Safe Spaces and Storytelling: Developing the Emerging Indian Leader
I was about six years old (or so I’m told) when my dad signed me up to sing in front of a sea of brown people at a local Indian Christian conference. Unsure about the experience, I, a young Indian girl, stood before the mic. I looked at the mic…
“Lord, We Are Coming”: Creating a Spiritual Haven for AAPI Activist Ministry Leaders
For each of us, God’s invitation to “Come and talk with me,” and our response, “Lord, I am coming,” takes place in our own contexts, in our own lived and imaginative landscapes. I hope that we will all have more opportunities to take a holy pause with others in our…
Imagining What’s Possible: Reflecting on AAPI Women’s Leadership in the Vineyard Association
How can we identify the unique gifts of the AAPI community – seeing what and who is overlooked by the church at large, to serve those unseen in ways missed by the broader Vineyard movement, and also gather their gifts in ways that create a stronger Vineyard movement overall? How…
The “Model Minority” Myth in the Chinese American Church
Chinese Americans (and Asian Americans) continue to live in the liminal space of the margins. This is not to say that much hasn’t been gained in both secular and religious life. However, as the “model minority,” they remain on the outside, looking to the majority for guidance and direction in…
Telling Our Stories, Telling God’s Story: the Ministry of Spiritual Direction and Being Asian Canadian
The story of my own formation, as a spiritual director, and a Christian of Asian Canadian heritage is an integral part of the story of the Church and the story of God. The stories of others in my community, their stories of immigration, of belonging and not belonging, of racism,…
The book’s argument unfolds through two large case studies: one where Asian American Christians perpetuate racial capitalism and the other where they resist it on the way to bearing witness to the divine economy as God’s original revolution.
Jonathan TranNovember 15, 2021
In San Francisco Wednesday, two legendary religious leaders had one message: love, not hate. NBC Bay Area’s Marcus Washington sat down with civil rights legend Rev. Jesse Jackson and Chinatown’s Rev. Norman Fong to talk about combating AAPI hate. (
CAACSeptember 14, 2021
As alumni share their experiences of unrest in Myanmar, Professor Richard Fox Young reflects and the importance of seeing and supporting a people in crisis.
CAACSeptember 9, 2021
With the recent spa shootings in Atlanta resulting in the murders of six Asian-American women and the brutal attack of a 65-year old Filipino woman in Manhattan, violence against the Asian-American/Pacific- Islander (AAPI) community has become more pronounced. While these crimes were more widely covered by national media, they are…
CAACJune 29, 2021
The New York Times attempted to capture a sense of the rising tide of anti-Asian bias nationwide. Using media reports from across the country, The Times found more than 110 episodes since March 2020 in which there was clear evidence of race-based hate.
CAACJune 22, 2021