{"id":8817,"date":"2021-05-05T11:50:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T15:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/mediacenter\/?p=8817"},"modified":"2022-10-07T15:57:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T19:57:11","slug":"celebrating-asian-american-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/2021\/05\/celebrating-asian-american-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Asian American Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. We are highlighting books in our collection written by Asian American authors to honor their significant contribution to the work of the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/worship-workbook.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-8631 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/worship-workbook.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/worship-workbook-557x720.jpg 557w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/worship-workbook-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/worship-workbook-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-worship-workbook-a-practical-guide-for-extraordinary-liturgy\"><em>A Worship Workbook: A Practical Guide for Extraordinary Liturgy<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-gerald-c-liu-khalia-j-williams\">By Gerald C. Liu &amp; Khalia J. Williams<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Extraordinary Christian worship is honest and versatile in its expressions of diverse liturgy. <em>A Worship Workbook<\/em> introduces crucial and under-examined liturgical and social concepts for students and leaders of worship. Each chapter offers a brief lesson, teaching new skills and inspiring creativity for honest, faithful, and versatile worship leadership. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/search\/recDetailPage?rid=6257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 44%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/great-coronavirus.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-8678 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/great-coronavirus.jpg 267w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/great-coronavirus-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/great-coronavirus-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-great-coronavirus-pandemic-and-messages-from-the-prophets\"><em>The Great Coronavirus Pandemic and Messages from the Prophets<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-doman-lum-foreword-by-gerald-c-liu\">By Doman Lum ; Foreword by Gerald C. Liu<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>As we witness the mounting illness and death toll of the coronavirus, the messages of the Old Testament prophets offer comfort and truth. Doman Lum crafts twenty-one sermons which preach the good news of God&#8217;s love. It is for the individual, family, community, and nation who seek spiritual counsel in the midst of the pandemic. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/search\/recDetailPage?rid=6247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/10\/disciplined-by-race.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-8524 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"disciplined-by-race-theological-ethics-and-the-problem-of-asian-american-identity\"><em>Disciplined by Race: Theological Ethics and the Problem of Asian American Identity<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-ki-joo-choi\">By Ki Joo Choi<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This book reveals the critical importance of Asian American experience for contemporary theological debates on race. The book challenges readers to move beyond conventional perceptions of Asian Americans as model minorities and to confront the ways in which Asian Americans are socially restrained by whiteness. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/search\/recDetailPage?rid=6242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 44%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/02\/holy-living-study.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-7275 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/02\/holy-living-study.jpg 568w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/02\/holy-living-study-454x720.jpg 454w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/02\/holy-living-study-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/02\/holy-living-study-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"holy-living-series-study\"><em>Holy Living Series: Study<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-k-kale-yu\">By K. Kale Yu <br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The Holy Living series brings a fresh perspective on the spiritual disciplines, enabling us to apply their practices to our current lives. This book challenges our preconceptions of study and offers practical steps on how to develop the habit of study. Study fills us with God\u2019s words, and the more we study, the more of God\u2019s words fill our hearts and minds and inform our thoughts, words, and actions. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/search\/recDetailPage?rid=5867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/spirituality-of-gratitude.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-8839 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/spirituality-of-gratitude.jpg 367w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/spirituality-of-gratitude-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/spirituality-of-gratitude-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spirituality-of-gratitude-the-unexpected-blessings-of-thankfulness\"><em>Spirituality of Gratitude: The Unexpected Blessings of Thankfulness<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-joshua-choonmin-kang\">By Joshua Choonmin Kang<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>God invites us to enter into the world of thankfulness at every moment in our lives, even in the hard times\u2014perhaps especially then. Pastor Kang writes, &#8220;Gratitude heals us and holds us, tethering us to one another, offering us joy and strength.&#8221; This book has fifty-two short chapters that can be read in weekly sabbath reflection or daily devotional use. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/search\/recDetailPage?rid=6119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 44%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/outside-the-gate.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-8840 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/outside-the-gate.jpg 267w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/outside-the-gate-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/outside-the-gate-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"outside-the-gate-a-study-of-the-letter-to-the-hebrews\"><em>Outside the Gate: A Study of the Letter to the Hebrews<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-roy-i-sano\">By Roy I. Sano<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Epistle to the Hebrews, Christians are always to be on the move. Christians are to go voluntarily into a kind of exile and to become strangers and sojourners on this earth while doing God\u2019s will &#8220;outside the gate&#8221; of the mainstream society. Bishop Sano examines this theme and its meaning for the original audience and Christians today. Includes discussion questions and group activities. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/search\/recDetailPage?rid=3684\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/but-i-dont-see-you-as-asian-1.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-8842 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/but-i-dont-see-you-as-asian-1.jpg 328w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/but-i-dont-see-you-as-asian-1-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/but-i-dont-see-you-as-asian-1-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"but-i-don-t-see-you-as-asian-curating-conversations-about-race\"><em>&#8220;But I Don&#8217;t See You as Asian&#8221;: Curating Conversations about Race<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-bruce-reyes-chow\">By Bruce Reyes-Chow<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Sitting in the sweet spot between lectures in academia and activism on the streets, Bruce invites readers into a salon-type of atmosphere to talk about race. He directly addresses cringe-inducing words and diversionary tactics, but rather than stopping there, he puts his own joys and struggles on the table for dissection and discovery in the hopes that people will reconsider their assumptions about race. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/search\/recDetailPage?rid=6243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 44%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/spiritual-kaizen.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-8843 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/spiritual-kaizen.jpg 270w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/spiritual-kaizen-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/spiritual-kaizen-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spiritual-kaizen-how-to-become-a-better-church-leader\"><em>Spiritual Kaizen: How to Become a Better Church Leader<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-grant-hagiya\">By Grant Hagiya<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKaizen\u201d is a Japanese word that translates roughly, \u201cto change or correct for the better.\u201d All of us can grow and develop into more effective leaders and we can do this at any time during our careers. Spiritual Kaizen works from the best secular and ecclesial models of leadership in order to draw out the best leadership practices available for current and future leaders of the church. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/search\/recDetailPage?rid=5248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/practical-prayer.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-8844 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/practical-prayer.jpg 578w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/practical-prayer-462x720.jpg 462w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/practical-prayer-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/practical-prayer-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"converge-bible-studies-practical-prayer\"><em>Converge Bible Studies: Practical Prayer<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-joseph-yoo\">By Joseph Yoo<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Using passages from both the Old and New Testaments, Joseph Yoo takes a look at how and why we pray, how to handle what we perceive to be unanswered prayer, and how to learn to hear and recognize God\u2019s voice. Primary Scripture passages from the Common English Bible are included for ease of study, as are questions designed to encourage both personal reflection and group conversation. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net\/bin\/search\/recDetailPage?rid=3685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 44%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/many-colors.jpg\" alt=\"cover\" class=\"wp-image-8846 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/many-colors.jpg 491w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/many-colors-471x720.jpg 471w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/many-colors-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/many-colors-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"many-colors-cultural-intelligence-for-a-changing-church\"><em>Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church<\/em> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-soong-chan-rah\">By Soong-Chan Rah<br><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Borrowing from the business concept of &#8220;cultural intelligence,&#8221; Soong-Chan Rah explores how God&#8217;s people can become more multiculturally adept. 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