Asian American Center of Fuller Theological Seminary

"Fighting Erasure": APA Heritage Month 2021 Join the AAC for our 2021 online celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, "Fighting Erasure." Celebrating 170+ years of diverse Asian American history and heritage, these events highlight community leaders, scholars, and practitioners to shed a Christian light on systemic erasure, racist hate, and community care & healing.... WEDNESDAY, 5/12 -APA Heritage Month Chapel with Hyepin Im (1011 AM PDT) A special Chapel service highlighting Asian/Pacific American heritage, with guest Chapel speaker Hyepin Im (Faith And Community Empowerment formerly KCCD) -Fighting Erasure: Seeing Ourselves in Justice and Faith Panel Discussion (12:30 PM PDT) A panel discussion on the Christian work of justice in Asian American communities with Hyepin Im (FACE), Dr. Alexis Abernethy (Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Fuller Seminary), and Dr. Michelle Reyes (VP, Co-Founder, Asian American Christian Collaborative - AACC) THURSDAY, 5/13 -Asian American Christian Culture-Makers w/ Steven Lim + Tammy Cho (12-1:30 PM PDT) Join the AAC and Brehm Center for a conversation on faith and cultural creation with Steven Lim (Worth It, Buzzfeed) and Tammy Cho (HATEISAVIRUS), hosted by Dr. Maria Fee (Director of Brehm Visual Art, Brehm Center) -Asian American Colonial Mentality & Internalized Racism: Psychological and Theological Perspectives (78:30 PM PDT) A special AAC/SOPMFT lecture from Filipino American psychologist Dr. EJR David (UA Anchorage), on his research into Asian American Internalized Oppression and Mental Health, with a respondent, theological perspective, and Q&A. Respondent: Dr. Miyoung Yoon Hammer Theological perspective: Dr. Daniel D. Lee Hosted by Dr. Kenneth Wang. *CE credit available for $15: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fighting-erasure-fuller-apa-he

Podcast - Is There Room in Evangelicalism for Asian Americans? As American society undergoes historic shifts of public identity and conversation, Evangelicalism is changing along with it. Is there space in contemporary Evangelicalism for Asian Americans? Professor Daniel D. Lee joins Tim and Jane for the final episode of this History season, to discuss the varied and complicated future of Asian American Christianity and its relationship with evangelicalism.... https://soundcloud.com//5x10-is-there-room-in-evangelicali See more

Minari and the Korean American Church Dr. Daniel D Lee, AAC's Academic Dean was featured in this article on the Oscar nominated film "Minari" and the role of the Korean American Church. "The Korean American church boomed after 1965, according to Daniel D. Lee, academic dean for Fuller’s Center for Asian American Theology and Ministry and assistant professor of theology and Asian American studies. But, he said, it actually has a much longer history, with Korean American church...es in Hawaii and California dating back to 1903. For first-generation immigrants navigating an unfamiliar and often unwelcoming cultural context in every other part of their lives, the church was and is a place of survival. A church isn’t just a spiritual place, Lee said. It’s a fully embodied place made up of people in a particular situation, he said. And the Korean American church was a place where Korean Americans could speak Korean, find community and figure out how to navigate their new context. It was a place where their experiences mattered to God. I think it’s there to affirm who they are and be able to connect that with their faith. So the God that’s proclaimed in that church sees them, Lee said.