Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month: An Interview of Solidarity in History and Heritage
A tragedy in the West is believing that following Christ means to abandon the goodness of one’s culture or to neglect the culture of others. Along with cultural abandonment is the lack of learning the history of our families, of others and the places we live. Our ethnicities and culture are parts of where we come from, who we are today and how God uses us.
Communal Heroism in Shang-Chi & The Legend of the 10 Rings
One of the primary messages of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is that superheroes need their families. Our individual identity can only take us so far. A true superhero gains his or her strength through a community, and the interests of the family supersede his or her own.
Cultivating an "Even If" Faith: An Interview with Mitchel Lee
Even if God's goodness to me didn't look the way that I thought it should, I'm going to worship him because he's worthy of worship.
Hey, is there something wrong with me?
I found myself in spaces where I was the only woman of color in a room full of white male pastors. Was there something wrong with me?
Stagecoach of God or Searching for Power—An AAPI Christian response to Jesus and John Wayne
So much of our experience as Asian Americans is the constant struggle to honor our own culture and experiences while being good citizens without losing what makes us unique.
AACC Summer 2021 Reading List
Reclaiming the Fourth of July
As an Asian American, this is the internal conflict I feel every year on the Fourth of July: My heart swells at the ideology of the Declaration of Independence, yet it withers when I look at the hypocrisy in the implementation of those same ideals.
From Hot Pot to Hot Dogs: Asian American Perspectives on the Fourth of July
Inclusivity, Justice, and Asian Americans in Matt Mikalatos’ The Story King
Minari: An American Parable
The critically acclaimed film Minari paints a powerful picture about environments of belonging in the United States.
What Is Your Nation? A Chinese American Woman's Journey to Remember and Reclaim Identity
The Power of Seeing and Being Seen
Seeing each other in our pain helps us stand firm and walk tall in this world.