A third of Asian Americans say religion is very important in their lives – survey
United StatesRNS More Asian Americans identify as atheist, agnostic or nonreligious than before, according to a survey released Wednesday by Pew Research Center. But 40 per cent of those Pew surveyed, who included Americans of Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese backgrounds, said they feel close to a religion for reasons aside from religion, […]
Essay: With overturning of affirmative action, Asian Americans became political pawns. Again
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JESSICA WAI-FONG WONG, says in the wake of the racial reckoning of 2020, Asian Americans are being used, once again, to undermine Black political demands for change…
“There are many worlds in me”: Asian American Christians reject conformity
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports that Hosanna Wong, JS Park and Nikole Lim have forged expansive faiths that acknowledge the rich dimensions of their identities…
Anti-Asian hate: Asian American Christians see more work for the church to do
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how some Asian American Christian leaders believe there’s more the church can do to address racism and violence against Asian Americans…
At nationwide rallies in the US, Christians stand up for Asian Americans
Chicago, US RNS At events in 14 cities across the US, an estimated 5,000 people demonstrated in support of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on Sunday after attacks on people of Asian descent in the Atlanta area this month. The National Rally for AAPI Lives and Dignity, organised by the Asian American Christian Collaborative, brought hundreds […]
Asian American churches plan acts beyond prayer for healing
AP Asian American Christian leaders said Thursday their congregations are saddened and outraged after a white gunman killed eight people – most of them women of Asian descent – at three Atlanta-area massage parlours. And they’re calling for action beyond prayers. Asian Americans were already rattled by a wave of racist attacks amid the spread […]
Essay: The Atlanta massacre is yet another reminder we desperately need race-conscious discipleship
While investigations continue into the motive for the shooting of eight people – including six women of Asian descent – in Atlanta this week, RAYMOND CHANG, president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, looks at how the church needs to respond to the wider issue of violence against Asian Americans…
Asian American Christians denounce anti-Asian racism amid coronavirus
RNS The FBI released a warning last week about a potential surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the spread of the novel coronavirus. Michelle Ami Reyes was not surprised. Reyes told Religion News Service that she knows people from her church in Austin, Texas, who have been spit on. She also knows people […]