Asian American Voices

November 8, 2008 //

DJ Chuang posted today about who mainstream media outlets could contact to be a voice for the Asian American community.

I am glad to hear that our voices might be included in mainstream media discussions, rather than being an afterthought, especially with all of the negative portrayals of Asian Americans in the media these days (as wimpy nerds, well-intentioned but hapless, or just basically non-existent).

However, given the incredible diversity of Asian American communities it would be hard to imagine someone who could speak for all of us. Hopefully, as spokespeople for Asian Americans begin to be raised up, we can address some of these issues.

Actually, I think DJ would be a great candidate himself!

Categories asian american, communication, community

What Was that about Adding Stuff to the Bible?

November 7, 2008 //

Oh yeah, something about plagues and general badness…

Occasionally at church we get these crazed fundamentalist pamplets, flyers and even handwritten notes proclaiming certain doom because of our denomination and/or the current state of America and/or San Diego and/or just because someone’s feeling a little apocalyptic today. Ask Bruce Reyes-Chow — the crazies will conjure up any reason to launch their attacks.

Call it paranoia, but whenever we get these things I always feel like they’re going to be laced in anthrax (no, not them (and, seriously, Scott Ian: stop the Stryper-bashing!)).

Anyhoo… last week we received a particularly panicky looking pamphlet from some group, and on the back, in huge repentance-worthy blocky font is this message:

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Categories church, communication, community, faith

One Princess or Another

November 2, 2008 //

So, a couple of years ago, I carved a couple of different pumpkins for our daughter, including her beloved Hello Kitty. These were my first attempts at moving beyond the standard toothy jack o’ lantern face (apologies for the blurriness):

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Categories design, family

Subbacultcha

October 29, 2008 //

Well, it’s that time of the year again…

Halloween is here, and so are the Christian subcultural “alternatives”… your harvest festivals, your fall carnivals or, if you’re part of a 1st generation Korean church (as we are) your Hallelujah Nights (get it? Hall…elujah… no? hmm)…

Sigh.

It’s not that I mind having an alternative event at the church on Halloween. These days, it’s nice to have a safe, fun place for kids to gather. This Friday, we’re going to have an obstacle course bounce house, games and enough candy to send the kids home sugar-wired and tooth-decayed. It’s always a fun time, and we love spending time with the kids.

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Tags first generation

Categories asian american, church, community, missional

David Crowder Must Be Pleased

October 26, 2008 //

…at the news that Dr. Pepper is giving away free soda to everyone in the United States if — if — Guns N’ Roses finally releases Chinese Democracy during 2008 (unless, of course, you are ex-GNR members Slash or Buckethead in which case, no, you may not be a Pepper, too, even if you ask nicely).

Categories freebies, just grinning, music