CENTERING: all we are to who Christ is

Identity, family, spirituality, vocation, healing, history, and everything in between.

There’s a moment many Asian American Christians know well—encountering a sermon, devotional resource, or journal article that resonates on many levels, but still leaves us wondering where our stories fit. We wonder where the complexities of Asian American family life, the layered histories of migration, quiet struggles, collective traumas, and generational resilience sit within the larger Christian conversation, or if they matter at all.

Centering is a space for Asian American Christians who are curious, seeking, or simply wanting to feel a little more grounded in who they are. It’s built for people who want thoughtful, trustworthy reflections on what it means to follow Jesus as an Asian American today. It’s a common ground for Asian American Christians, scholars, pastors, ministry leaders, and mental health practitioners to interact and hold space for the work that continues to shape our communities.

With Centering, the Asian American Center at Fuller Seminary is building an expansive table where all Asian American identities—Southeast Asian Americans, South Asian Americans, East Asian Americans, multiracial Asian Americans, and adoptees—can find belonging.

Here, you’ll find essays, reflections, and conversations that explore the nuances of Asian American Christian life: identity, family, spirituality, vocation, healing, history, and everything in between. The Centering podcast also lives here, offering deeper dialogue about theology, culture, and lived experience with guests across generations and traditions.

What you read and hear will come from a wide range of voices. Directors and scholars from the Asian American Center provide theological and historical grounding. Pastors and ministry leaders bring stories from real communities and real churches—stories of joy, tension, resilience, and creativity. Mental health practitioners and therapists share wisdom on emotional and relational well-being, helping us navigate the parts of life where cultural identity and faith intertwine. Together, these voices form a chorus that reflects the complexity and beauty of embodied Asian American Christian life.

Centering exists because so many people are asking for resources that speak to their actual experiences—not a generic Christian life, and not a flattened version of Asian America, but something that honors the whole person. Our hope is that this Substack becomes a place you can return to again and again: for clarity, for encouragement, for challenge, for language you didn’t know you needed, and sometimes simply for the comfort of knowing you’re not alone.

As you browse these posts, listen to the conversations, or share a reflection with a friend, we invite you to settle in. Let the stories connect with your own. This is your space too—a place to learn, to wonder, and to feel seen.

Welcome to Centering. We’re glad you’re here.