With the recent opening of the movie "Aloha" many Asian American groups have cried foul for director Cameron Crowe whitewashing Hawaiʻi. Crowe states that Emma Stone's character is supposed to be a
Author's note: I live in the city and have been experiencing firsthand the national guard on my block, my husband staying out all night to protect businesses from looting and participating in
How does the topic of reconciliation relate to our mission as Christians, particularly at a time when racial tension is so prevelant in our cities, campuses and churches?
Why do churched students sometimes have the hardest time "getting" reconciliation? If we want to disciple students (and others) into Biblical reconciliation, we need to have some awareness of their
What are some ways to bring reconciliation and mission together in the context of every day ministry? New York Urban Project Director Jonathan Walton will be presenting some of their program's
Throughout InterVarsity's history, conferences have been one of our most effective ways of exploring the intersection between race, ethnicity and the Christian faith. Don't waste them.
“I’ve never in my life identified as ____________” he said. When helping people who are biracial or multiracial grow in their ethnic identity, I hear this phrase over and over again. Many of us mixed
We have been grateful for the permission to host a discussion and prayer gathering at our Chinese immigrant churches. People came with varying degrees of engagement with current events, held
The Sunday following the non-indictment of officer Darren Wilson, we had the opportunity to host a discussion and prayer gathering in the English congregations of our Chinese immigrant churches. We
2015 will not be business as usual for the country, perhaps the world. Like you, I was shocked to hear of the 170 cities in the US that protested with Ferguson residents, and more broadly Tokyo and
What is ethnic identity? Let’s break it down.In the Bible, the words traditionally translated nation (Heb goyim and Gk ethnos) refer to a community with a common ancestry and
"The United States is a racial earthquake waiting to shake. The country is full of racial 'fault lines,' some major, some minor. All it needs is an incident to detonate it. Come on, Christians. Get
“Every culture is fallen, but every culture can be redeemed by God.” My InterVarsity friends first taught me this decades ago, and I continue to lean into this truth today. Here are two questions
