Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resources for 2023
By BuildFaith Editors on Apr 19, 2023
To help Christian communities amplify Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander voices in American and church history, Building Faith shares a list of resources, including new and recent books, reading lists, podcasts, documentaries, virtual exhibits, and church resources.
THIS set of slides on pronouncing a name from a culture that is not your own is very useful and practical - and helpful when you want to be hospitable and welcoming whether in your building or your neighborhood.
Sahan Journal's Hibah Ansari wrote Minnesota’s most diverse cities? New U.S. Census data show communities of color growing in places like Austin and Worthington.
The Gospel for Changemakers by Rev. Tyler Sit
On Being with Krista Tippett: Jason Reynolds
Embrace Race offers a number of resources:
KAIROS Blanket Exercise is a 2 to 3-hour interactive and experiential teaching workshop developed in collaboration with Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers and educators that explores the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the land we now know as Canada and the Northern US.
Rev. Dr. Michael Piazza cites young writer, Lily Herman's Teen Vogue article, Trump Did Not Lose in a Landslide because the US Is Racist.
Also, find there These 9 Young People Have Some WORDS for President Trump and other great features written by and for young people.
From Yale Divinity School's Youth Ministry Institute:
Arnold Schwarzenegger reflects on a visit to Auschwitz, urging people to 'do the hard work' and 'conquer their mind', to resist hatred and marginalization of all kinds.
Standing Against Racism 6-week video series & Dismantling Racism: Asian American Pacific Islander video