tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197398302011-11-27T16:57:10.358-08:00A bulletin board of announcements, reports, and updates from Asian North American Christian communities - sponsored by The Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianitythe isaac teamnoreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19739830.post-54429227965498548322010-06-19T17:53:00.001-07:002010-06-19T17:53:58.215-07:00

High Kick Originally uploaded by Astig!!. Keep watching this weblog for updates! - Tim Tseng

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Dear brothers and sisters,I am serving with four other Asian American leaders (Tom Steers, Tommy Dyo, Ron Sugimoto, and Ben Shin) to plan the second ever national Asian American Leadership Conference (AALC) event which will take place in LA (specific host church site TBA soon) on March 24-26, 2008. Please check out our new website at www.AALC2008.org.Over 400 pastors, parachurch leaders,

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New Report Shows Key Gaps in Funding for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders San Francisco, Calif., June 21 – The giving trends of the top U.S. foundations to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities has not kept pace with the growth of these communities or of foundation assets, according to a new report released today by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)

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Friends and supporters of PANA’s R2W youth leadership program:you are invited to theR2W Jam and Closing CelebrationStorytelling, testimony, art, music, spoken word, and dance from R2W youth and young adult leaders!Food and reception will followThursday, July 5, 20077:30pmPSR Chapelat the Pacific School of Religion – 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709Represent to Witness (R2W) is an Asian and

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Upcoming PANA events:Events are at various locations. Scroll down for more information.May 24, 7pm: Theology in Action: Achieving Social Justice through Rural Leaders TrainingMay 27: Ordination of Elizabeth LeungJune 1: San Francisco Chinatown Premier Screening of In God's House: Asian American Lesbian and Gay Families in the ChurchJune 1: 「在教會裡的同性戀家庭」“In God’s House” (中文字幕) 三藩市華埠首映June 1 and 3:

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This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship update contains the following notes -1. Please RSVP for AABA meeting on Wed. June 20 at SLZJCC.2. Ministry resources - - ABC pastor available to guest preach on Sunday, June 17. - Korean American minister seeks new church ministry. - Pastor Ken Carlson seeks blog dialogue on English ministry in Chinese churches. -

the isaac teamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19739830.post-83625862792863389332007-05-06T07:52:00.000-07:002007-05-23T08:01:53.564-07:00

ISAAC Board member, Dr. Russell Yee, invites you to "Deeper Roots, Stronger Shoots" - a fun, inspiring, and educational time exploring SEA worship and ministry leadership. This conference, directed by Dr. Yee, will take place June 1-2, 2007 (Friday evening and all day Saturday) at Yiu-Mienh Bapitst Church in Richmond, Northern California.Cost: Free ($15 suggested donation at the door)Meals:

the isaac teamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19739830.post-2206396269135309272007-04-23T21:52:00.000-07:002007-04-23T21:59:48.463-07:00

Two important PANA events on Tuesday April 24: _________________________________1. Community Vigil for VA Tech — PSR Chapel2. Workshop: "Interreligious Community: Camp Life and Pilgrimage” — the experience of Japanese American internment during WWII and its ongoing message for the present. — 2140 Durant St., Berkeley3. AND more PANA news too!_________________________________1. Community Vigil

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Dear Colleagues,The National Council of Churches of Christ is conducting a survey of congregations on their involvement in health and healing ministries and advocacy.If you would like to participate in the survey and/or would like to request a copy of the report from the compiled surveys, please see the following web link:http://www.ncccusa.org/healthsurvey/Blessings,MariePastor Marie

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This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship update contains the following notes -1. 2008 AALC in LA on March 24-26, 2008, features Dr. John Townsend.2. Church seeks pastor/Campus Crusade for Christ ministry for Asian students. 3. Super low prices for SF Giants tix/Monterey Bay Aquarium guest passes available only thru July, 2007!********************************************************

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This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship update contains the following notes -1. Please go see the "Amazing Grace" movie ASAP!2. New Covenant Church in Martinez seeks part time pastor for college/career ministry.3. Missionary from Hong Kong seeks housing and car in Bay Area for this summer.4. Men's Conference in San Jose by Iron Sharpens Iron ministry, Sat April 28.5. New

