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Bridging the Divide in Asian American Churches
A Book Review
Shin, Benjamin C. and Takagi Silzer, Sheryl, Tapestry of Grace: Untangling the Cultural Complexities in Asian American Life and Ministry (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2016), pp. xvi + 197, paper. Available from Wipf and Stock and Amazon. A recent Christianity Today article looked at how unrest in Hong Kong is spilling over into […]
American Factory
A Film Review
[…] those who has been watching American Factory. “The working class is degraded, and, as elsewhere in the third world, workers have been reduced to a source of cheap, alienated labor for international capital.” American Factory is a movie I am recommending to my friends and family who have never lived in China. It gives […]
Peoples of China
Studying in America
Challenges, Differences and Outcomes
[…] never will. I was always thinking how hard it would be for me to adjust to the new culture, what if I was not accepted by the American students and teachers, and how long it would take for my English ability to match up to the school’s standard. During the two years I was […]
Next Generation Missions
Indigitous Serve
For many Asian Americans in the church, very few see a place for themselves in global missions. Furthermore, even fewer are ever encouraged to pursue global missions full time. What if there was another way for Asian American young adults to be involved in global missions? Indigitous Serve cohorts help young adults find their […]
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Transpacific Transposition: 1965 to Present
History of Chinese Christianity in North America (3)
The author brings us to the present by giving five factors that since 1965 have created the awakening and dominance of independent-minded and indigenous evangelicalism in North American Chinese Christianity.
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Lesson from a Pool in Wenzhou: Opportunities for Chinese Students in American High Schools
[…] their home culture and educational system plus the implementing of the "6 C's plus Leadership" learned in America, will eventually become the leaders of tomorrow in their country. The American Christian school movement has a unique opportunity to invest in Chinese teenagers who may someday lead one of the most important countries of the world.
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The “Model Minority” Myth in the Chinese American Church
Today's Challenges
In the United States, Asian Americans, including Chinese Americans, have been presented as sterling examples of immigrants who have ascended through the ranks to achieve the American dream. Lee explores this concept, how Chinese Americans see themselves, and the impact of this perception upon their faith and church life.
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Caring for Chinese Teenagers in American High Schools
[…] learned some valuable lessons that we can share as other schools consider this opportunity. Are They Prepared? Students who are most likely to be successful in an American high school will come equipped with certain skills before they arrive. They need to have the intellectual capacity to learn another language and be intrinsically motivated […]
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Saving China, Saving Ourselves: 1911–1965
History of Chinese Christianity in North America (2)
[…] As debates between reformist and revolutionary advocates intensified, Chinese Christians were deeply engaged. They believed that China’s salvation required integrating Western technological prowess and spiritual values (i.e., American democratic ideas and Christian faith) into Chinese cultural heritage. Before the Sino-Japanese conflict of the 1930s, this optimistic point of view made sense.1 One of the […]
Chinese vs American Family
Don’t Tell Me What to Do!
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 never disagree with them face-to-face, much less in public. During my graduate studies about culture, I learned that the American family fosters what is […]