Learning Our Names: Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation

Written by Sabrina S. Chan, Linson Daniel, David de Leon and La Thao

Narrated by Sabrina S. Chan and Linson Daniel

What's your name?

Asian Americans know the pain of being called names that deny our humanity. We may toggle back and forth between different names as a survival strategy. But it's a challenge to discern what names reflect our true identities as Asian Americans and as Christians. In an era when Asians face ongoing discrimination and marginalization, it can be hard to live into God's calling for our lives.

Asian American Christians need to hear and own our diverse stories beyond the cultural expectations of the model minority or perpetual foreigner. A team from East Asian, Southeast Asian, and South Asian backgrounds explores what it means to learn our names and be seen by God. They encourage us to know our history, telling diverse stories of the Asian diaspora in America who have been shaped and misshaped by migration, culture, and faith. As we live in the multiple tensions of being Asian American Christians, we can discover who we are and what God may have in store for us and our communities.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ChristianAudio.com
• Release date: Aug 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9781545921715

Sabrina S. Chan

Sabrina S. Chan, a daughter of immigrants from Hong Kong, is national director of Asian American Ministries for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. She is an ordained minister and earned a master's degree in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Reviews for Learning Our Names

[Becky Baumgartner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A thought-provoking book that is very helpful as I work with so many Asian American students or Asian students about to head off to the US for university.