African Americans and Asians Together was a free webinar held July 9, 2020.
The current renewal of racial justice activism has brought Christians of many races together around this common cause. Asians and African Americans are communities that now have an important opportunity to work towards a more perfect beloved community, but challenges remain. This forum seeks to explore how the two branches of the church can speak the truth in love for the sake of a common work of shalom in the US today.
Recommended Resources:
Read
- Candy Lang – Asian Americans’ Response to Black Lives Matter Is Part of a Complicated History
- NPR – When LA Erupted in Anger: A Look Back At The Rodney King Riots
- WHYY – South Philly High five years later: stability replaces a ‘deliberate indifference’
- Ellen D. Wu – The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority
- Helen Zia – Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People; see esp Ch. 7, “Lost and Found in LA”
Listen/Watch
- Asian American Christian Collective – Interconnected: Confronting Racial Prejudice Between Asian American and African American Communities
- Netflix – LA 92 (“Stark footage traces decades of police brutality and public uprising leading up to the 1992 acquittal of four LAPD officers filmed beating Rodney King.”)
- Mustard Seed Generation – Addressing Anti-Blackness as Koreans and Korean Americans
- WBEZ – Asian American Community Tackles Anti-Blackness In Chicago
Moderator: Dr. Kyuboem Lee (Director of DMin Program, editor of Journal of Urban Mission)
Panelists:
- Laurence Tom (Missio alum; pastor of Chinese Christian Church & Center, Philadelphia)
- Steve Park (pastor of Jubilee Presbyterian Church, West Norriton, PA)
- Leonard Dow (Missio board member; stewardship and development specialist, Everence)
- Taehoo Lee (associate pastor/elder, Spirit & Truth Fellowship)
- Dr. Sherry Jones (Missio alum; 30 years in urban ministry, teaching and leadership development)
- Lori Ruffin (founder of The COO Team and operations manager of V3 Church Planting Movement)
- Dr. Chad T. Hinson (Missio affiliate professor and PULPIT senior fellow)
