Category: ASIAN AMERICAN
a Big List of Books authored by Asian American Christians
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Published books by Christian Asian American authors show the value of our voices outside and inside the church, fiction, non-fiction, spirituality, etc.
Netflix’s Beef with Church Life and Mental Health
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The streaming TV series on Netflix called BEEF, starring a prominent cast of Asian Americans, headlined by Ali Wong and Steve Yuen, has the pop culture zeitgeist abuzz with chatter on social media and mainstream outlets like CNN, NBC News, Mashable, Collider, Slate, Looper, Christianity Today, and RELEVANT Magazine. Note first, a content warning for…
encouraging Christian Asian mental health
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With the encouragement of a couple great friends, we’re in process of preparing to launch a nationwide initiative under Asian American Christian Collaborative.
18 Things about Asian American Christianity
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Many things are happening in Asian American Christianity and thanks to the power of digital publishing via the internet and social media, we’re able to see it and learn from these activities.
Asian Pastors Leading Larger Multiethnic Churches
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A small yet growing number of Asian North American pastors are leading larger multiethnic churches. By larger churches, most of these are considered megachurches, meaning they have a weekly attendance of over 2,000 adults and children. Megachurches come with their share of complexities; and for Asian American senior pastors, they bear an extra challenge, as…
2 Best Directories to Find Asian American Therapists
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Finding an Asian American counselor or therapist, mental health professional, is a little easier with these directories.
Mental Health Therapists for People of Color
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Let’s make it easier to find mental health professionals, counselors, and therapists who are culturally competent for people of color and BIPOC.
Asian Americans with Bipolar Disorder
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Asian-Americans are 3 times less likely than their white counterparts to seek treatment for their mental health concerns.
Leading Cause of Death among Asian American Young Adults Ages 15-24
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Do you know what is causing more deaths among Asian American young adults between the ages of 15 and 24? It’s not anti-Asian hate crimes by others; it’s suicide, a self-directed act of violence that results in death. But it’s so hard for Asian Americans to talk about suicide for so many reasons, one of…
A Sermon by Pastor Greg Owyang
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Pastor Greg Owyang served as a gifted Chinese-American preacher in the 1980’s and inspired many to serve the Lord. He was tragically martyred in 1985. I had never heard him preach, until recently, when I found a website with some of his sermons from 1983. These recorded audios had thought-by-thought translation from English to Cantonese (Chinese), so for…
Talking About Money Because Jesus Talked About Money
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We have started an on-going conversation and newsletter about becoming generous Asian Ameriacn Christians, thanks to my friend Jeff Lee. He’s had many years of experience in nonprofit management, advancement, and fundraising, while I’ve had some years in the past where I worked for a small private family foundation that funded nonprofits through grants. We’re recording…
Asian American Barriers to Mental Health Treatment & How Churches Can Help
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Key Ministry started a new series on Mental Health Ministry and Cultural Competence and they invited me as one of their webinar speakers, for which I’m grateful to have shared from my lived experience in managing my mood disorder. 2020 brought rapid change to the worldwide Church, but one thing that has not changed much is that ethnically…
