{"id":958,"date":"2026-07-11T20:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T10:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/?page_id=958"},"modified":"2026-07-25T23:21:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:21:41","slug":"research-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marn.blog\/index.php\/research-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"958\" class=\"elementor elementor-958\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2caab e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-f873b49 \" data-id=\"7d2caab\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"7d2caab\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa4352 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eaa4352\" 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-4ce3a23 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ce3a23\" 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\">The Montagnard\/Asian Community Disparities Research Network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7792b9e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7792b9e\" 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 class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">a partner of <strong>the Montagnard Association of NC, Inc.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b53b6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5b53b6\" 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>We are a network of scholars, professionals, advocates, and community members dedicated to scholarship that responds directly to community needs in North Carolina and beyond.<\/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-6b5b2a6 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-6b5b2a6-86eecdd \" data-id=\"6b5b2a6\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"6b5b2a6\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afe2a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4afe2a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ebd3c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09ebd3c\" 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\">About <span style=\"color: #6CA46E\">the Network\n<\/span><\/h2>\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-e5133ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5133ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af647e2 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-af647e2-cc777fb \" data-id=\"af647e2\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"af647e2\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4ce0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c4ce0e\" 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\">Founded in 2012, the Montagnard\/Asian Community Disparities Research Network brings together scholars, professionals, advocates, and community members to advance community-engaged research. 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