Mushi, Muksi and Me
...pursue the role of a pastor. So I took a leap of faith. And I started praying, “Lord, make me a pastor!” I sent out more than 60 applications and...
...pursue the role of a pastor. So I took a leap of faith. And I started praying, “Lord, make me a pastor!” I sent out more than 60 applications and...
...country where I was supposed to “belong,” I was still an outsider. Currently, I’m back in Beijing, and I’m attending an international school; however, I still represent the minority of...
...I will begin by saying that, of the dozen or so highly educated Chinese friends, colleagues, and students whom I asked about the wording on this sign, not one could...
...of technology, particularly phones. At the core, the second generation struggles with identity—Who am I? Am I Chinese? Am I American? Am I both? This is where they struggle the...
...of the United States. So I talked about the genocide of Native Americans during American expansion. I spoke of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. I explained...
...with these two students was strong enough that I could be honest. I told them the average US American saw very little worth praising in Mao for a number of reasons,...
...nation.” As I wrote in my previous post, the various narratives employed by evangelicals to make sense of China and its church grow out a larger covenantal meta-narrative rooted in...
...more interested in acquiring American know-how than American values. U.S. House Passes Hong Kong Act as Carrie Lam Warns Against Calls For Independence (October 15, 2019, CNN) On Tuesday, the U.S. House...
...Florida laments that, “Their [American students’] conversations revolve around things I am not familiar with. As a result, international students tend to stick closely with each other. Even until today,...
...and the story of Sino-American relations. Much has been written lately about the influx of Chinese students into American schools, both public and private. This film is a fascinating look...
In the early 1990s, Japanese-American scholar Fukuyama introduced his notion of “the end of history.” Using the collapse of the Soviet Union as proof of complete victory for the Western...
...(also known as “lay Christians”) to become involved in. “I don’t know how to teach, or how to invite others, how can I be involved in missions?” “I don’t know...