The Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI) is the largest and longest running interdisciplinary conference series in the United States addressing issues of religion and race in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Since 1999, APARRI gatherings have provided opportunities for scholars and community leaders involved in work on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander religions to share research, exchange ideas, and build collaborative relationships.
As we gather in this year of historic instability and uncertainty, we invite participants to reflect on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander pasts and presents and to consider how scholars and practitioners of APA religions can promote collective renewal and care during these troubled times. How might Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander scholars and religious communities draw upon our histories to work together toward these goals, not simply as individuals but as collectives and communities?
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