Of the 300,000 Protestant churches in the United States, an estimated 7,000 churches have a majority attendance of Asians. Many of these congregations reach multiple generations using multiple languages. Through our partnership between Leadership Network and L2 Foundation, I’m delighted...
See the Grand Canyon from a new perspective: walking over it. Today is the opening ceremony, and next week is the grand opening. The official website www.grandcanyonskywalk.com is flooded with hits and I can’t get in either. The Grand Canyon...
A question I get asked about blogging is whether to do it with a personal name or maintain a corporate identity. In other words, wouldn’t people get confused between DJ Chuang the person vs. DJ Chuang the Executive Director of...
We’ve all had situations where someone let’s us down and doesn’t come through with fulfilling a responsibility. This is all the more exacerbated in a church context when a pastor/ leader / coach is overseeing volunteers, and has to breach...
[Asian American pastors and/or priests — you’re invited to participate in this research project] DEAR PASTOR/PRIEST: RESEARCH PURPOSE: My name is Ellie Hsieh. I am an Asian American graduate student at Virginia Tech. I am conducting a research study on...
Giwa is a Korean fast casual / fast food / take-out kind of restaurant, and I think they’ve hit a sweet spot towards presenting Korean food in a more palatable way to mainstream America. Giwa‘s menu and website both introduces...
New York Times has something useful for a change (instead of the usual voice of sophisticated skeptical squinty-eyed oh-really *snarky mode*)– Getting Out of a 2-Year Cellphone Contract Alive: All of the companies allow a contract to be signed over...
Well, now I’ve done it. I’ve provoked, er, encouraged my mentor (and supporter) Paul Chou to go on record with his perspective on the 2nd generation Asian Americans’ struggle with their faith and finding a church home, and actually proposes...