Required Reading is a monthly series of recommendations on material for study in light of a particular topic.

With the topic of #courage and May being Asian and Pacific-Islander Heritage Month, a number of API Clergypersons offer their recommendations:

Sacred Acts, Holy Change, Faithful Diversity & Practical Transformation by Eric Law
The Word at the Crossing by Eric Law
– Rev. Alena Uhamaka, Monrovia UMC

Voices of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience by Sang Chi, Emily Moberg Robinson
Culturally-Conscious Worship & Worship Across Cultures by Kathy Black
Asian Pacific American Heritage A Companion to Literature and Arts
– Rev. Kalesita ‘Ulu’ave Tu’ifua, Knollwood UMC

Strangers From a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans by Ronald Takaki
The Issei, The World of The First Generation Japanese Immigrants by Yuji Ichioka
– Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Centenary UMC

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