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APA Religions 101

by Axis Mundi Media + APARRI

An introduction to Asian and Pacific American religions through interviews with experts and practitioners, host Dr. Bradley Onishi speaks with APA scholars about: Asian American CatholicismAsian American Buddhism before and beyond WhitenessFighting racism with the wisdom of Sikh teachingsDoing Muslim theology as a Vietnamese AmericanAsian American evangelicals in the MAGA AgeThe challenges of creating Filipino religious communitiesRace, Jim Crow, and the origins of modern yogaCaste privilege in the United States and IndiaAsian Americans and Affirmative ActionRacialized CapitalismBeing Jewish, Japanese, queer and clergy This series is a joint venture between APARRI and Axis Mundi Media. The series producer is Dr. Bradley Onishi: @bradleyonishi and the audio engineer and musician is Scott Okamoto: @rsokamoto. For more information about research-based media by Axis Mundi Media visit: www.axismundi.us. Funding for this series has been generously provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

Latest episodes

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Japanese, Jewish, Queer, and Clergy with Rev. Laura Cheifetz 

Japanese, Jewish, Queer, and Clergy with Rev. Laura Cheifetz  Bradley Onishi interviews Reverend Laura Mariko Chaffetz, discussing her experiences as a multiracial queer

Jun 10 2024
33 min

Caste Privilege in the United States and India with Dr. Himanee Gupta 

Brad speaks with Dr. Himanee Gupta, Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at SUNY Empire State and the author of "Muncie, India(na): Middletown and Asian Amer

Jun 10 2024
38 min

Beyond Whiteness: Conservatism and Fascism in Asian American Evangelical and Catholic Communities with Drs. Jane Hong and Adrian De Leon

Many wonder how and why religious minorities in the USA adopt conservative – and even fascist – political identities when it seems that the American Right is anti-immigra

Jun 10 2024
41 min

Asian Americans and Affirmative Action with Dr. Janelle Wong

In June 2023, the SCOTUS ruled that race cannot be used in the college admissions process. Many in and outside of the Asian American community see the ruling as positive

Jun 10 2024
32 min

Between Mother India and Jim Crow with Philip Deslippe

Brad speaks with journalist and scholar Philip Deslippe about the origins of yoga in the United States as a response to the precarity of South Asian lives in the 20th cen

Jun 4 2024
38 min

Filipino Theology Between Asian America and the United States with Dr. Gabriel Catanus

Brad speaks with Dr. Gabriel Catanus, Affiliate Assistant Professor of Theology at Fuller Seminary and Director of the Filipino American Ministry Initiative, about the ch

Jun 3 2024
32 min

Fighting Racism with the Wisdom of the Sikh Tradition with Dr. Simran Jeet Singh

Brad speaks with Dr. Simran Jeet Singh , Executive Director for the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program and author of The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Tran

Jun 3 2024
29 min

A Vietnamese American Muslim Theologian at a Catholic Funeral with Dr. Martin Nguyen 

Brad speaks with Dr. Martin Nguyen, who explains how his personal story impacts his understanding race, theology, culture, and heritage. As he explains, "t is difficult

Jun 3 2024
29 min

Before and Beyond Whiteness: Asian American Buddhists - with Dr. Funie Hsu and Chenxing Han 

Brad speaks with Dr. Funie Hsu and Chenxing Han about race, heritage, and Asian American Buddhisms. They discuss the ways Asian American Buddhists are often misunderstood

Jun 2 2024
43 min

Introduction

An introduction to Asian and Pacific American religions through interviews with experts and practitioners. Host Dr. Bradley Onishi speaks with APA scholars about: Asian

Jun 1 2024
3 min

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