Why do few Asian American Christians care about being Asian American?
Our Asian American experiences are interwoven with multiple layers of pain and shame, intergenerational trauma, neglect, survival, both conscious and unconscious moments, that shape who we are, how we...
24 Okt 20241h 51min
Han Namgung Unpacks Belonging & Mental Health: A TCK Between Korea, Kenya, and the United States
Han Namgung spent his formative years in Korea and Kenya, and he reflects on how his upbringing shaped his path toward a career in counseling. He explores the concept of feeling like a "forever travel...
9 Okt 202457min
2 Chinese Brothers Have a Late Night Chat about Shame, Bipolar, Neurodiversity
DJ Chuang and his younger brother Deef share openly about their personal mental health experiences with mental health, neurodiversity, and bipolar disorder. We noted the importance of finding containm...
30 Sep 202454min
Jesus Erased Shame and Gave us Honor, Dignity, and Glory
A recurring sentiment is that the guilt-based theology about Christian salvation, known as soteriology, doesn't make sense to Asians and Asian Americans who have a honor-shame worldview. Vincent Mo wr...
17 Sep 202436min
Marie Chan, Mamie Tape’s Story, and Compassionate Storytelling
“Is it a disgrace to be Born a Chinese? Didn’t God make us all!!! What right have you to bar my children out of the school because she is a chinese Decend.” These are some of the questions Mrs. Mary T...
4 Sep 202433min
Midori Doumani’s Journey of Longsuffering and Healing (s7e06)
Content Warning / Trigger Warning: sexual violence/rape. Midori Doumani is half Japanese and half Mexican and happy to share her heritage when directly asked. She navigates ambiguity about her percei...
7 Aug 202448min
Rev. Dr. Ken Fong expounds on the difference between toxic shame and healthy shame
On this Erasing Shame conversation, Rev. Dr. Ken Fong explains the difference between toxic shame and healthy shame—how they're two different things. Toxic shame carries the message that there's somet...
24 Juli 202443min
Filipino experiences with shame and church hurt
How about a cold open? That's how this conversation starts with Justin Kiley (pronounced KEE-lay), where we talk about his Filipino heritage, specifically the Igorot tribe, how that flavors his experi...
13 Juli 202443min
