Category: ASIAN AMERICAN

  • Asian Americans: The Next Generation #presentation

    Asian Americans: The Next Generation #presentation

    In October 2013, the Turnaround 20/20 Conference gave me a great opportunity to present an overview of how Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial ethnic group in the United States. And I also shared about 3 “turnaround” Asian-American/multi-ethnic churches. The organizers posted the video of my presentation, Asian Americans: The Next Generation, in 4…

  • Does Eddie Huang Represent Asian Americans?

    Does Eddie Huang Represent Asian Americans?

    So there’s this guy Eddie Huang getting a lot of buzz in mainstream media, a part of the machinery to promote the new ABC television show, Fresh Off the Boat, coming on air in Feburary 2015. Eddie Huang authored his memoirs in Fresh Off the Boat, a national bestselling book. And the book is the…

  • Where are the Good Preachers in the Chinese American Church?

    Where are the Good Preachers in the Chinese American Church?

    I’m feeling sad about the state of the Chinese American Church. I posted this on my Facebook timeline with visibility to my friends, where people have a perception that it’s comfortable to add a comment there. (I tend to see more comments on my Facebook posts than my djchuang.com blog posts) Chinese Americans have the largest population in…

  • How the Church can be Unleashed for the Next Generation

    How the Church can be Unleashed for the Next Generation

    My workshop here at CMC West Coast took place on Saturday 1/03 @ 1:30pm in Royal Palm 2,3,4 (at Town & Country Resort, Hotel Circle, San Diego, California). Yes, the coveted after lunch time slot. Here are the recorded audio (MP3 format) + the presentation slides for “How the Church can be Unleashed for the Next Generation”: Description:…

  • Unleashing the Potential of Chinese American Churches

    Unleashing the Potential of Chinese American Churches

    I’m sincerely grateful for the invitation to speak at the CMC West Coast event this weekend in San Diego. It’s the 2nd time the organizers have hosted this bilingual Chinese Missions Convention. And I’ve got 2 occasions for which I’m invited to speak. One is a 75-minute workshop titled “How the Church can be Unleashed…

  • Are you a Korean American Pastor?

    You can help with this research project from Pastor Steve Chang (Living Hope Community Church), if you are (or know someone who is): a Korean-American senior pastor or EM pastor ministering in a Korean-American setting ministering in Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, etc) Here’s the invite to fill out the survey: Are you a Korean-American…

  • Mentoring Online for Asian American Christians

    These are my slides for DJ Chuang’s breakout titled Mentoring through Media at the Asian American Ministry Conference “Mentoring for a Lifetime” at Biola University on Saturday, November 8th, 2014 Mentoring through Media @ AAMC 2014 from DJ Chuang Audio Recording (mp3) of this Breakout:: References mentioned: Connecting: The Mentoring Relationships You Need to Succeed…

  • Christianity Today cover story on Asian Americans

    Christianity Today cover story on Asian Americans

    Christianity Today Magazine’s October 2014 cover story is “Asian Americans: Silent No More — Asian American Christians are growing in influence and audience. Will they be embraced by their broader church family?” by Helen Lee, who recently started a new role at InterVarsity Press as Associate Editor. The cover’s wording is: “Asian American Ascent: They…

  • How many Chinese churches are in the USA?

    How many Chinese churches are in the USA?

    Statistics are useful for strategic planning for the future of churches and ministries, or any organization for that matter, even if they’re estimates. I had researched the number of Chinese churches in the United States and Canada 5 years ago in 2009 and they’re posted at: How many Asian American churches in the USA with sources footnoted.…

  • Orange County is where many Asian Americans live

    Orange County is where many Asian Americans live

    Orange County, California, affectionately known as the O.C., has the third-largest Asian American population in the United States. This statistic recently got some attention (in LA Times, NPR, Cal State Fullerton, press release) from the publication of a report titled “A Community of Contrasts: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in Orange County, 2014”…

  • Looking for 2nd Generation Korean American or Chinese American Parents

    Julie J. Park is Assistant Professor of Education at University of Maryland, with research interests in racial diversity and equity in higher education, religion, Asian American college students, affirmative action and college admissions, social and cultural capital. She is looking for Asian Americans that would be interviewed for this project below: Researchers at the University of…

  • Ideas that shaped Western and Eastern cultures

    Ideas that shaped Western and Eastern cultures

    Scholars have noted the major thoughts and philosophies that have influenced Western civilization and Asian cultures. The 3 major influences of Western civilization are Greek culture, Roman culture, and Christianity. “The Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman traditions are the two principal components of Western civilization.” — in Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society, Volume 2 by Marvin Perry, Myrna Chase,…