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Millennial and Gen Z Buddhists created an online forum to explore their identity
Washington Post - January 29, 2021
Who shows up when you call 911?
The Christian Century - January 19, 2021
Buddhist temple attacks rise as COVID-19 amplifies anti-Asian bias
Religion News Service - December 10, 2020
The Asian American Christian Collaborative's efforts to combat anti-Asian racism in the church
The Christian Century - October 20, 2020
Reckoning with race, Black Buddhists seek space for healing in the dharma
Religion News Service - September 28, 2020
Asian Americans face dual challenges: Surging unemployment and racism
NBC News - July 31, 2020
Muslim voters are getting organized for the 2020 election
The Christian Century - June 4, 2020
A place for homeless families to sleep in their cars: How a group of interfaith partners is making use of their idle parking lots
The Christian Century - January 9, 2020
Meditation apps proliferate, even if what they provide is not enlightenment
Religion News Service - October 15, 2019
How this campus ministry is tackling student homelessness
Sojourners - September 20, 2019
Despite black Catholicism's rich history, African American priests are hard to find
Angelus Magazine - March 6, 2019
Buddhist monk finds digital road to the Latino world
Religion News Service - January 7, 2019
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NBC Asian America Shift
NBC Asian America examines how issues ranging from generational shifts to immigration patterns are changing voter preferences among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the fastest-growing voter bloc in the U.S.
NBC News - November 2020
AAPI Frontline
From doctors to delivery workers, AAPIs make up the backbone of many critical industries amid the coronavirus pandemic. This Asian American and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, we honor the workers leading medical research, helping low-income and limited English proficiency groups, combating racism and more.
NBC News - May 2020
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Pandemic's suffering opens way for Buddhist chaplains
Religion News Service - December 3, 2020
Stressed by Covid, online seekers discover Buddhism's calming presence
Religion News Service - November 10, 2020
Japanese American Hiroshima victim on the reality of being bombed by his own country
NBC News - August 6, 2020
For Filipino American nurses on the COVID-19 front lines, faith is stronger than fear
Angelus Magazine - July 16, 2020
How a bilingual media program taught a Chinese community about COVID-19
NBC News - July 2, 2020
'I have to find the Mecca of my heart': Muslims grieve as hajj is drastically limited
Religion News Service - June 26, 2020
What we can learn about resilience from indigenous leaders
Yes! Magazine - April 24, 2020
Amid coronavirus, calls and texts to mental-health hotlines are surging
California Health Report - April 2, 2020
Asian Americans report over 650 racist acts over last week, new data says
NBC News - March 26, 2020
As coronavirus spreads, Asian Americans report spike in racism
California Health Report - March 9, 2020
Predatory fines: How a traffic ticket can lead to homelessness
The Christian Century - November 22, 2019
A woman's place—at the mosque: How American Muslim women are transcending barriers to leadership
The Christian Century - July 9, 2019
How 1800s racism birthed Chinatown, Japantown and other ethnic enclaves
NBC News - May 13, 2019
Inspired in part by Malcolm X, Orange County Muslims travel to distant prisons to minister to inmates
Los Angeles Times OC - April 15, 2019
Creative duo reimagines the Bible for a visual generation
Religion News Service - March 18, 2019
Local churches take turns opening their doors to the neediest in winter
Angelus Magazine - February 6, 2019
More than 700 sign student petition to add Asian American studies classes
Los Angeles Times OC - February 1, 2019
'What did we do?' Shutdown leaves Asian-American seniors without critical resources
NBC News - January 24, 2019
In 2018, Vietnamese Americans found new political prominence
NBC News - December 20, 2018
Agency makes it easier for Asian American families to foster children
Los Angeles Times OC - December 13, 2018
Historic Los Angeles church, once an activist hub, seeks new life
The Christian Century - December 12, 2018
Shrine to Vietnamese Lady of La Vang rises in Southern California
Religion News Service - November 16, 2018
Congressional battleground expands to historically conservative Little Saigon
NBC News - October 29, 2018
Orange County Latinos are finding solace in Buddhism
Los Angeles Times OC - October 15, 2018
At a Korea-sponsored school, Americans learn the language through K-pop, dramas and more
NBC News - October 8, 2018
How a Sikh tradition inspired a program that gives 1,000 burritos to the homeless each week
NBC News - September 24, 2018
New religious order takes on LA's homeless crisis
Angelus Magazine - September 12, 2018
California churches address housing crisis
The Christian Century - August 22, 2018
A down payment on making hajj easier for Muslim women
Religion News Service - August 11, 2018
Young women seek a nun's life with a joyful Vietnamese order
Los Angeles Times - June 15, 2018
After 50 years of 'Asian American,' advocates say the term is 'more essential than ever'
NBC News - May 31, 2018
Southern California mosques welcome rising number of Latino Muslims
The Christian Century - April 9, 2018
Refugees who left post-war Vietnam document their journeys in 'Viet Stories'
NBC News - April 5, 2018
Activists seek to preserve historic Japanese-American site involved in possible sale
NBC News - March 26, 2018
Advocates fight to save grant that helps preserve the history of World War II internment
NBC News - March 14, 2018
Bishop ordained to be a 'bearer of light' to O.C.'s Vietnamese Catholics
Los Angeles Times - December 27, 2017
Fearing deportation, Asian immigrants seek U.S. citizenship
Los Angeles Times - December 21, 2017
Little Saigon's restaurant scene revives as second-generation Vietnamese Americans mix it up
Los Angeles Times OC - November 29, 2017
The only active Vietnamese-American bishop wants to help bring diversity to the Church
NBC News - October 23, 2017
Want to see the Catholic Church's future? Go to mass in the fast-growing Diocese of Orange
Los Angeles Times OC - October 5, 2017
Garden Grove family wins battle with government bureaucracy in effort to get life-saving treatment for mother
Los Angeles Times OC - September 28, 2017
Some laundry love for homeless and needy families in Huntington Beach
Los Angeles Times - July 25, 2017
Latino Muslims find home at mosque led by Cambodian refugees
NBC News - July 13, 2017
'Muslims in America' portraits showcase community's diverse roots
NBC News - June 19, 2017
Muslim-American Manzanar pilgrimage finds parallels between internment, modern day
NBC News - May 4, 2017
Training hopes to build 'pipeline' for Muslim candidates after Trump election
NBC News - April 13, 2017
'A delivery boy' for God: Greg Laurie and his Harvest Crusade are back for a 27th year
Los Angeles Times Weekend - August 12, 2016
Jails serve immigrants and inmates: A look inside O.C.'s immigrant detention system
Los Angeles Times Weekend - July 29, 2016
Group lends an ear and a helping hand to immigrant detainees
Los Angeles Times Weekend - July 29, 2016
How O.C. parents led the groundwork for school desegregation in the U.S.
Los Angeles Times - April 20, 2016
Activists are asking the U.S. for a stamp honoring Japanese American soldiers during WWII
Los Angeles Times - March 22, 2016
Orange County teacher is on a mission to preserve Telugu, a language that's endangered in U.S.
Los Angeles Times - January 31, 2016
Tufts University acquires Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter's papers
Bay State Banner - December 10, 2016
The Gospel of Amy-Jill Levine: The life and times of a Jewish New Testament scholar
Moment Magazine - November/December 2013