racism Archives - REFORMED MARGINS

Learning to Grieve Anti-Asian Racism as an Asian American

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Faith Chang 7 Comments Asian American, asian identity, grief, lament, racial justice, racism

Youn Yuh-jung’s words about expecting mistreatment and thus not feeling sorrow have been helpful for me in thinking about my apparent lack of grief over recent events in the news.

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Swallowing the Bitterness: Racism & Unspoken Asian-American Pain

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Reformed Margins 1 Comment anti-asian american violence, Asian American, asian american church, asian identity, racism

For the Asian American community, the reality is that the intersections of pain and grief are often compounded by shame and silence.

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Get Off the Bench

September 24, 2020October 28, 2020 Reformed Margins 4 Comments advocacy, Ahmaud Arbery, data science, George Floyd, racism

As an Asian-American, I said that this was not my problem, not my fight. But this summer, by the grace of God, something changed. I realized how much I had fallen short in seeking to love those around me who did not look like me, didn’t go to the same churches as me, but who are also made in the Imago Dei.

Spiritual Growth

Racism & Repentance

June 25, 2020June 24, 2020 Andrew Ong 0 Comments complicity, racism, racist, repent, systemic racism

“Thank you God that I am not a racist!” Sound familiar? Perhaps you haven’t heard these specific words come out

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Asian American Complicity in Racism

May 28, 2020May 27, 2020 Larry Lin 70 Comments Asian American, Baltimore, black, discrimination, George Floyd, james, Martin Luther King Jr., model minority, racism, Trayvon Martin

We Asian Americans might not say it out loud, but many of us have internalized a racist, reductionist history. We believe that the way to success is to work hard, and we pride ourselves in having done just that. We came to this country with nothing, speaking a foreign language, and we worked hard, saved money, and we achieved the American dream. And so when we look at the status of African Americans, we dismissively assume that they didn’t work as hard as we did, and we just conclude that only they are to blame.

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An Open Letter to Andrew Yang Regarding His Recent WaPo Article

April 3, 2020April 4, 2020 Joe Kim 10 Comments Andrew yang, AndrewYang, Covid inspired racism, racial violence, racism, WaPo, Yang2024, YangGang

Dear Andrew Yang, First off, I am one of your supporters and have been Yang Gang for some time now,

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Anxiety in the Epicenter of Covid-19

April 2, 2020March 8, 2022 Joe Kim 0 Comments AndrewYang, anxiety, Asian American, coronavirus, COVID-19, epicenter, NYC, queens, racism, war on normal people

A Scary Text Message Just yesterday, I got a text from a loved one who is a medical professional on

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Why “Chinese Virus” Is a Racist Phrase

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Reformed Margins 5 Comments Asian Americans, coronavirus, COVID-19, President Trump, racism, speech act theory

Is it racist to call COVID-19 a “Chinese Virus”? Using Speech Act Theory and the Doctrine of Scripture, Timothy Isaiah Cho demonstrates why we must be so careful with our language.