Repurposing and Greening Church Property for East Oakland
Russell Jeung | Professor, Ethnic Studies | San Francisco State University
Demetries Edwards | Lead Pastor | 23rd Avenue Church of God
Albert Hong | Co-Pastor | New Hope Covenant Church
Daniel Schmitz | Co Executive Director | Hope Avenue
Derek Wu | Graduate Student, Ethnic Studies | UC Berkeley
We galvanize existing collaborative efforts between an Asian American-led church, a historic Black church, and a secular nonprofit to further urban greening and youth development projects in East Oakland. These projects serve as models for other faith communities and advance theories of environmental activism, race relations, and secularization.
Keywords: Activism, African American, Asian American, Churches, Environment, Nonprofit, Youth
Spaces of Engagement: Connecting Asian American Protestant Communities with Scholars and Scholarship
Jessica ChenFeng | Associate Professor, Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy | Fuller Theological Seminary
Matthew Cheung | Professor, English | El Camino College
Janna Louie | Founder & Director | Coalition of AAPI Churches
Ji Son | Professor, Psychology | Cal State LA
Kathy Moua | Coalition of AAPI Churches
Chandra Mallampalli | Research Associate, Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute | Harvard University
This project engages the complex narratives that influence AAPI racial identity, religious communities, and sociopolitical realities by bringing academic discourse to every day practitioners for the betterment of our society. This project would bridge the gap between academia and on-the-ground efforts through forums and workshops online and in local communities.
Keywords: Asian American, Churches, Protestantism