Cultural Identity—East vs West
As a third generation Japanese American who grew up with mainly white Americans, I thought I was thoroughly American until I served as a cross-cultural worker in Asia. In Asia...
As a third generation Japanese American who grew up with mainly white Americans, I thought I was thoroughly American until I served as a cross-cultural worker in Asia. In Asia...
...American who grew up with mainly white Americans, I thought I was thoroughly American until I served as a cross-cultural worker in Asia. In Asia I experienced a lot of...
When I was a teenager, I wondered why my American friends would brag about disobeying their parents—at home or in public. I sometimes disagreed with my parents, but I would...
Featured Article International flights to China resume as coronavirus restrictions ease (June 27, 2020, South China Morning Post) International airlines are starting to resume flights to China after a loosening of aviation...
...museum in the middle of Mississippi—I had no idea of the rich, deep history of the Chinese in the Mississippi Delta. As a Chinese American who grew up in California,...
As we saw in my previous blogs, Chinese identity is a family identity based on Confucian social roles which is unlike an American individual identity based on individual preferences. Confucian...
...the answer to this question is complex. I’m also more convinced than ever that you can’t stereotype Chinese American churches any more than you can truly stereotype any other local...
...far. Believers can make reservations on Friday, and reservations will end once fully booked. During this first physical worship service, Pastor Chen preached on “Waiting and Hope.” Ningbo Holy Church...
As we have seen in my previous blogs, the Chinese family identity is very different from the American individual identity. A simple example—those with a family identity tend to use...
...American pilots, mechanics and support personnel became members of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), later known as the Flying Tigers. Travel / Food China’s latest starfish-shaped airport set to boost...
...Foreign Affairs American Consulate In Chengdu Closes After China Makes Retaliatory Move (July 27, 2020, NPR) NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Rui Zhong of the Wilson Center about the consulate’s closure after...
...Missionary Training.” In Internationalising Missionary Training, edited by William Taylor, 217-30. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. The International Missionary Training Network “Designing a Missionary Training Programme.” Includes link to The Missionary...