By Melanie Mar Chow My goal at a recent 106-year-old church leader’s funeral was to listen carefully to what would be shared about a full life lived well and an example for others. A grandson shared that any time a family dinner was called, he knew it would be a three-hour commitment for their immediate [...]
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Traditions Lost…Values Reinforced?
Posted in reflections, tagged culture, identity, traditions on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Shared Insights: Loving Myself, Loving Others
Posted in shared insights, tagged culture, family, identity, self-love, shame on March 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Shared by Yonnie Cheng What have you been learning lately? I’ve been in Taiwan this past year as a missionary, and it’s only very recently that I’ve realized that for most of my life until now, I didn’t like Taiwan; I didn’t like “Asianness.” Without realizing it, I had always judged how my parents and [...]
Spotlight Interview with Jessica Chen
Posted in spotlight, tagged acculturation, assimilation, Confucianism, culture, expectations, family, filial piety, finding one's voice, guilt, healing, parents, shame, submission, women's roles on March 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jessica Chen is a full-time doctoral student at Loma Linda in Marital & Family Therapy. She has an MFT degree from Fuller Theological Seminary as well as a BA in Design Media Arts from UCLA. Her favorite food is “niu rou mien” (translation: beef noodle soup), and her favorite hobbies include calligraphy and spending time [...]
Mish-Mosh Identity: A Problem?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged childhood, culture, identity, role models, wholeness on November 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
By Joy Wong Recently, I was delighted to discover an old TV family series called Little Men, based on the book by Louisa May Alcott. Little Men was the sequel to the more famous book, Little Women, and it tells the story of Josephine March and the school that she runs with her husband. While [...]
culture and personality
Posted in Joy, reflections, tagged culture, enneagram, expectations, people-pleasing, personality theory, personality types, self-awareness, self-worth, success-driven on September 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
by Joy Wong I recently attended a seminar on a personality theory called the Enneagram. In this theory, there are different personality types, numbered 1-9. The Enneagram personality types delve into the motivations behind our actions, thoughts, and habits. I took the seminar with thirty other chaplains of a mix of different races and ages, [...]
the whole picture
Posted in Joy, reflections, tagged chaplaincy, culture, identity on August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
by Joy Wong As a hospital chaplain intern, I visit a diverse variety of patients. One particular patient who stood out in my mind was an 89-year-old Asian man who had suffered a stroke. When I first visited him, he seemed non-responsive.
the power of voices
Posted in Debbie, testimonies, tagged community, culture, empowerment, expectations, family, finding one's voice, healing, identity, integrity, Kingdom values, leadership, mentorship, parents, shame on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
by Debbie Gin I used to question my integrity a lot. I felt twinges of shame whenever I interacted with people because I thought I wasn’t “the real me” in every context. I behaved one way with my peers, another way with my family, and yet another way with my professors. I thought of myself [...]
Against Overwhelming Odds: Chinese Women in Ministry
Posted in resource, tagged academia, belonging, calling, challenges, culture, family, gender, identity, marginalization, marriage, parents, race on September 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
By Dr. Chloe Sun, Ph.D. Looking back at my journey as a Chinese woman in ministry, I can summarize it in one word: challenging. So, I entitle this presentation “Against Overwhelming Odds: Chinese Women in Ministry.” I will be speaking primarily from my own personal experience, but I hope my experience will serve as a [...]
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