Category: ASIAN AMERICAN
Korean American Population by State
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This table has the Korean American population in each of the 50 states of the USA, plus 2 other localities—Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, sorted by descending order of population size. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates) If the table above is not displaying properly, use this link to view table.…
Enlighten, a Mental Health Seminar in a Chinese Church
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Update: Please see the Enlighten website for the latest information, at enlightenmentalhealth.org/seminar Also watch videos from the 2018 Enlighten mental health seminar (info below kept online for historical reason)
What the Bible says to crazy rich Asians?
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2018 marks the momentous occasion of the popular movie, Crazy Rich Asians. This romantic comedy (aka romcom) stands as a quality piece of entertainment, that also carries extra meaning for some Asians and Asian Americans. The movie serves as a good prompt to vocalize the variety of Asian American lives. People from all kinds of…
Top articles about the Crazy Rich Asians movie
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The movie, Crazy Rich Asians, has given Asian Americans something to talk about. I think it has generated more conversations than most other movies that come from Hollywood for all kinds of reasons. In my book, er, on my blog, that’s a good thing. We need more conversations. And I’d say that we need more…
Familiar Foreigners: Asian-Americans and White Majority Culture Churches
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Guest Post by Young-Sam Won, August 2018—adapted from Twitter Thread Recent discussions of racial justice and racial reconciliation have led to an increased interest in the relationship between people of color and majority culture churches and institutions. Many Asian-Americans (AsAms) who have been a part of majority culture churches are experiencing a renewed interest in…
Where Asian American Pastors Gather Together
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I believe in the value of gathering pastors and leaders gathering together for robust discussions, the iron sharpening iron kind of dialogue. There is some value in sharing a meal for fellowship and encouragement. In many localities, cities or regions, I’ve participated in and have known of pastor’s fellowships that met monthly or quarterly. I…
2018 Asian American Christian Blogs
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I’m listening for Asian American Christians with thoughful things that emerge from their distinctive bicultural perspectives.
What does Asian American worship sound like?
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A significant Asian American population worships weekly in over 7,000 churches, mostly in Asian languages, with some in English. One research approximates 42% of Asian Americans identify as Christian, including both Protestants and Catholics. People can easily distinguish the unique sounds of African-American and Latino-American worship music. A majority of Christian worship music has been…
If Asian Americans struggle with Mental Health in May 2018
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The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. And these two things intersect, or shall we say, collide, for those who are Asian Americans and struggle with mental illness. Let’s do the math. The Asian American population is estimated at 21.4 million (as of 2016, cf. Census Bureau’s…
Where Asian American Pastors Can Get Coaching
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You have choices for coaching cohorts as Asian American pastors; coaching helps you to grow your effectiveness as pastors, church leaders, church planters, spiritually, relationally and personally.
Can we talk about shame?
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Yes, we have launched a podcast called Erasing Shame where we will have honest talk for healthy living—emotionally, relationally, mentally, and personally. DJ Chuang and Eunice Lee will co-host Season 1 together. I’m particular grateful for Eunice making time to do this podcast together, because the topic of shame is so big, what resources we…
Rev. Thomas Wang, a Chinese Leader in World Missions
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Rev. Thomas Yung-Hsin Wang (王永信) was highly regarded as an influential Chinese church leader among the worldwide Chinese Christian population. Rev. Wang had a global vision that included both the Chinese diaspora as well as all nationalities and ethnicities as the Great Commission calls for. I had met Rev. Wang on a couple of occasions.…