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The Civic Leadership Institute (CLI) was created to address the need for more civic participation, voting, and electoral representation by one of the nation's fastest growing ethnic groups - the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, as well as create a path for motivated and promising AAPI leaders to seek and secure elected and appointed positions at the local, state and federal

the isaac teamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19739830.post-10848303815868806412007-03-18T16:33:00.000-07:002007-03-18T16:48:44.236-07:00

Footprints Youth Ministry Open House!Free College Admissions Workship for Parents and Teens* Footprints is the Youth Ministry of The Crossing, the English speaking multiethnic ministry of Chinese for Christ Church HaywardParents!Ever wonder what makes your teen so eager to come to Footprints every Friday? Are you curious to find out what awaits your preteen child as they enter Footprints youth

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This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship update contains the following notes (Contact Louis Lee) -1. Jacob's Well concert in El Cerrito on 4/9/07.2. Mike Chu seeks pastoral ministry in Chinese church.3. Praise report from Bay Area Slam Dunk event on Fri nite, March 16.4. Source for low cost health insurance for kids under 18 for lower income families.****************************

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This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship update contains the following notes -1. Special info for Warriors outreach game/program on Fri March 16.2. Please RSVP ASAP for AABA meeting on Wed. March 14, 10:30am.*******************************************************************************1. Special info for Warriors outreach game/program on Fri March 16.Please help recruit ushers to

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This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship update contains the following notes -1. Special free worship event this Sat March 10, 8:30am at ATT Park in SF, part of Battlecry event!2. Donate used flashdrives, 512MB and smaller, for missions!3. Scott Kinoshita seeks new ministry opportunity.4. Please RSVP ASAP for the next AABA meeting next Wed March 14, 10:30am. ********************

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This week at PANAFriday, March 2, 9:00am-4:00pm:World Day of Prayer event on Human Rights in the Philippines at the State Capitol in Sacramento. Carpool leaving from PANA at 9 am, returning by 4 pm. (Contact Deborah Lee (849-8260) for ride). More details below.Saturday, March 3, 4:00-8:00pm:San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade – march in support of the GAPA float with the Network on Religion

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This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship update contains the following notes -1. Please register ASAP for BASS Leaders Lunch/Seminar with Dr. Townsend on Thurs. March 1!2. Special pairs of tix available for pastors for Warriors game on Fri, March 16!3. Employment opportunity with Christian org helping youths with substance abuse issues.4. Please RSVP for the next AABA meeting on Wed March

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This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship update contains the following notes -1. Register as couples for the BASS Leaders Seminar/Lunch program w/Dr. John Townsend and save!2. Missionary in Hong Kong seeks help for furlough in Bay Area this summer.3. Update on special doorprize for Warriors outreach program on Fri March 16************************************************************

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You are invited to join PANA on aApril 26-29, 2007Pilgrimage to ManzanarLed by Dr. Joanne Doi, M.M.instructor of PSR course STHR-1395: “America’s Internment: Manzanar”During WWII, Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated to an internment camp at Manzanar, California. A generation later, in 1969, an annual interfaith gathering began to honor the thousands of people who were imprisoned there and

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This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship update contains the following notes -1. Urgent need for Sunday pulpit for guest speaker this Sun Feb 11!2. Next AABA meeting on Wed March 14, 10:30am.3. Sign up for the BASS Leaders Lunch/Seminar ASAP! Also volunteers for BASS needed!4. Limited number of tix left for Warriors "Bay Area Slam Dunk" outreach event on Fri 3/16!5. Church

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Wednesday, January 31, 7:00 pmFilm screening:“Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath”Written and produced by Valerie Kaur.Directed and produced by Sharat Raju.UC Berkeley campus - 2040 Life Sciences Building (LSB)$5.00; or free with any valid student ID(Every dollar raised will go back into film production.)PANA Institute’s project on Civil Liberties and Faith presents the screening of

the isaac teamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19739830.post-86963903776464645492007-01-29T08:07:00.000-08:002007-01-29T08:12:17.717-08:00

This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship update contains the following notes -1. Prayer update for Pastor John Tung (DC area) and his cancer.2. "Thrive 07" church leadership conference near Sacramento, 4/26-28.3. Seattle church seeks pastor for youth (6-12th grade).********************************************************************************************1. Prayer update for

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This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship update contains the following notes -1. Register for BASS (Bay Area Sunday School) Convention and Leaders Seminar/Lunch ASAP!2. Bay Area "Slam Dunk" outreach event with Warriors game on Fri March 16, 7:30pm.3. Ministry needs.**********************************************************************************************************1.

