A Year “2” Remember: A Journey Through Asian American History of the Years that End in “2”
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.
“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.
Dare to Dream: A Reflection on the AACC Gun Violence Symposium
To take a stand against gun violence requires more than decrying it from the pulpit, we must go to local legislators and communities to bring about tangible change.
Creating More Asian Tables
In the coming weeks and months, we want to share with you some of the big dreams we have for us as Asian American Christians. And we want to hear the big dreams that are stirring in your hearts and souls too.
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.
Beyond BTS and Squid Game: Leveraging Korean Pop Culture for Deeper Conversations
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.
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.
One Year Later
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.
AACC Statement Condemning the Killings of Michelle Go and Christina Yuna Lee
The Asian American Christian Collaborative condemns the horrific killings of Michelle Go and Christina Yuna Lee.
5 Things to Know About Indian Immigrants
The tragic death of this vulnerable Indian family is a moment for us, as Christians, to grow in our awareness of untold immigrant stories like theirs and to see this tragedy through a theological lens. Here are five facts to help us respond to the reality of Indian immigrants with empathy and action.
Black-Asian Christian Solidarity
People of color can do mighty things when we unite with each other, especially when our unity is in Christ.
"Which Country Are You Rooting for?": Conversations about Race, Culture, and Faith with My Daughters During the Tokyo Olympics
Unpacking Sources of Gender (Mis)Conceptions
Was my view of submissive, house-bound womanhood from the church or my Chinese-American upbringing? Scripture challenges us either way.
Ignored No More? What AAPI Christians Can Learn From Recent AAPI Political Advocacy Wins?
God has gifted us with unique voices, experiences, pains, and perspectives—things that the dying Church in the West is in great need of.
Invisible and Silent No More
I sensed God saying my voice did matter to God, and really, it’s not about me, but it’s about what God is already doing. God is used to working with broken, messy, unfinished people anyway, so I’m nothing new.
Solidarity in Christ: Why AAPI Christians Must be Allies in the Pursuit of Justice
While Asian Americans may not fit neatly into the white-Black binary, we are not excluded from reckoning with the racial history of this country...Through remembrance, we take ownership of our history - even if none of us were there.