Stop AAPI Hate
Video
00:00 - Introduction 04:10 - Yellow Peril 08:20 - America At War 11:57 - Model Minority 19:06 - Vincent Chin 22:55 - Black & Asian Communities 31:11 - Policing 36:01 - Hate Rhetoric 46:10 - Monolith & Media 51:49 - Generational Divide 58:29 - Voting & Representation 1:04:39 - How You Can Help
Books in the Library
Christianity with an Asian Face: Asian American Theology in the Making by Call Number: General Collection - Lower Level 230.08995 P53ISBN: 1570754667Publication Date: 2003Drawing on the twin themes of liberation and inculturation, Peter Phan explicates a new theology forged in the cauldron of the encounter between two vastly different cultures. Phan also explores his personal roots to sketch the contours of Vietnamese American theology, an expression of faith caught between the Dragon and the Eagle.The Asian American Movement by
Call Number: General Collection - Lower Level 305.895 W41ISBN: 9781566390491Publication Date: 1993In this first history and in-depth analysis of the Movement, William Wei traces to the late 1960s, the genesis of an Asian American identity, culture, and activism. Interviews with many key participants in the Movement and photographs of Asian American demonstrations and events enliven this portrayal of the Movement's development, breadth, and conflicts.
Minor Feelings: an Asian American reckoning by Call Number: General Collection - Lower Level 305.4885 H77ISBN: 9781984820365Publication Date: 2020Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong fearlessly and provocatively blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose fresh truths about racialized consciousness in America.
The Making of Asian America by Call Number: General Collection - Upper Level 973.0495 L47mISBN: 9781476739403Publication Date: 2015The Making of Asian America tells the little-known history of Asian Americans and their role in American life, from the arrival of the first Asians in the Americas to the present-day.
Disciplined by Race by ISBN: 9781532634727Publication Date: 2019-04-04This book reveals the critical importance of Asian American experience for contemporary theological debates on race. Coming to grips with how Asian Americans are disciplined by race reveals the prospects for Asian American self-determination and raises the question of whether resistance to the social demands and allure of whiteness is realistically possible, for Asian Americans and non-Asian Americans alike.
Asian American Christian Ethics by ISBN: 9781481301756Publication Date: 2015This groundbreaking volume presents the collective work of twelve Christian ethicists of Asian descent in the U.S. who map the new and burgeoning field of study located at the juncture of Christian ethics and Asian American studies. Led by Grace Kao and Ilsup Ahn, these scholars identify the purposes and chart the contours of what constitutes a distinctly Asian American Christian ethical approach to moral concerns.
Encyclicals & Other Church Documents
Articles
- David Kwon, "Reimagining Racial Justice: A Theological and Moral Discourse on the Recent Rise of Anti-Asian American Hate Crimes" AATF, vol. 8. no. 2This article, from scholar and SMU professor David Kwon, looks at moral theology on racial justice in light of the rise of anti-Asian-American hate crimes.
- "China virus" and "kung-flu": a critical race study of Asian American journalists' experiences during Covid-19"The researchers designed a critical race case study to represent media coverage by and experiences of Asian American journalists during the first months of COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. After analyzing data inductively, the researchers drew upon critical race theory scholarship to apply the theoretical concepts of race consciousness, whiteness as property, and the hegemony of racial hierarchy to analyze Asian American journalists’ experience"
- #MeToo and #ChurchToo: Putting the movements in context"In addition to prominent celebrities, many church leaders have been accused, and in some cases convicted, of sexual assault after stories were brought to light on social media using hashtags like #MeToo and #ChurchToo... This article provides an overview of the history of the movement, exploring some prominent cases and investigating some of the critical engagement with the campaign and its impacts."
- Ending gender violence: an antiracist intersectional agenda for churches"Developing an antiracist approach can aid in producing the Christian moral imagination needed to awaken from a tolerance of everyday traumatic consequences for those who experience intimate violence and abuse or the ongoing threat of it, especially the most socially marginal community members."
- How did Asian Americans respond to negative stereotypes and hate crimes?"Stereotypes usually have three dimensions—Evaluation or valence, Potency, and Accuracy (EPA). According to the EPA model of stereotypes and stereotyping, negative and inaccurate stereotypes are more prone to bias and prejudice. This article uses the EPA model to test two assumptions" regarding stereotypes and hate crimes against Asian-Americans.
- Did Covid-19 lead to an increase in hate crimes toward Chinese people in London?"We examine whether Covid-19, which is widely believed to have originated in China, negatively affected the environment for Chinese people in London leading to an increase in hate crimes toward this group relative to others"
Resource Guide
- Asian American ExperienceLearn more about the history of Asian Americans and the Asian American civil rights movement, and learn from the perspectives of Asian American authors with this resource guide of books and online resources.