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Tuesday, February 13, 5:00-6:30 pmBishop Eli Pasqua: General Secretary of the United Church of Christin the Philippines (UCCP)Pacific School of Religion Chapel, 1798 Scenic Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709Pacific School of Religion President William McKinney and the PANA Institute invite you to a presentation by, and reception for, Bishop Eli Pasqua General Secretary of the United Church of Christ in the

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Rev. Dr. Bill McKinney requests the pleasure of your companyat a reception honoringDr. C.S. Song’s upcoming retirementafter 22 years of teachingat Pacific School of ReligionWednesday, January 24, 20075:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.Speakers will includeRev. Dr. Mary Donovan Turner, Dr. Fumitaka Matsuoka, Bishop Roy Sano, Rev. Jim Lockwood-Stewart, and Rev. Jonah ChangBadè Museum, PSR1798 Scenic

the isaac teamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19739830.post-40030491144094021742007-01-18T11:23:00.000-08:002007-01-18T11:28:02.670-08:00

PANA Institute’s project on Civil Liberties and Faith presents the screening of the film“Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath”written and produced by Valerie Kaurdirected and produced by Sharat RajuWednesday, Jan. 31, 7:00 pm2040 Life Sciences Building (LSB), UC Berkeley$5.00 at the door; or free with any valid student IDDivided We Fall is a film about the untold American story in the

the isaac teamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19739830.post-33145745294597785672007-01-15T15:16:00.000-08:002007-01-15T15:46:36.390-08:00

Of Interest to Friends of PANA:Pacific, Asian, and North American Asian Women in Theology and Ministry (PANAAWTM) Conference 2007March 22-24, 2007 at Union Theological Seminary, New YorkTheme: “Religion and Politics in Difficult Times”Speakers and workshop leaders include:Rita Nakashima Brock, Anne Dondapati Allen, Anne Joh, Namsoon Kang, Kwok Pui Lan, Boyung Lee, Unzu Lee, Regina Shin, Elizabeth

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On Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, over 45 representatives from several Chinese churches in San Francisco's Chinatown gathered at the First Chinese Baptist Church of San Francisco to discuss the future of Chinese churches in Chinatown. The day-long session was facilitated by Rev. Don Ng, the Senior Pastor of First Chinese Baptist Church. This consultation kicked off the public phase of the Bay Area

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This AABA (Asian American Bay Area) Fellowship Update includes the following notes -1. World Christian Conference (WCC) 2007 is Feb. 16-19, 2007.2. Bay Area Sunday School (BASS) Convention/Leaders Seminar on March 1-3.3. Bay Area "Slam Dunk" outreach event follows Warriors game on Fri March 16.****************************************************************************************1.

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Register now for Perspectives on the World Christian Movement - Spring 2007 (Northern California)Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (PWCM), Worldwide Perspectives (WWP) and Encountering the World of Islam (EWI) are courses designed to provide a fresh understanding of Global Christianity and contemporary missions. Spring 2007 courses begin in mid-January 2007, so register now!View

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Asian Americans need...* A like-minded community of peers, leaders and mentors* A sacred place where God shows up and they hear his voice* An equipping forum to grapple with identity, purpose, and calling.WCC 2007 is that community, that place, and that forum.Date: February 16-19, 2007Place: San Mateo MarriottPlenary Speaker: Dr. Thom WolfTheme: Embolden by His Love, Empowered by the Spirit - Eph

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Ways of Being, Ways of Reading: Asian American Biblical Interpretation Edited by Mary F. Foskett and Jeffrey Kah-Jin KuanISBN: 9780827242548Retail Price: $29.99Web Discount Price: $23.99Ways of Being, Ways of Reading is a collection of essays that address biblical interpretation and the Bible's role from an Asian North point of view. Beginning with the history of biblical interpretation in

the isaac teamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19739830.post-18161215255225252062006-12-23T22:39:00.000-08:002006-12-24T10:42:27.004-08:00

