UC Berkeley is proud to announce that APARRI has been awarded a 2026 Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Public Impact Grant in Buddhist Studies. The
Lines of Inquiry is a new APARRI blog series highlighting the research of APARRI members, what led them to their field of study, and what
April 17, 2026 (Imagine Otherwise) —“Parents should never make their child feel shame.” I present a version of this statement each semester in my undergraduate
April 10, 2026 (Political Theology Network) — In the United States, conversations between Calvinists and Catholics generally follow a similar pattern. They typically focus on
UC Berkeley Receives $500,000 Grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to Advance Religious Pluralism and Democracy The Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI) is
March 18, 2026 (The Conversation) —Each March, many of the country’s most selective colleges and universities release their admissions decisions, reviving debates over the roles
UC Berkeley Awarded $5,000,000 Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Support APARRI Project on Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Stories of Faith and Life
January 9, 2026 (Imagine Otherwise) — As a fifth-grade Chinese school dropout, I can still recall the feeling of embarrassment when aunties at church would
In this video, Dr. Jesse Lee explores how Japanese American Buddhists navigated complex legal and cultural barriers in the early 20th century, using religious identity
November 24, 2025 (Mockingbird) — As seasons go, November in New England is neither here nor there. Trees strain to hold on to their October