From Taiwan to Kazakhstan: Voices Your Community Needs to Hear
Imagine Otherwise by CAAC | Weekly Summary
Honoring Our Narratives, Part 2
By Evangeline Hsieh, a Doctoral Candidate at Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology.
I have realized that the tragedy of Taiwan’s ethnic identities is not just in their histories, but the fact that neither group seems to be able to understand each other’s histories and experiences. It seems that the Taiwanese people, no matter where they are in the world, are struggling with finding a sense of ethnic identity, especially after centuries of colonization and fear and a currently uncertain future.
Ashamed for Being Ashamed: Maintaining Mental Health under Online Hate and Offline Rejection
By Talant Aktanzhanov, scholar of World Religions based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Among our communities, silence often becomes the only refuge. We hide our faith not only to avoid legal trouble or social alienation, but because we do not want to bring shame to our families. However, we are ashamed of being ashamed. Ashamed that we cannot speak up. Ashamed that we cannot rejoice in persecution, as Jesus told us to. In many Asian and Central Asian Christian communities, there is no space to confess this secondary shame.
Asian American Spiritual Formation: A Journey of Integration | Peter Lim
From the 2025 Asian American Mental Health Conference "Navigating Transitions with Faith and Resilience: Asian American Mental Health Across Life Stages." This workshop presentation by Pastor Peter Lim explores the significance of culture, emotional well-being, and lived experiences of Asian American communities in the journey of Christian discipleship.