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Embracing Asian Americans in Faith with Linson Daniel and Sabrina Chan

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Oct 28, 2022

How can Asian Americans embrace their identity as people of faith? How can Christians embrace Asian Americans with heartfelt fellowship? Today's guests, Linson Daniel and Sabrina Chan, address these issues and more!

Sabrina S. Chan, a daughter of immigrants from Hong Kong, is national director of Asian American Ministries for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. She is an ordained minister and earned a master's degree in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. Linson Daniel, who is Indian American, is associate pastor of Metro Church in Dallas, Texas. He previously served as the national coordinator for South Asian InterVarsity and is a doctoral student at Fuller Theological Seminary.

We discuss the struggles faced by Asian Americans and how faith and community can help them overcome the wounds of injustice. We also cover how non-Asian Christians can embrace their Asian American neighbors with respect, compassion, and faith-centered fellowship. 

In this episode, we tackle the issues of

  • untold stories of injustice
  • restoration of trust in God
  • discovering the ways Scripture helps us struggle with our anger and heal from the wounds of injustice
  • the keys of learning, listening, and lamenting
  • working through shame issues
  • building peace and trust between Asian and non-Asian Americans
  • inner healing for wounds of discrimination
  • acknowledging how everyone goes through pain and suffering differently and may do so at a different pace
  • relational healing
  • how to respectfully and compassionately build fellowship with Asian Americans
  • acknowledging that one Asian American cannot speak for all Asian Americans
  • treating each person as a whole person and taking time to build genuine relationships
  • using hospitality, acts of service, and faith to open relationships
  • reaching out to Asian Americans with the Gospel is vital, though Christianity can be a huge risk for them
  • acknowledging the unique messages and blessings Christian Asian Americans can share with the world
  • understanding people who differ from you can deepen your understanding of God

To access a wealth of insight, check out the book co-authored by Daniel, Chan, and others, Learning Our Names: Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation. 

Connect with Linson Daniel on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/linson.daniel/

Connect with Sabrina Chan on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sabrinachanwrites/ or Twitter at https://twitter.com/SabrinaSChan.

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