266 - AANHPI Heritage Month: Addressing Mental Health in Asian American and Christian Communities and Understanding One Another’s Stories with Pastor Raymond Chang
05.02.2023 - By Be the Bridge
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At Be the Bridge Podcast, we intentionally interview bridge builders doing incredible work all year long. And it just so happens that we are highlighting an interview Be the Bridge founder and our host, Latasha Morrison, had with Pastor Raymond Chang as we welcome in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month. They have an important conversation surrounding breaking the stigmas of mental health, discipling students, and acknowledging history.
Latasha and Raymond talk about a life-changing trip he took called the Reclaim Trip, where he and others with the Asian American Christian Collaborative toured historical Asian American Civil Rights sites in California. It was a trip that fostered remembering history and reclaiming identity. And he and Latasha even dream up an incredible opportunity for the Be the Bridge community. We are all connected; and gaining historical context helps us better understand, empathize, and lead in the church and in the culture.
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Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison
Senior Producer - Lauren C. Brown
Producer, Editor, & Music - Travon Potts
Assistant Producer & Transcriber - Sarah Connatser
Quotes:
“It's like most people don't see how the discipleship that many of us have inherited is actually a discipleship into deformation instead of a formation into Christ.” -Raymond Chang
“I don't think that you can fully understand how heinous white supremacy is until you see how it has affected the African American community, how it's affected and manifests within the Indigenous population, within the Asian American population, and the Latino population.” -Raymond Chang
“Understanding that history helps us move forward today in more solidarity.” -Latasha Morrison
“The more you understand the problem, the more you're able to actually concoct a solution, or at least be a faithful presence to try to be one.” -Raymond Chang
Links:
Asian American Christian Collaborative
TENx10 Collaboration
Epic Movement - Community of CRU for Asian Americans
Manzanar
Connect with Raymond Chang:
His Website
Connect with Be the Bridge:
Our Website
Connect with Latasha Morrison:
Not all views expressed in this interview reflect the values and beliefs of Latasha Morrison or the Be the Bridge organization.