Voices of Resilience: Documenting the Foremothers of Asian American Feminist Theologies
Voices of Resilience: Documenting the Foremothers of Asian American Feminist Theologies is an oral history project funded by the APARRI Working Group Grant. This project commemorates and continues the celebration of the 40th anniversary of PANAAWTM (Pacific Asian and North American Asian Women in Theology and Ministry), which was marked in 2024. The project aims to preserve and amplify the histories and narratives of five influential PANAAWTM co-founders, foremothers, and elders who are also significant shapers of Asian American feminist theologies in their respective fields: Rita Nakashima Brock, Jung Ha Kim, Kwok Pui Lan, Su Yon Pak, and Gale A. Yee.
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Project Team
kristine hyunkyong chong
kristine hyunkyong chong (they/she) is a spiritual care practitioner (jeong.care), network weaver, editor, and moral injury specialist. Their formation is in community organizing, coalition building, peer support groups, and accompaniment (movement chaplaincy & spiritual care) among BIPOC, queer, immigrant, refugee, formerly incarcerated, maritime worker, survivor, and activist communities. kristine practices engaged Buddhism in the Plum Village tradition, korean ancestral wisdoms, freedom movements, and healing justice care.
Boyung Lee
Boyung Lee is Professor of Practical Theology at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, CO, where she served as Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty. An ordained United Methodist clergy, she has served as president of the Pacific, Asian, and North American Asian Women in Theology and Ministry and the Religious Education Association, and as co-chair of the Women and Religion Unit of the American Academy of Religion.
Reverend Dr. Linda Morgan-Clement
Reverend Dr. Linda Morgan-Clement is a creative and energetic leader, author, and speaker with a background in higher education chaplaincy, interfaith community development, denominational leadership, public speaking, and pastoral care. During her time in active ministry, she designed and developed chaplaincy offices, and grant supported programs supported by grants from the Lilly Endowment, Mellon Foundation, Caerus Foundation, and Ohio Campus Compact. Now retired and serving as the Project Manager for PANAAWTM (Pacific Asian and Asian American Women in Theology and Ministry) Linda continues to engage as an educator, community builder, collaborator, and justice seeker in a number of formal and informal venues. Ordained in the PC(USA), she received her MDiv from McCormick Theological Seminary and her Doctor of Ministry from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.