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,…
https://youtu.be/taxoDkudmRo In this conversation, David Chao, Melissa Borja, and Jonathan Tran share why the 2021 Asian American Theology Conference is important and why they look forward to it. Conference registration is free: https://ltiaa.com/ To learn more about the Asian American Program at Princeton Theological Seminary: https://www.ptsem.edu/student-life/asian-american-program/overview 0:00 Why have an…
CAACApril 16, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TynQgkans5g&ab_channel=LivedTheologyinAsianAmerica In this conversation, David Chao, Melissa Borja, and Jonathan Tran discuss Asian American identity, the utility of ethnography for doing Asian American theology, and recent events surrounding anti-Asian racism. 0:00 What counts as “Asian American”?7:22 Using ethnography as an intervention in doing Asian American theology.11:45 Creative tensions between first…
CAACApril 14, 2021
Korean American communities in Georgia and across the U.S. have been outraged at the differences between Korean-language and English-language coverage of the mass shootings.
CAACApril 11, 2021
Asian American Churches in the 21st Century: A New Agenda in the Social Scientific Study of Religion
CAACApril 11, 2021
Virulent Hate: Stories of Anti-Asian Racism and Asian American Resistance During Covid-19
CAACApril 11, 2021
A Hong Kong Ethnography in the Time of COVID-19: Integrating Primary and Secondary Qualitative Data in a Transpacific Context
CAACApril 11, 2021
The past year has seen a surge of hate and violence directed toward Asian Americans.
Melissa BorjaApril 5, 2021