Race & Ethnicity in American Evangelicalism: an Asian American perspective

Race  &  Ethnicity  in  American  Evangelicalism:  

an  Asian  American  Perspec.ve    

DJ  Chuang  <djchuang.com>  

2004:  Rickshaw  Rally  

2009:  Deadly  Vipers  

2009:  Deadly  Vipers  

September  23,  2013  

September  24,  2013  

September  25,  2013  

Exponen.al  West  

Open  LeRer  from  Asian  Americans  

Why  Evangelicals  Don’t  Know  Asian  Americans    

1.  Different  sense  of  humor  gets  lost  in  transla.on.  2.  Different  reac.ons  among  Asian  Americans.  3.  Solving  problems  with  ques.ons  vs.  answers.  4.  Different  convic.ons  about  how  to  resolve  

conflicts.  5.  Inten.ons  some.mes  don't  match  impact.  6.  Social  media  is  great  for  me  but  not  everyone  or  

everything.  7.  There's  a  lack  of  Asian  American  voices  in  the  

mainstream  too.  

5  Ideas  for  an  Evangelical  Future  

1.  Listen  to  the  Spirit  of  God  at  work  in  all  of  His  people.  

2.  Empowering  leaders  together  across  organiza.ons,  cultures,  and  boundaries.  

3.  We're  living  in  a  social  media  world.  4.  Restructuring  organiza.ons  with  Kingdom  

values.  5.  Mobilizing  generosity  and  philanthropy.  

Discussion  

DJ  Chuang  [web]  djchuang.com  [twiRer]  @djchuang  [phone]  949-­‐243-­‐7260  [email]  email@djchuang.com