By Alice C. McCain It is hard to escape daily news of disrespect and violence aimed at people some consider “Other.” If you have been moved and saddened by hateful…
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Being a White Ally with a Heart for God and the “Other”
Stopping Anti-Asian Violence and Hate: What Can We Do?
Xiao Zhen Xie, 76, was waiting to cross a street when a 39-year-old man socked her in the eye. Despite pain and shock, she fought back. How shameful, these racist…
Read MoreCelebrating Women-Many Voices Striving for Equality
On March 8 we celebrate International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is #Choosetochallenge. The IWD website challenges people to create videos that celebrate women and their varied voices. We can…
Read MoreMabel Lee: Chinese American Pioneer for Suffrage
Mabel Lee: Chinese American Pioneer for Suffrage May 2020, Asian Pacific Heritage Month LPF Forgotten Heroines Series Since the 19th century in the U.S., persons of Asian heritage have often…
Read MoreAllies Needed for Asian Americans Targeted for Violence
ELCA Global Mission describes accompaniment as “walking together in a solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality.” Filipinos, who were under Spanish rule for 300 years, call this concept pakikisama, “to…
Read MoreRemembering Vincent Chin, American
June 19, 2018 marked the 36th anniversary of the murder of Vincent Chin. Shining a light back on this terrible event is important — especially as many do not know…
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