For Immediate ReleaseMelany Dela Cruz-Viesca, melanydATuclaDOTedu(310) 206-7738 In an economy that increasingly requires a college education to be successful in the labor market, Pacific Islanders have fallen behind and current admissions patterns will perpetuate this problem, according to an analysis conducted by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, the UC Asian American and Pacific Islander

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ISAAC Board lunch with DJ Chuang 2 Originally uploaded by tsengsrus. Four members of the ISAAC Board attended the American Academy of Religion- Society of Biblical Literature meeting in Washington DC on Nov 18-21, 2006. At this meeting, ISAAC1. Co-hosted the Korean North American Theology group extra-session.2. Hosted a breakfast with evangelical Asian American scholars (seminary and

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[Episcopal News Service, Nov. 9, 2006] Concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in the Philippines and the extra-judicial killings which have claimed the lives of journalists, human rights workers and religious activists -- including the recent killing of former Supreme Bishop Alberto Ramento of the Philippine Independent Church -- have been registered, by church officials, with

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[Episcopal News Service, Nov. 6, 2006] The theology of inclusion in the Episcopal Church is drawing in 'unchurched' people from ethnic minorities who have historically been marginalized in American church and society, said the Rev. Dr. Fred Vergara, national missioner for Asian American Ministries of the Episcopal Church. Speaking at a Book Forum at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria,

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November 16, 2006 Dear friend,As Thanksgiving draws near, we at ISAAC are grateful for your encouragement and suggestions! We have been listening to you carefully and are even more convinced that ISAAC is needed. There are very few organizations that lift up Asian American voices in the Church and the Academy or integrate Christian faith and Asian American realities. ISAAC does - and is

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Wil Hernandez, Henri Nouwen: A Spirituality of Imperfection (Paulist Press, 2006)This book will be an encouragement to those who have embarked on a spiritual journey and have wrestled with integrating and bringing to life the aspects of our inner, relational and spiritual lives in light of unending longings, wounds and struggles. Through Wil Hernandez's clear analysis and synthesis of Nouwen's

the isaac teamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19739830.post-18692305737973330812006-11-14T21:32:00.000-08:002006-11-14T22:12:55.628-08:00

Uriah Y. Kim, Decolonizing Josiah: Toward a Postcolonial Reading of the Deuteronomistic History (Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2005)This is a passionate postcolonial reading of Josiah that, on the one hand, critiques the failure of biblical studies to come to terms with its colonialist legacy and, on the other hand, connects the world of biblical studies to the world at large.How is it possible, Kim

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Elaine Howard Ecklund, Korean American Evangelicals: New Models for Civic Life (NY: Oxford University Press, 2006)In Korean American Evangelicals, Elaine Howard Ecklund examines how Korean Americans use evangelical Christianity to negotiate local civic responsibility and create racial and ethnic identities. She compares the views and activities of second-generation Korean Americans in ethnically

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On Saturday, Oct. 14, three members of the ISAAC board facilitated an all-day workshop for the Burmese Christian Community Church of Silicon Valley.ISAAC Board member, Dr. Viji Nakka-Cammauf, the lead facilitator throughout the day, worked with church members to build community and develop a mission statement. Like many immigrant Asian congregations, adapting and transitioning to American culture

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Here are the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature sessions with Asian and Asian American foci. The meetings will be held in Washington, DC:FRIDAY, NOV 177:30- 8:30 PMAM17-128: Book session at Washington Convention CenterCC-Rm 149BThe Heart of Cross: A Postcolonial Christology by W. Anne JohSu Yon Pak (Union Theological Seminary), presidingPanelists:Rita Nakashima

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There is a "blog-based" discussion about this new book at DJ Chuang's website (Click link above). With a few exceptions, I felt that most of the contributors to the book were too negative about first generation culture. I still think that one can't really be an "Asian American" without being fair and balanced to the "Asian" part of one's identity. Furthermore, to what degree are some the

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