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Books

Interested in learning more? AACC recommends adding the following books to your library.

• Alexander Jun. White Out: Understanding White Privilege and Dominance in the Modern Age 

• Brenda Salter McNeil & Rick Richardson. The Heart of Racial Justice

• Carlos Bulosan. Common Ground: Reimagining American History

• Cathy J. Schlund-Vials, Linda Trinh-Vo, and K. Scott Wong. Keywords for Asian American Studies

• Cathy Park Hong. Minor Feelings

• Charmaine L. Wijeyesinghe & Bailey W. Jackson. New Perspectives on Racial Identity Development

• Christian Smith & Michael O. Emerson. Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America

• Christina Cleveland. Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart

• Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Michael O. Emerson, George Yancey, & Karen Chai Kim. United by Faith, The Multiracial Congregation As an Answer to the Problem of Race 

• Daryl J. Maeda. Chains of Babylon: The Rise of Asian America

• Diane C. Fujino. Heartbeat of Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Yuri Kochiyama

• Doug Serven. Heal Us, Emmanuel: A Call for Racial Reconciliation, Representation, and Unity in the Church

• Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes. I Bring the Voices of Our People

• Ellen D. Wu. The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority

• Eric Law. The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community

• Erika Lee. America for Americans

• Erika Lee. At America’s Gates

• Erika Lee. The Making of Asian America: A History

• Esau McCaulley. Reading While Black

• Frank Wu. Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White 

• Gary Okihiro. American History Unbound: Asians and Pacific Islanders

• Gary Okihiro. Common Ground: Reimagining American History

• Gary Okihiro. Margins and Mainstreams: Asians in American History and Culture

• Gary Okihiro. Third World Studies

• Gene Luen Yang. American Born Chinese

• Grace Ji-Sun Kim. Embracing the Other: The Transformative Spirit of Love

• Grace Ji-Sun Kim. Invisible: Theology and the Experience of Asian American Women

• Grace Lee Boggs. The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century

• Graham Hill and Grace Ji-Sun Kim. Healing Our Broken Humanity: Practices for Revitalizing the Church and Renewing the World

• Hak Joon Lee and Ken Fong. Intersecting Realities

• Helen Zia. Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People

• Hyun Kyung Chung. Struggle to Be the Sun Again: Introducing Asian Women's Theology

• Ibram X. Kendi. How to Be an Antiracist

• Iris Chang. The Chinese in America

• Jane Hong. Opening the Gates to Asia

• Jemar Tisby. Color of Compromise

• Jemar Tisby. How to Fight Racism

• Jonathan Y. Tan. Introducing Asian American Theologies

• Kathy Khang. Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How to Speak Up

• Ki Joo Choi. Disciplined by Race

• Mae Ngai. Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America

• Mae Ngai. The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America

• Matthew D. Kim. Finding Our Voice: A Vision for Asian North American Preaching

• Michelle Reyes. Becoming all Things

• Min Jin Lee. Pachinko

• M. Sydney Park, Soong-Chan Rah, & Al Tizon. Honoring the Generations: Learning with Asian North American Congregations

• Nayan Shah. Title: Contagious Divides: Epidemics and Race in San Francisco’s Chinatown

• Nico Slate. Colored Cosmopolitanism: The Shared Struggle for Freedom in the United States and India

• Nikki Toyama and Tracey Gee. More Than Serving Tea: Asian American Women on Expectations, Relationships, Leadership and Faith

• Peter Cha, Steve Kang, and Helen Lee. Growing Healthy Asian American Churches

• Robert Chao Romero. Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity

• Ronald Takaki. A Different Mirror

• Ronald Takaki. A Larger Memory

• Ronald Takaki. Strangers from a Different Shore

• Sang Hyun Lee. From a Liminal Place: An Asian American Theology

• Sarah Shin. Beyond Colorblind

• Simon Chan. Grassroots Asian theology

• Soong-Chan Rah. Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times 

• Viet Thanh Nguyen. The Refugees

• Viet Thanh Nguyen. The Sympathizer

Church

Conversations around faith and race are critical in our discipleship as pastors, leaders, adults, and children. Below are several resources that AACC recommends in order to begin and continue this important journey of learning to align ourselves with the principles and practices of the Kingdom of God. Please feel free to adapt some of the resources to your particular church or ministry context.

WEBSITES

• Brenda Salter McNeil - Roadmap to Reconciliation 

• Explore Asian Nation - Resources on Asian American history, demographics, and issues

• Explore the resources at Race the Power of an Illusion

• Learn about the Perkins Center for Reconciliation at Seattle Pacific University

• Love Mercy Do Justice Resources -ECC

• Take an online race perceptions test

• Visit CCDA Online and learn about their philosophy of reconciliation

KIDS/TEENS/COLLEGE

• Be The Bridge Discussion Guides

• How to Talk to Your Kids about Anti-Asian Racism by Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young

• Racialized Violenc by Guerra Aldana, Irene Cho, Brad M. Griffin

• How to Talk (With Our Kids) About Racial Equality by Catherine McNiel

• Justice Journey for Kids ECC

• Making Disciples in Children's Ministry amid COVID-19 by Min Lee 

• Racial Righteousness for Youth ECC

• Tiny-Truths-Illustrated-Bible 

• The Gospel in Color Set: A Theology of Racial Reconciliation

• Youth Curriculum ECC

OTHER RESOURCES

• Asians in America: The Paradox of ‘The Model Minority’ and ‘The Perpetual Foreigner’

• Resolution to Denounce Anti-Asian Sentiment Caused by Coronavirus

• Stop AAPI Hate: Racism Reporting Form

Podcasts

It’s time to start having hard conversations about racism and xenophobia. We’re grateful for bold leaders who are using their platforms to talk about topics such as Asian American identity, faith, and anti-Asian racism. AACC recommends the following podcasts and audio.

• Carey Nieuwhof, Brooke Hemphill, and Raymond Chang - How the History Impacts the Present and Moving Forward

• NPR - Asian Americans Are Blamed By Some For COVID-19 Outbreak

• Spreaker - How to Tell Chinese and Chinese-Americans Apart

• The Ken Fong Podcast - Misconceptions about the COVID-19 virus and fighting against xenophobia

• White Hodge Podcasts - A Candid Covid 19 Chat with Kathy Khang on Profane Faith Podcast

• The Ken Fong Podcast - PBS “Asian Americans” (Renee Tajima Peña + Nick Yeh)

• Parent Cue Live - Why You Need to Talk to Your Kids about Race

• PJS - How Do Christians Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis with Dr. Alexander Jun

• PJS - How to Raise the Asian American Voice in The Gospel Coalition with Dr. Alexander Jun

• PJS - Evangelicalism, Asian American voice with Raymond Chang

• National Association of Evangelicals - Theology of Race with Walter Kim

• NPR's Codeswitch - When Xenophobia Spreads Like A Virus

• Speaking of Racism - Fighting the Rise of Xenophobia and Racism with Kathy Khang

• Raymond Chang - The Gospel in the Asian-American Experience

• Tune In - Tracking the Latest Chapter of Anti-Asian Racism in America

• The Allender Center - Preparing for Holy Week