Category Archives: Religion

Traveling Taiwan: Lotus Pond, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Part 21 of 24)

Posted on October 20, 2014 by tinabot

My family lineage actually comes from south Taiwan (and South China further back), and Kaohsiung is my heritage city on my mother’s side of the family. One of the must-see attractions of the city is the Lotus Pond, which is … Continue reading →

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8 Questions for Ken Fong of “The Ken Fong Project”

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Tim

I was fortunate enough to meet Ken Fong of the Ken Fong Project this year during the V3con digital media conference in Los Angeles on June 20-21, 2014. Ken was part of the panel titled “Secrets Online: Topics that are … Continue reading →

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Shen Yun Performing Arts: A Review of Sorts

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Jeff

If you live in the Bay Area or in other urban areas, you may notice that periodically, advertisements go up for a “Shen Yun Performing Arts.” These usually have a picture of a Chinese woman doing some sort of traditional … Continue reading →

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8Asians Visits Asian America: Hsi Lai Temple

Posted on April 24, 2014 by akrypti

Visit Asian America. Asian America is not just an identity or an idea, it’s a place as well. It is America, and certain parts of America distinctly embody the Asian American homeland. Join us as we highlight different Asian American … Continue reading →

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Traveling Taiwan: Lung Shan Temple, Taipei (Part 7 of 24)

Posted on April 7, 2014 by tinabot

The Lungshan Temple located in Taipei, Taiwan, was built in 1738 by immigrants from the Fukien (Fujian) province of China who settled in Taiwan. It is primarily a Buddhist temple but has incorporated Daoist and Matzu tradition, a Goddess of … Continue reading →

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The Dropbox: South Korea Baby Box Rescue

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Mihee

I have no words. It took me a while to watch the promo because anything with babies makes me feel crazy raw and wrecks me for a few days. But this is strangely heartening. From Faithit: In Seoul, South Korea, … Continue reading →

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Asian American Christianity and Linsanity

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Mihee

(Image from the Christian Film Database) Authors Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell offer an interesting statistic in American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us about the connection between being religious and one’s ethnic identity: Do other minority groups also have … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Diversity: Gap responds to the Racist Defacement of an Ad

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Jeff

Arsalan Iftikhar, senior editor at The Islamic Monthly, posted a picture of this defaced Gap advertisement on his twitter account.  This ad featured Sikh-American designer Waris Ahluwalia and model/filmmaker Quentin Jones.  What, if anything, would the Gap do?

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Indians Who Love Steak and The Rise of Meat Consumption in Asia

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Nithin

“I actually didn’t eat beef growing up,” he said, with a sly smile, “because of my parents.” The thought – that perhaps he believed the silly religion of his Indian parents – was brushed away like dust off his shoulder, … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Opens Up to 20,000 Taiwanese on Turmoil Under ‘Linsanity’ Hype

Posted on September 16, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/vnTK5tRnpdw?t=1h6m22s NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin made his annual summer pilgrimage to Taiwan to visit family, have fun, teach at an annual youth basketball camp, and to speak at a religious youth conference: “Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin shared his … Continue reading →

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Book Summary: Making Paper Cranes

Posted on August 16, 2013 by jozjozjoz

One of our own has recently published a book. Mihee Kim-Kort published Making Paper Cranes: Toward an Asian American Feminist Theology. Some might call it cliche because it’s a little Joy Luck Club meets Mulan. An Asian mother teaching her Asian daughter to … Continue reading →

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Domestic Violence and Korean American Churches

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Mihee

Christian churches are strange, complicated gatherings of people where the tension between acknowledging brokenness and appearing virtuous is constantly present. Growing up in a Korean American church I always felt this awkward back and forth. People interacted with each other … Continue reading →

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