Series
Sandra Wang
House of Cards: Hollywood's Take on East Asian ...

Films that disempower East Asian women tend to fall short because the house of cards was built upon a shaky foundation.

Series
AACC Editorial Team
Celebrating Asian Heritage in Children's ...

In this article, we interview Tina Cho about her work as a children’s author and the value of diverse representation in children’s literature, which characterizes much of her work.

Faith & Theology
Katie Nguyen Palomares
Raising the Bar: Loving Disagreement Book Review

The faith that helped our parents and our families survive in this country can sometimes be at odds with the growing faith of the younger generation that looks around and is asking, “How can my faith impact the world around me?” It’s a complicated question.

Rebecca Catoe
Have You Eaten Yet?

Have you eaten yet? A picture of your heavenly father


Wendy Lew Toda
Dance With Me

Creating something beautiful out of the terrible. That is my act of resistance.

Justice & Culture

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What Generosity Means for the Church

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A flourishing church does not mean a church devoid of problems and issues. It does not mean there will be no suffering in unknown times. However, a church that flourishes will require a different kind of sacrifice. Flourishing requires the participation of both men and women. It requires the young and old

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The End of Affirmative Action

Affirmative has never been a perfect tool to level the playing field of educational diversity. But it has made an important impact for thousands such as myself who otherwise were overlooked and not given a fair chance.

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Not All Social Justice Advocates March

Over the years, trying to emulate my peers and my social justice heroes—Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Óscar Romero, and others—led me to burnout again and again. Each episode of burnout was worse than the last, until I found myself in bed, debilitatingly depressed, unable to work and barely able to function, for almost a year. I finally began to understand that I was following the way of other people more than the way of the cross. 

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AACC Parenting Conference: An Interview with the Conference Organizers

I have never attended a conference specifically designed to speak to the needs and concerns that pertain to me as an Asian American Christian parent . . . it was so refreshing to have our experiences as Asian American Christians centered in the conversations.  

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8 Memoirs for AANHPI Heritage Month

For Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we recommend picking up a book (or two) to help you learn about a perspective that may be unfamiliar to you, or perhaps makes you feel more seen in your own identify and experience.

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AACC Statement on the Allen Mall Shooting

But we must also pray that God moves citizens and elected officials alike to not hide behind “thoughts and prayers” but courageously pursue policies that reduce the scourge of gun violence in our communities.

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On the “Ching Chonging” AAPI Communities Often Endure Within Institutions of Higher Education

Americans of Asian descent deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and Keon’s public denigration of Asian languages and cultures contributes to the pernicious pattern of anti-Asian prejudice, discrimination, racism, and violence endured in our communities for generations.

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AACC Statement on the Gun Violence in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay

There were 38 mass shootings in the first 23 days of 2023. What illusions that gun violence is not a problem the Asian American community needs to wrestle with have been tragically shattered.

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A Year “2” Remember: A Journey Through Asian American History of the Years that End in “2”

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We must do the good work of remembering and remembering actively. When we do this, we are able to better anticipate and address the issues that impact Asian American communities across the US and to work towards a justice for all that falls in line with the heart of God for healing and wholeness driven by the church.

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“You bring your gun to church?” A Chinese American Pastor’s Reflections on the Epidemic of Gun Violence

There are lots of reasons that people own guns. For comfort, to collect, as part of their jobs, for personal defense, or for sport. But as pastors and as a church, we cannot ignore and be silent on guns anymore.

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AACC Statement on the Dallas, Buffalo & Laguna Woods Shootings

In the aftermath of these shootings, we must address racism with the pursuit of restoration in mind. We cannot allow the shootings in Dallas, Buffalo, or Laguna Woods to tear Black and Asian communities apart. Instead, we must move closer towards each other.

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Beyond BTS and Squid Game: Leveraging Korean Pop Culture for Deeper Conversations

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On one hand, I love that Korean culture is no longer at the fringes and instead showing up in mainstream American media, often making their way into my classroom discussions and written assignments. On the other hand, I am also keenly aware of the fact that these elements, while true products of my motherland, only represent a fraction of what makes Korea, Korea.

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Jesus Sees Us: A Reflection on the Atlanta Spa Shootings

The tragedy and following narrative of what happened in Atlanta last year helped me see that I am not alone but have been part of systemic discrimination, racism, sexism, and xenophobia that had clouded my ability to see me.

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One Year Later

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And one year later, I find myself also holding 제사 for these women who were killed—I did not know them personally, but they were my ummas, my imos, my sisters. I want to remember them and I want them to be remembered—not for how their life on earth came to an end, but for how they lived.

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