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, 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 Announcement, asian american women in ministry, tagged empowerment, finding one's voice, role models 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…)
Posted in spotlight, tagged mentorship, role models, self-awareness, self-knowledge, spiritual gifts on September 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Sharon Kim is associate professor of sociology at Calstate Fullerton, a mom of two boys, ages 11 and 15, and author of Faith of Our Own, a book about 2nd generation spirituality in Korean American churches. She is heavily involved in ministry, as her husband is the senior pastor of Garden Christian Fellowship. In her free time, Sharon enjoys spending time with family, reading good Christian books, and traveling.
Who have been key and influential leaders/role models for you, and how have they shaped who you are today?
Many strong, Christian women have had an impact on my life. When I was an undergraduate, I attended Berkland Baptist church, and one of my mentors there was Rebecca Kim, who was a great Bible teacher and a great role model. (more…)
Posted in Announcement, Uncategorized, tagged role models on November 9, 2010| Leave a Comment »
By Pink Sherbet Photography
Hello everyone!
We are looking to expand our blog into new territory by featuring a diversity of voices and faces of evangelical Asian American women in leadership. With so few Asian American women in leadership, it’s easy to forget that there is more than one way to be an Asian American woman leader, and it’s easy to dismiss oneself as a leader just because you don’t fit into the few models that are clearly visible.
Thus, we are calling all of you to consider helping us to diversify our blog in the following ways: (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged childhood, culture, identity, role models, wholeness on November 2, 2010| 2 Comments »
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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 the story can easily be judged as overly idealistic and sentimental, it reminded me of how the character of Josephine (aka “Jo”) March was one of my childhood heroines. I related to her tomboy-ish nature, and admired her for her boldness in defying social conventions to be true to herself and her convictions. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged empowerment, role models on October 19, 2010| 2 Comments »
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By Joy Wong
I recently saw the movie Waiting For Superman in which there were brief clips of Michelle Rhee, chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools system of Washington, D.C. I had heard of her controversial leadership in educational reform, but I had never seen her face. Whether I agree with her position on education, there was one thing I was sure of — after watching her in action in those brief movie clips, taking on leadership as an Asian American woman in a challenging multi-ethnic arena, I found myself feeling incredibly empowered and encouraged. While I have no aspirations to become a chancellor of a public school system, all of sudden it wasn’t as hard to picture myself as one. (more…)
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