By Joy Wong All my life, I have had an unexplainable aversion to large groups of Asian Americans. For instance, when my husband Will wanted to check out a dumpling food truck that was swarming with Asian Americans, I felt a strong inner reluctance to approach that crowd. Another example — when I first started [...]
Posts Tagged ‘truth-telling’
Lost & Found: Locating My Personal Significance
Posted in reflections, tagged childhood, insecurities, self-worth, shame, truth-telling on March 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Spotlight Interview with Hannah Lee
Posted in spotlight, testimonies, women ministers, tagged community, mentorship, truth-telling on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hannah Lee is currently serving as Children’s Pastor at Korean Church of Southwest Los Angeles. She also participates in a ministry called InnerChange in downtown LA, and works part-time at a missionary organization called KIBI (Korea-Israel Bible Institute). She recently received a masters degree in the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. In [...]
welcoming the ‘truth’
Posted in Melanie, tagged dialogue, leadership development, mentorship, mutual learning, truth-telling on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
by Melanie Mar Chow As noted on the introductory materials on this blog, AAWOL exists to “gather evangelical Asian American women for leadership renewal and development.” As I pondered what content to include, I realized that this blog can be a place for “cyber gathering” and, as such, a resource for leadership development. “How?” you [...]
the truth in being aawol
Posted in Melanie, testimonies, tagged affirmation, community, finding one's voice, leadership, network, safety, sustainability, truth-telling on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
by Melanie Mar Chow Being a presidential year, the stage is being set to revisit and regain what is truly “American”. In all the rhetoric, I find myself thinking about what is “truth” in all the promises. Do you wonder what truth the new president’s promises will hold come January? One “truth” I have struggled [...]

