Series Jilan McQuilkin Series Jilan McQuilkin

I am both

I couldn’t see myself as both
not because I did not want to
but because society told me I couldn’t be
both

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Series Julie Yeeun Kim Series Julie Yeeun Kim

Psalm 17: A Prayer for Asian Americans

Over time, the soft yet profound distinctions between being Koreans in America and being Koreanamericans settled into our lives. Ye Eun yielded to Julie as I underwent a nearly complete transformation and became a cultural stranger to my ancestors. Yet to this day, no prayer moves me more than ones uttered in my mother tongue.

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Series Abigail Vilar Series Abigail Vilar

Where I’m From

I’m from “Did you eat yet?” and “Practice your piano,”
From “Don’t get to dark or you’ll smell like the sun”

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Series Katie Nguyen Palomares Series Katie Nguyen Palomares

Where's the Joy in 2022?

But also within the last year, amidst God’s bride acting less than holy, God has reminded me along the way that my hope and joy truly are found in him.

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Series Katie Nguyen Series Katie Nguyen

Reclaiming Mixed Identity and Dignity

Being Mixed does not mean you are part of one culture and part of another; being Mixed means being fully you, as well as the full mix of the entirety of your ethnic and cultural background. You are wholly, uniquely you: A whole, Mixed, beautiful creation bearing God’s image.

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Series Emily Leung, Katie Nguyen, Isaiah Hobus, and Joshua Huver Series Emily Leung, Katie Nguyen, Isaiah Hobus, and Joshua Huver

Navigating Seminary: A Q&A with AAPI Seminarians

Attending seminary and studying theology can (and should be!) a beautiful experience, as you are literally dedicating your time, energy, and soul to contemplating the highest possible object of thought—our God.

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Series Bernon Lee & Isaiah Hobus Series Bernon Lee & Isaiah Hobus

Direction for AAPI Seminary Students: A Professor’s Perspective

It is not uncommon for many Asian Americans to come into the academy in an evangelical context and, well, the complaint is typically something along these lines, “They wanted me for my different perspective but they want me to sing the same tune as everyone else. They just want me to do it [sing the tune], looking the way that I do.”

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Series Chiwon Kim Series Chiwon Kim

The Need for Asian American Theological Scholarship

Asian American theological scholarship should name and challenge the White normativity of conventional theological scholarship. It must allow Asian American seminarians to critically engage conventional theological scholarship instead of passively absorbing it as if it is objective and universal.

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Series Derek Wu Series Derek Wu

An Asian American Seminarian’s Journey Homeward

I found myself wading in a nascent but already rich tradition of theological scholarship that took my history and my future seriously. It dawned on me that there was no part of my life I could hide away from God’s reach. And for the first time in a long time, I wanted to be an Asian American Christian.

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