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I’m no longer yellow…now I’m brown?

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 14:16

I just read something that disturbed me. I’m trying to determine why. As a Japanese-American pastor I have felt the need for a multi-cultural church here in Sacramento, California. Diversity is almost non-existent here on Sundays. When the workplace, schools, restaurants and malls have people of all races living together, why must Sunday be so segregated? So, when I saw an article in the July/August issue of Rev! magazine celebrating diversity in the church in America, I was kind of excited. It was encouraging news to me. The article cites that:

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All Asians Look Alike

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Wed, 07/08/2009 - 06:15

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How do you define church?

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 14:13

Before I address the question from the subject line, let me state this: I am not quite sure how the intersection of church and Asian-American culture can really exist in the same sentence. I feel as if I’ve killed off some brain cells pondering this question.

steeple How do you define church?

Can we come to a clear consensus as to what church is so that we can then explore the context of church and faith from an Asian-American perspective?

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It’s in the blood

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 13:22

While I am not Korean, I have been to South Korea 15 times from 1999-2004 on business trips. While I was a total foreigner in Korea and their culture was completely new to me, I did learn some things. For one, I learned that the stereotypes and prejudice my Japanese mom had for Koreans was unfounded. In fact, I came to recognize that most of her issues with Koreans was due to the elitism that many Japanese have. I also learned that instead of looking at commonalities, we as Asians tend to look at what separates us.

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Black, White, or Yellow…should it matter?

Submitted by UrbanMinistry Bloggers on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 15:54

A common point of view from many that have looked at the discussion of recognizing an Asian-American church is that by the time people (of any race) have existed as 4th generation people (and beyond) in America, they lose their ethnic identity and just blend in. Is this really true?

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