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Presence: Small Steps Forward

Posted in reflections, tagged , , on July 3, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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By Jerrica KF Ching

Throughout my entire time in the Pacific Northwest, I have wrestled with feeling torn between assimilation and acculturation. I have found it quite difficult to balance the values of family, collectivity, and interdependence that created the foundation on which I was raised, with wanting to be more assertive, independent, and viewed as an equal in the workplace.  If I were to describe my presence as an Asian American woman when I first moved from Hawaii to Oregon, it would be quiet, unnoticeable, and timid. (more…)

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Taking Risks: The Girl I Once Was

Posted in reflections, tagged , , , on October 25, 2016| 1 Comment »

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Photo by Thomas Maluck

By Margaret Yu (originally written for International Womens’ Day, March 2014)

I don’t have many solid memories of myself as a child.  However, the ones I do have are well-planted in my mind.

One memory I have is that of standing before my mirror.  I was 7 years old and was preparing my look and outfit for a family photo. (more…)

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What’s Wrong About Being a Seedless Clementine

Posted in reflections, tagged , , on December 2, 2014| 1 Comment »

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Photo by liz west

By Joy Wong

Back in college, I remember participating in an icebreaker activity where everyone had to name a fruit that they wanted to be and say why.  We went around the circle, and when it came to my turn, I said, “a seedless clementine.”  The reason?  “Because they’re easy to peel, easy to eat (because they’re seedless), and sweet.”   (more…)

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APIWLC: An Invitation to Be Empowered

Posted in Announcement, asian american women in ministry, tagged , , on April 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »

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By Melanie Mar Chow

One of our strategies as campus ministers of AACF (Asian American Christian Fellowship)  is to raise up men and women to serve God by serving their peers while they are in college.  But after years of releasing students into life after college, I soon began to ask, What happens after they graduate?  How do they continue in leadership, especially the women?  (more…)

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Shared Insights: Speaking Up

Posted in shared insights, tagged , , on September 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »

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Shared by Maria Liu Wong

God has always pushed me to cross boundaries and go beyond my comfort zone.  Prior to my doctoral program, I found that many of my circles were too limiting; I had too many Christians in my circles, and I began to feel convicted that I needed to have more hard conversations with non-Christians.  But how can you be a witness and testimony if all the people around you are Christians? (more…)

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Spotlight: Maria Liu Wong

Posted in spotlight, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 30, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Maria Liu Wong is the dean of City Seminary of New York, as well as a doctoral candidate of Teachers College at Columbia University. Her focus of study is Asian American, West Indian, African, and Asian women leaders in theological education. Maria is a mom of two kids with one on the way, and married to a great husband who supports her in all her endeavors.

What are your ministry passions?

My passion is for bridge-building and bringing resources to the under-resourced. I started out working in the Bronx with Teach for America, working in an inner city setting. Later, I worked in Ethiopia, and I am now part of a non-profit, humanitarian organization. Social justice issues are very critical for me, and working in the city brings all those things together. (more…)

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An Invitation to Ask Your Questions…and Give Your Answers

Posted in Announcement, tagged , , on August 2, 2011| 2 Comments »

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By Joy Wong

In an effort to expand the voices on our blog, we’ve been interviewing Asian American women leaders.  In November 2010, we posted our first “spotlight interview” entry (and we’ve been posting one a month ever since).  Then this past March, we interviewed for and posted our first “shared insights” entry, now also a regular entry on our blog.  I’d now like to propose yet another addition: a “Question” entry.  Let me explain why. (more…)

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AA Women Leaders: Faces, Voices & Perspectives

Posted in asian american women in ministry, women in leadership, women ministers, tagged , , on May 17, 2011| Leave a Comment »

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Angel Wu is the expansion director of INHERITANCE magazine. She graduated Fuller Theological Seminary in 2010 with an MDiv in Worship, Theology and the Arts.  Angel’s hobbies include photography, reading, window shopping and football, as well as writing and performing her own songs. She currently attends Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles.

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Spotlight Interview with Jessica Chen

Posted in spotlight, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , 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 with Madeleine, her miniature schnauzer.

What are your ministry passions?  How did you discern these passions in your life?

While growing up in a Taiwanese American church, I started mentoring sisters and seeing a lot of things I didn’t know how to address from a purely biblical point of view.  (more…)

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Spoken & Heard: The Voices of Asian American Women at the February 2011 Symposium

Posted in Chloe, Debbie, Mirrored Reflections, symposium, women in leadership, women ministers, Young, tagged , , , , , on March 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »

One of my denomination’s (Presbyterian Church (USA)) confessions of faith includes this sentence:  “the Spirit gives us courage…  to hear the voices of peoples long silenced…” (A Brief Statement of Faith, 70).   It takes courage to hear the silenced voices but it takes more courage for those voices to speak out . . . I was especially delighted to hear from Asian American women scholars, leaders and writers who wrote the book Mirrored Reflections: Reframing Biblical Characters.  One of the ongoing challenges doing ministry in many Asian American contexts is that Asian American women are often still doubly marginalized in male dominated ministries of Asian American churches.  The contributors of Mirrored Reflections have weaved their stories with the stories of women in the Bible that results in fresh and often startling interpretations that inform and empower Asian American women and men.

— Kevin Park, on the AAWOL Authors Plenary & Response Panel at the Asian American Equipping Symposium II (February 2011)


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