Posted in reflections, tagged community, family, pastoral ministry on October 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Debbie Gin
“I want to go back home. I want to go back HOME!” I remember screaming through sobs, while my mom—half bewildered, half understanding my deep sorrow—tried to console me. It had only been a couple weeks since our move from the comforts of a burgeoning Koreatown, Los Angeles, to the then predominantly White Hacienda Heights. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged family, marriage on July 18, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Ajung Sojwal
It is quite something to think of myself, at this very moment, as the embodiment of several generations: a daughter, a granddaughter, a wife, a mother and hopefully one day, a grandmother. Every single generation that I bear within me has shaped me in ways that are too complex for me to understand. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged culture, family, inheritance on July 4, 2017| 1 Comment »
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By Liz Chang
One of my favorite things about growing up in a Korean immigrant church was that the church community was my family’s extended family in America. As a kid, this meant that I could count on collecting gifts of money at church on Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Lunar New Year’s Day. At first, I would feel shy and grateful when receiving the gifts. Then, as a teenager, I would feel awkward but secretly happy to receive them. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged family, fathers, parents, vocation on April 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »
By Sarah D. Park
I have this idea for a book that I’ve been sitting on for some time. It’s inspired by my father and is in part, a dream of mine to publish some day, and in part, an attempt to develop empathy for my father. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged community, family, values, youth on March 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Liz Chang
These cultivate internal motivation.
It is hard for me to recall much of my childhood, but I do remember the names of specific adults who cared for me in my youth. I remember specific moments when I felt loved by family. And, I have vivid memories of experiencing appreciation from friends. I am who I am today because I have been cared for. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged family, motherhood, parenting on June 14, 2016| Leave a Comment »
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By Tina Teng-Henson
On my run this morning, I turned into the gateway of the Catholic convent in my neighborhood. As I jogged down the leafy pathway, this thought crossed my mind: “I could always just abandon my husband and kids and become a nun…then I could really focus on serving God.” I imagined Beatrice and Peter visiting me at the convent once a year, watching them grow up from afar. Then I imagined myself crying in anguish, after each visit would end — overwhelmed with regret and remorse for having made that decision. I would miss watching them grow up far too much. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged comfort, faith, family, journey, risk, security, trust on December 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »
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By Jerrica Ching
Last week I took advantage of a low-priced airfare special to fly back home to Hawaii for about six days. It was a very short trip, yet with leafless trees, an earlier sunset, and temperatures gradually dropping, those six sunshine-filled days with my family and friends made it all worth it. (more…)
Posted in shared stories, tagged childhood, family, identity, marginalization, women's roles on May 28, 2013| 3 Comments »
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I walk each day as an Asian American Christian woman drifting between four separate worlds (Asian. American. Christian. Woman.). These worlds often have opposing values that affect my mindset and how I respond and make decisions.
I grew up in Boulder, CO one of a handful of Asian Americans in a graduating class of 650. My dad was a producer and director for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. When I was nine years old, he directed Romeo and Juliet and I would accompany him to the rehearsals. He mentioned in passing that I would never play the lead role of Juliet because I was Chinese. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged aging, family, flourishing, grandparents, legacy, role models on May 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »
By Tina Teng-Henson
When my husband John and I really grow up, I hope we’re like our maternal grandparents.
On his side, MeMe and PawPaw shared 65 years of life and marriage together– raising four children in Louisville, Kentucky – who all went on to meaningfully serve Christ and kin in academia, business, and missions. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged ancestry, culture gap, family, grandparents, parental approval, parents, patriarchy on April 23, 2013| 6 Comments »
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By Diana Gee
I did not know my maternal grandmother well. Come to think of it, I did not know any of my grandparents well. Both my grandfathers died when I was young, and language barriers kept me from conversing with my paternal grandmother, even though she was present throughout most of my life.
My mother’s mother, Poh Poh as I would call her, came into my life in the early 90s. (more…)
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