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Around the Bay Area this spring:
"Christian Faith and Asian American Activism"
Monday, April 27th
University of San Francisco, Fromm Hall [5 –7 pm]
Around the Bay Area this spring:
"Christian Faith and Asian American Activism"
Monday, April 27th
University of San Francisco, Fromm Hall [5 –7 pm]
Co-sponsored by USF Theology and Religious Studies, USF Center for the Pacific Rim, USF Multicultural Student Services, USF Philippine Studies, USF Ethnic Studies, and the Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity
This panel will invite local religious leaders in the Asian American Christian community to discuss the role of their religious organizations in the early beginnings of the Asian American Movement. Additionally, these leaders will discuss the current role of Asian American Christian faith and religion in shaping current discourse in the Asian American Movement and in Asian American Studies.
Speakers:
--Rev. Lloyd Wake (retired United Methodist minister)
--Ms. Nhuanh Ly (Banteay Srei, an organization helping SE Asian girls at risk in the sex trade
Industry)
--Dennis Recio, S.J., University of San Francisco
Moderator: Timothy Tseng, President & Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity, and Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco
