Through SANACS, the Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity has launched a Religion in Asian America Lectureship program with partnering colleges, universities, and seminaries. This program will bring scholars or community leaders with specialization in Asian American Christianity (or Asian and Asian American religions) to North American campuses to give lectures, talks, panels or presentations.
The following was our 2009 program:
Jan. 13, 2009
“Transnational Transpositions: Evangelical Religion and Second Wave Chinese American Immigration” Dr. Timothy Tseng at California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Co-sponsored with the Eta Xi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta lectures,
Feb. 3, 2009
“Transnational Transpositions: Evangelical Religion and Second Wave Chinese American Immigration” Dr. Timothy Tseng at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA, Co-sponsored with the Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
Mar. 7, 2009
“China Pulse Lectures” Drs. Ying Fuk Tsang, Carol Lee Hamrin, Raymond Huang at Living Word Center, Milpitas, CA, Co-sponsored with ERRC-China
Apr. 22, 2009
“Christianity and Political Culture in North Korea: Challenges for Reunification” Dr. Jong Sun Noh, Professor of Christian Social Ethics and Peace Studies at Yonsei University, South Korea at U.C. Berkeley. Co-sponsored with the Religion, Politics and Globalization Program (RPGP) and Center for Korean Studies (CKS) at U.C. Berkeley
Apr. 27, 2009
“Christian Faith and Asian American Activism Panel” featuring Rev. Lloyd Wake, Dr. Russell Jeung, Fr. Dennis Recio, S.J., and Nhuanh Ly at University of San Francisco. Co-sponsored with USF Asian American Studies, USF Theology and Religious Studies Department, USF Center for the Pacific Rim at the University of San Francisco.
Sept. 23, 2009
“Religious Policies in the People’s Republic of China” featuring Dr. Fenggang Yang, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, and Director of the Center on Religion and Chinese Society, Purdue University. Dr. Fenggang Yang is the author of Chinese Christians in America: Conversion, Assimilation, and Adhesive Identities (Penn State University Press 1999), co-editor (with Tony Carnes) of Asian American Religions: The Making and Remaking of Borders and Boundaries (New York University Press 2004), and co-editor (with Joseph B. Tamney) of State, Market, and Religions in Chinese Societies (Brill Academic Publishers 2005). Co-sponsored by U.C. Berkeley’s Religion, Politics, and Globalization Program, Institute of East Asian Studies, Center for Chinese Studies, and Department of Sociology at U.C. Berkeley.
Sept. 24, 2009
“ISAAC Research Seminar” featuring Dr. Fenggang Yang and local researchers at Berkeley Chinese Community Church (Berkeley, CA).
Oct. 21, 2009
“Filipino Faith: The Role of Religion in Diasporic Communities in America and Beyond” featuring Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III, Associate Professor of Politics; Director of the Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program, University of San Francisco and author of Filipino American
Faith in Action (New York University Press) and Religion on the Corner of Bliss and Nirvana (Duke University Press) and Benjamin Pimentel, author of Pareng Barack: Filipinos in Obama’s America; former reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. Co-sponsored by U.C. Berkeley’s Religion, Politics, and Globalization Program at U.C. Berkeley.
Nov. 2-3, 2009
“Living Out The Gospel: Asian American Perspectives and Contributions: An Asian American Equipping Symposium” featuring Dr. Jonathan Tran, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics at Baylor University, and local pastors and scholars. Co-sponsored by Fuller Theological Seminary at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA.
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