Category: ASIAN AMERICAN
Does Eddie Huang Represent Asian Americans?
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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?
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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…
Unleashing the Potential of Chinese American Churches
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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…
Mentoring Online for Asian American Christians
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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
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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…
Difference between snow bubble and icy or snow smoothie and icy slush
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After extensive research about these specialty drinks*, the definitive difference is creamer (or milk) :: snow bubble or snow smoothie = flavored drink with crushed ice plus milk or non-dairy creamer icy or icy slush = flavored drink with crushed ice (no milk or creamer) And, of course, you could all kinds of yummy goodnesses…
How many Chinese churches are in the USA?
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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
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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”…
Ideas that shaped Western and Eastern cultures
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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,…
Number of Korean Churches in the USA and Canada
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Here at the 2-week residency of the D.Min. Asian American Ministry Track at Talbot School of Theology. Thanks to Dr. Ben Shin for inviting me to present 2 class lectures. This afternoon was on how the history of Christianity in Asia and in America impacts Asian Americans today. I wanted to get some more recent…
Counseling for Asian American Pastors and Missionaries
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Recently got word of this most valuable resource that provides great help for Asian American pastors, missionaries, and their families to receive mental and emotional health care through biblical Christian counseling. Excerpt of the announcement: Announcement: Ministry Counseling Subsidy for Pastors and Missionaries We have great news! Asian American Christian Counseling Service (AACCS) was awarded…
A Better Gospel for Chinese People and Asian Cultures
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Have you noticed there are 4 Gospels about Jesus Christ in the Bible, the Christian Scriptures? Why wasn’t one more than enough? One reason it’s so valuable to have these multiple presentations of the life of Christ is to make it more understandable and meaningful to particular people in specific cultures: Matthew for the Jews. Mark for the…
