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Linda Rich
Jun 2, 20216 min read
The Church, Racism, and the Call to Do Justice
Linda Rich (Church of the Crossroads, Honolulu) is the Chairperson of the Hawai‘i Conference Justice and Witness Missional Team. There is...
Ronald Fujiyoshi
Jun 2, 20216 min read
Placing Anti-Asian Racism in a Larger Framework
I was sent an email asking if I would write an article on racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities for...
Nick Buto
Jun 2, 20212 min read
Hawai‘i Student in California Reflects on Racial Discrimination
(Originally published in the May 2021 issue of The Friend.) Nick Buto, student, Chapman University Growing up in Hawai‘i, I did not face...
Rennie Mau
Jun 2, 20215 min read
No More Chinaman’s Hat
Rennie Mau, Hawaii PAAM Moderator, Pastor of Ewa Community Church I had a knee-jerk reaction when I was invited to write a short article...
Dick Hom
Jun 2, 20212 min read
Stand Up & Stand Strong
Dick Hom, National Moderator of the Pacific Island and Asian American Ministries of the United Church of Christ I am a first generation...
Karenfay Ramos-Young
Jun 2, 20211 min read
"We can act and respond to violence and hate by looking within ourselves"
KARENFAY RAMOS-YOUNG, RETIRED AUTHORIZED MINISTER, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA No matter where the violence is happening, in your neighborhood or...
James Akinaka
Jun 2, 20213 min read
Being a Brave Bystander
James Akinaka, member of Nu‘uanu Congregational Church I didn’t truly understand racism until I moved away from Hawai’i. As a person of...
Wendy Tajima
Jun 2, 20214 min read
"It was an unusual and lovely experience, to see other people stand up for people like me."
By Wendy Tajima, Executive Presbyter, San Gabriel Presbytery, PC(USA), Altadena Community Church UCC, Volunteer Aloha kākou! I am humbled...
Mitchell Young
Jun 2, 20214 min read
Colorful People Stand Up for One Another
Aloha Kākou, Hawaii Conference friends and family, from Mitchell Young, your prodigal son living on the big island of North America. I...
Iese Tuuao
Jun 2, 20212 min read
Racism in America Is Not a New Phenomenon
These recent acts of violence towards the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are not new for some who have been living and experienced...
