A World of Difference Podcast: Interview on “Invisible”

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A World of Difference, discrimination, Fortress Press, Invisible, Lori Adams-Brown, podcast, racism, sexism, white privilege, xenophobia

I was excited to speak on my forthcoming book, Invisible on A World of Difference podcast hosted by Lori Adams-Brown.

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Ecclesio: An Introduction to the Discussion on Embracing the Other by Grace Ji-Sun Kim

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My book, Embracing the Other was discussed on Ecclesio.com.  I wrote the Introduction and there are 3 responses from Drs. Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, Valerie Bridgeman and Edwin David Aponte. Please read them all.

 

Read other interesting posts at Ecclesio.com.

TIME: Chris Rock Should Know that Racism Isn’t Black and White

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HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 28: Host Chris Rock speaks onstage during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Here is my latest for TIME, “Chris Rock Should Know that Racism isn’t Black and White”.

Below is a segment of my piece. For the rest of the article, please go to TIME. 

The Confederate Flag and the Fight to End Racism

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Charleston, Confederate Flag, grace ji-sun kim, racism, rev. jesse jackson, The Huffington Post, white privilege

Here is my latest Huffington Post “The Confederate Flag and the Fight to End Racism”. This piece was co-written with Rev. Jesse Jackson. Feel free to share…..

It is reposted on FSR. Please check out other interesting posts on FSR such as Kate Ott’s “Racism, Reconciliation, Reparations”.

In the wake of the devastating terrorist attack on June 17, 2015 at Emanuel African Methodist

Joseph Cheah: Race and Religion in American Buddhism

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This is my friend, Dr. Joseph Cheah’s book, Race and Religion in American Buddhism (Oxford University Press).  Below is a short blurb about this very important book.  I hope that some of you will use it in your classes in college or seminary.

While academic and popular studies of Buddhism have often neglected race as a factor of analysis, the issues concerning

Back to School: What are we Teaching our Children

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discrimination, education, Feminist Studies in Religion, grace ji-sun kim, prejudice, racism, white privilege

This is my latest post for “Feminist Studies in Religion” blog.  As we send our children back to school and in light of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, let us ponder again about racism.

My three kids went back to school a few weeks ago. Now I can’t get the song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” out of my head, and it isn’t even Christmas!

Race Baiting? Our System Has Failed: Alice Hunt

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I am reposting a column written by Dr. Alice Hunt for the Feminist Wire.  It was originally posted on July 20, 2013.  I am so thankful for this wonderful reflection on race.

Dear white friends—particularly my white, female friends—our system has failed us. This failure became ever more clear to me when I saw the post of a Facebook friend. “Mary Beth” is

Samuel L. Caraballo: Divine Challenge to Social Darwinism

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I am reposting Samuel L. Caraballo’s very interesting post.  it was originally posted on his site, samuelcaraballo.com site.  Feel free to follow his blog.

“What then must we do?” This is the inevitable question faith communities across the nation face when dealing with racial and ethnic divides within their congregations and in society at large.

If it is true scientifically that there is no such thing as racial superiority, then we

Journey Towards Reimagination: Society of Race, Ethnicity and Religion

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This is a repost of my original column for Feminist Studies in Religion.

Much of my personal life intersects with race, religion, and gender issues.  In some ways, the word intersects is too gentle.  Perhaps collide better captures what occurs in my life as an Asian North American woman theologian, writer, minister, and mother.  As I try to engage in theological dialogue, live in community with the dominant, unfamiliar culture, and raise my kids

White and Yellow: Overcoming Racism

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Asian American, communities of color, Critical Race Theory, grace ji-sun kim, racism, The Feminist Wire, white privilege

This is my first piece for The Feminist Wire.  It is part of a 10-day Forum on “Race, Racism and Anti-Racism Within Feminism.”  Click here for the original post.

Race Relations

“It’s so nice and warm on the inside that you forget that there’s an outside. The worst of it is, the crab that mostly keeps you down is you…The realization had her mind on fire.” —Terry Pratchett, Unseen Academicals

I was heading home from speaking at the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Synod of British Columbia meeting when a short incident on the plane ended a rather wonderful