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March 2022

March 07, 2022

The Souls of Womenfolk: An Interview with Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh

How did gender shape how African American women experienced religion and enslavement? As we...

February 2022

February 07, 2022

The Effort to Help Afghan Evacuees Has Only Just Begun. Will Religious Groups Stick With It?

The United States has made real progress in aiding the approximately 80,000 Afghans evacuated...

January 2022

January 10, 2022

Corinne Tan Is Great, but American Girl Needs Stories about Asian Americans in the Past, Too

American Girl recently announced its newest doll of the year: Corinne Tan, a Chinese American...

December 2021

December 13, 2021

Delightful Trolling and the Political Possibilities of Christmas Carols

The dazzling lights and the decadent feasts all delight me, but the Christmas tradition that...

November 2021

November 15, 2021

Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism: An Interview with Jonathan Tran

Recent acts of violence and racism – most notably, the murders of George Floyd...

October 2021

October 18, 2021

American Religion Beyond the Synagogue, Church, and Temple

In her fascinating book, Beyond the Synagogue, Rachel Gross describes a wide range of activities...

September 2021

September 20, 2021

Refugees and the Enduring Cruelty of the War on Terror, Twenty Years Later

Twenty years ago today, while Americans cleaned up the wreckage of the September 11 attacks,...

August 2021

August 23, 2021

Don’t Turn (Refugees) Away

Chaotic scenes of people surrounding military aircraft and hoping desperately to be evacuated: this...

July 2021

July 26, 2021

Religion, Race, and “Never Have I Ever” – A Roundtable on Season Two

After a painful and exhausting year that found Asian Americans reeling from a surge in...

June 2021

June 28, 2021

“We’re Only Reached Out to in Times of Tragedy”: Sikh Americans and the Telling of U.S. Religious History

In April, a month after the deadly shooting in Atlanta, eight people were gunned down...

May 2021

May 31, 2021

The “Spirit of Sacrifice” and Remembering Those Lost in the Battle Against Covid-19

Last week, a friend of mine recounted her experience working as a physician in New...

May 03, 2021

How Asian American Religious History Changes How We Write American Religious History

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and in a year when racism and violence...

April 2021

April 05, 2021

Asian American Religious Institutions Are Targets of Racist Attacks – And Also Sites of Resistance

Last week, on one of the holiest days of the Christian year, over 120 families...

March 2021

March 08, 2021

How the Pandemic Made Me a Better Scholar

Amid the onslaught of horrifying news about the winter surge in California, one story weighs...

February 2021

February 08, 2021

Centering Religion in American History: An Interview with Benjamin Park

Despite ongoing public commentary about how the rise of religious "nones" reveals that "America lost...

January 2021

January 11, 2021

“Sanctified Sinophobia” and the Role of Christian Nationalism in Anti-Asian Racism: An Interview with Lucas Kwong

In the stories, images, and video footage of last week’s insurrection at the Capitol, two...

December 2020

December 14, 2020

I’m Dreaming of an Asian American Christmas

When Irving Berlin wrote that he was “dreaming of a white Christmas,” he was writing...

November 2020

November 10, 2020

“On Eagle’s Wings”: The Catholic Hymn for a Hurting America

When the pianist plays the opening passages of “On Eagle’s Wings,” the mood in the...

October 2020

October 19, 2020

The Power of Faith in Filipino Americans’ Fight for Justice

A few years ago, Saturday Night Live aired a sketch that poked fun at the...

August 2020

August 24, 2020

In Praise of Church Ladies, Faithful Stewards of Our Democracy

A couple weeks ago, when the nation was abuzz with the news that Joe Biden...

July 2020

July 27, 2020

Healing and Grieving in the Age of Covid-19: Refugees and Lessons on Long-Distance Ritual Life

Among the many fascinating cultural phenomena of the Covid-19 pandemic, the most intriguing to me...

June 2020

June 25, 2020

Religion, Race, and “Never Have I Ever”: A Roundtable Discussion

As an Asian American who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, I don’t remember...

May 2020

May 28, 2020

Asian Americans and American Religion: Recommendations for Your Summer Reading and Fall Syllabi

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and in many ways, it has...

May 13, 2020

Non-Religious Turning Points in Religious History: The 20th Century

As our series of non-religious turning points in religious history continues into the 20th century,...

April 2020

April 30, 2020

Remembering Fr. Lawrence Lucas and Understanding the Black Catholic Movement – An Interview with Matthew Cressler

Earlier this month, Fr. Lawrence Lucas, author of Black Priest, White Church and a prominent...

April 02, 2020

The Wounds of Racism and the Pandemic of Anti-Asian Hatred

On March 14, an Asian American father brought his two young sons, ages two...

March 2020

March 05, 2020

Why I’m Giving Up Political Hobbyism for Lent

I must begin this post with a confession. The first thing I often do when...

February 2020

February 06, 2020

The Most Important Moment of Mitt Romney’s Speech Was When He Said Nothing At All

The most important moment of Senator Mitt Romney’s speech yesterday was when he wasn’t actually...

January 2020

January 09, 2020

The Clemson Tigers and the Narrative of Christian Athletic Excellence

This Monday, the Clemson Tigers face off against the LSU Tigers in the College Football...

December 2019

December 12, 2019

“Our Lady of Everyday Life”: La Virgen de Guadalupe and the Religious Lives of Mexican Catholic Women

Today, December 12, is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and in honor...