Introduction: The Presence of Undocumented Immigrants in the Asian American Community According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2000, about 69% of Asian Americans were foreign-born in the U.S.[1] This implies that many Asian immigrants in America are the leaders… Read More ›
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From Shame Culture to Pastoral Care of Christ: About Illegal Immigrants in the Asian American Churches
Introduction: The Presence of Undocumented Immigrants in the Asian American Community According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2000, about 69% of Asian Americans were foreign-born in the U.S.[1] This implies that many Asian immigrants in America are the leaders… Read More ›
Liminality and the Missio Dei: An Asian American Theology of Mission
Over the past century, the North American Church has gradually experienced a sense of marginalization, but only in recent decades has the church fully come to grips with this reality. Speaking on behalf of the North American Church, Hauerwas and… Read More ›
#deltaδmovement: Hong Kong’s Lay Theologies in the Making (Digitally)
Introduction When I wake up each morning, the first thing I do is scroll through social media feeds. Living in Hong Kong (GMT +8), I generally sleep during late afternoon in Europe (GMT +0/+1) and throughout the day in North… Read More ›
Hybridity: Retrieving the Real-life Messiness Erased by a Reified Concept
Within historic Japanese American churches, few members would speak in theoretical terms about how they belong to multiple cultures and traditions. However, there is not a single person who does not know from the inside the discomfiting, challenging, creative nature… Read More ›
The Nationalist Coup, Prophetic Church, and Engaged Buddhists
Introduction To most people in the West, Asian Buddhism means a religion of peace and compassion. Their perception of Asian Buddhism is the Dalai Lama’s version of peaceful Buddhism. Yet the reality of Asian Buddhism is often something very different…. Read More ›
The Church as Servant, a Diakonic Community: The Chin Immigrant Ecclesiology in the US
Introduction This paper is a product of my doctoral research among the Chin immigrant churches in the US who have been in constant struggle in order to fit in to this new land. The church, in this case, has become… Read More ›
From Folk Religion to Evangelical Christianity: A Case Study on the Process and Challenges of Retirement-age Chinese Males Converting from Folk Taoism to Evangelical Christianity in Hong Kong
Introduction This Hong Kong case study considers conversions from indigenous folk religions to Christianity. This case study can resonate with experiences outside of Hong Kong, such as ethnic churches in the Western world, where folk religion and syncretism are relevant… Read More ›
Reimagining Racial Justice: A Theological and Moral Discourse on the Recent Rise of Anti-Asian American Hate Crimes
Introduction The 8th volume of the journal of Asian American Theological Forum includes two community-based research articles, navigating personal religious identity and testimony as Asian American parish leaders: David Cho’s “Can We Feel Safe Anywhere?: A Pastoral Reflection on the… Read More ›
Can We Feel Safe Anywhere?: A Pastoral Reflection on the Surge of Anti-Asian Racism in the Age of COVID-19
Introduction Asian American individuals and communities are still trying to make sense of what happened in Georgia on March 16, 2021. Eight people, six of whom were Asian women, were mercilessly killed by a white gunman on his “really bad… Read More ›
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