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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May 16, 2008 //

At the gracious invitation of David Park, I have begun sharing some thoughts over at Next Gener.Asian Church. You can read my initial post about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month there. NG.AC always hosts thought-provoking, engaging discussions so, hopefully, I can add another perspective to the mix. It is a healthy sign, I believe, to see a spectrum of voices and thoughts emerging in the Asian American church blogosphere.

I will still be blogging primarily here, but I’m excited to contribute to the work of NG.AC.

In a nod to David’s wonderful NG.AC Asian American Surveys on YouTube, here are some AA-related music videos:

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Categories asian american, community, hooray!, music

The Price Is Right

May 6, 2008 //

Or, as some might say, free!

Yesterday, Trent Reznor released The Slip, the new Nine Inch Nails album, gratis over at their website. It’s true, ol’ Trent didn’t even include a “pay what you want” option — just download The Slip for free! And, unlike the initial digital release of In Rainbows from Radiohead, The Slip is being released in high quality MP3, FLAC and other digital formats.

According to the NIN website, this free download is for the fans:

thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years – this one’s on me

Is this the new distribution model for music?

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Categories advertising, communication, controversy, hooray!, indie, music

Muxtape=Love?

April 14, 2008 //

So, I’ve been seeing this Muxtape deal floating around the internets more & more these days. From what I can tell, it looks like a hipster playlist site (seems to be lots of Pitchforky indie scenester fare). I can imagine how people end up spending way too much time hopping around different playlists — I just listened to a Lincoln track that I haven’t heard in years!

Perhaps this will be a simpler way to keep up to date with my mixtapes. Perhaps.

Well, in any case, join in the mixtapological fun at headsparks.muxtape.com!

Categories community, hooray!

Dreaming Of A Resurrection Community

April 11, 2008 //

We have officially launched our new community here in San Diego: United Presbyterian Church!

Personally, it has been a tumultuous past several months — lots of soul searching, seeking after God and wrestling with some tough questions. In many ways, the struggle still continues — but I’m hoping that just as art is often born of pain, something beautiful could arise from this difficult season.

While we embrace our roots as the English Ministry of Korean United Presbyterian Church, we dream of becoming a missional people who are united with Jesus as individuals and as a diverse community, and to God’s purposes in the world.

If you are in the San Diego area, we invite you to come join what God is doing here at United!

Our website is still in a sort of beta-ish mode, but you can take a peek over at sdunited.org. Below is a graphic I designed to capture the heart of where we think God is leading us.

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Categories asian american, church, college, community, design, faith, family, hooray!, hope, ministry, missional, outreach, postmodern, race, reconciliation, worship

Panic On The Streets Of Motown

April 10, 2008 //

Was it the preseason hype over the big trades? Is it the curse of 1984? Is it because our bullpen ace keeps injuring himself in freak accidents, over & over?

Oh, Tigers. I’m greatly relived that you finally won your first game. But would it be possible to get some middle relief? You’d think the successive years of World Series futility the Yankees have experienced (a Murderers’ Row-esque lineup, but spotty pitching at best) would have given management some guidance. At least our prospects are better than the Rockies?

Well, I’m going to stick with you, my feline friends. I think all those years of being a Lions fan have taught me (along with that near record setting stinkbomb you laid in 2003) the value of perseverance in my fanhood. Let’s go, Tigers!

Categories games, hooray!, hope