Posted in reflections, women ministers, tagged belonging, community, role models on January 29, 2013| 2 Comments »
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Three little sisters from the neighborhood sit in a row beside me, stealing glances at me during worship. When I clap, they clap. When I look down to smile at them, they smile back at me. When I turn my attention to the worship leader and the lyrics on the screen, they try to do the same, but I can feel the gaze of the youngest one, still on me. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged belonging, home, identity, reflection on January 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »
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By Melanie Mar Chow
Are we home yet? As the holiday season comes to a close, those who traveled for the holidays will eventually return home. Reflecting upon the year’s end, I realized that 2010 did not allow me to go home for the holidays. An unfair assessment? If you know me, you’d say “Silly Melanie, you were home!” (more…)
Posted in Chloe, testimonies, tagged belonging, foreigner, identity, liberation, marginalization, solidarity, third culture kid on July 15, 2008| 2 Comments »
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by Chloe Sun
I have always perceived myself as a foreigner in America. My parents were born and raised in Vietnam. I was born in China, raised in Hong Kong and came to the U.S. for college about twenty years ago. Identity became an ever more prominent issue when I came to teach at a seminary that was predominantly Taiwanese in Los Angeles. (more…)
Posted in resource, tagged academia, belonging, calling, challenges, culture, family, gender, identity, marginalization, marriage, parents, race on September 23, 2007| 1 Comment »
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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 mirror reflecting other Chinese and Asian American women’s experience in ministry. (more…)
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