Summit, Washington, DC, February 2025. Network member Sara Colm joined US officials and representatives from the Montagnard, Hmong, and Khmer Krom communities for a panel discussion on Religious Persecution of Indigenous Communities in Vietnam. View [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1326","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1326"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1372,"href":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1326\/revisions\/1372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}