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Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersSeason 3 Compilation - A Beautiful Web of Asian Heritage BuddhistsOn season 3, we co-created and witnessed an amazing example of how the Net of Indra weaves and connects. We heard from 13 Buddhist practitioners and teachers of Asian American or Asian Diaspora heritage, and in their own words, spoke to what the AA/AD Buddhist experience is for them. Season 3 is officially a wrap! Thank you to everyone who listened with us, and we hope you join us for more Asian American/Asian Diaspora forwarding conversations and offerings in season 4. Full list of guests, and their featured episodes, in order:Co-hosts Rev. Liên Shu...
2025-03-0413 min
Cha-Tea Circle: A Podcast Series on Asian American SpiritualitiesJulian Saporiti (No-No Boy) on Singing Asian American History and BuddhismEmbody the messiness of Asian American stories with Julian Saporiti, a musician-historian whose celebrated No-No Boy project creates folk songs as a way of telling Asian American history. Julian takes us on a wide-ranging journey, covering his relationship to Buddhism and activism, his subversive style and storytelling approach through music, and the challenges and connections he feels with the term “Asian American."
2024-06-2359 min
Cha-Tea Circle: A Podcast Series on Asian American SpiritualitiesHelena Soholm on Contemporary Shamanism and Healing WorkEmbark on a fascinating adventure with Helena Choi Soholm, a Korean American shaman and healer who channels Korean Indigenous traditions into therapy practice for intergenerational and cultural trauma. Helena shares her insights on the roles of the contemporary shaman healer, Indigenous technology and knowledge, her immigration experience, and the relationship of immigrants to this Indigenous land.
2024-06-231h 08
Cha-Tea Circle: A Podcast Series on Asian American SpiritualitiesKaren Tan on 千佛寺 Thousand Buddha Temple and First-Generation Asian Immigrant ExperienceXianfeng interviews Karen Tan, a refugee from Vietnam, shares the story of building a Chinese Buddhist temple in Quincy, Massachusetts in the 90s. The Thousand Buddha Temple 千佛寺 of the Tiantai school of Chinese Buddhism has been a haven for Cantonese- and Chinese-speaking immigrants from several Asian countries. She also talks about the experience of first-generation immigrants in the 80s and 90s in Boston.
2024-06-2330 min
Cha-Tea Circle: A Podcast Series on Asian American SpiritualitiesListening to the Buddhists in Our Backyard: Kinship and Refuge in the Merrimack ValleyIn this audio essay, Chenxing tells the story of how a Twitter DM from a high school teacher named Andy Housiaux led to a life-changing, refuge-making project in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts. Listening to the Buddhists in Our Backyard (L2BB) emerged from an inquiry into how U.S.-based educators can teach about Buddhism without erasing the people of Asian heritage who make up the majority of American Buddhists. In this episode, you'll hear soundscapes—recorded over a span of three years (2021–2024)—from American Wisdom Association, Chua Tuong Van Lowell, Glory Buddhist Temple, Harvard Divinity School...
2024-06-2353 min
Cha-Tea Circle: A Podcast Series on Asian American SpiritualitiesDavid Woo on Burning Pride, Addiction Recovery and BuddhismElaine interviews L.A. native Rev. David Woo who is the founder of Burning Pride, a Buddhist recovery fellowship for Asian Americans. David shares about his own journey to addiction recovery and how Buddhism and mindfulness helped him in this process. Other topics covered include the need for much more nuanced representations of Asian Americans in film, David’s moving documentary film Get Jumped In, and a lifelong search for home.
2024-06-2350 min
Cha-Tea Circle: A Podcast Series on Asian American SpiritualitiesDreaming with Muslim Creatives, Part 2: “Khawab” (“to dream” in Urdu), A Conversation with Scholar-Artist Reyhab Mohmed PatelElaine interviews scholar-artist Reyhab Mohmed Patel on her project Khawab (kha-wa-b) meaning “to dream '' in Urdu, featured on the MIPSTERZ platform. Khawab is a multi-faceted storytelling portrait series that fictionalizes the alter-egos of Muslim women in Toronto. Topics covered include the process of creating Khawab, how Islamophobia manifests differently in Canada and the U.S., the importance of integrating academia and the arts, and celebrating Muslim joy.
2024-06-231h 04
Cha-Tea Circle: A Podcast Series on Asian American SpiritualitiesDreaming with Muslim Creatives, Part 1: A Conversation with MIPSTERZ Founder Abbas RattaniElaine interviews Abbas Rattani, the founder of MIPSTERZ—an arts and culture collective that curates, incubates, and amplifies Muslim and marginalized ally creative voices. Hear about Abbas’ own spiritual journey to finding like-minded Muslim artists/creatives and how MIPSTERZ came into being, as well as recent projects on Muslim Futurism, and why it is that we all need to be a part of a Muslim future.
2024-06-221h 03
Cha-Tea Circle: A Podcast Series on Asian American SpiritualitiesIntroducing Cha-Tea Circle!In this episode, Cha-Tea Circle hosts Chenxing Han, Chanhee Heo, Elaine Lai, and Xianfeng Shi introduce the podcast series we developed, and the seven different episodes we feature. We draw out larger themes from our podcast series including: finding a sense of home through community building, reckoning with Asian American identity, artistic practice as spirituality, and empathetic pedagogical approaches in higher education.Meet us here.
2024-06-2243 min
APA Religions 101Before and Beyond Whiteness: Asian American Buddhists - with Dr. Funie Hsu and Chenxing HanBrad 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 in the United States due to the incomplete representation of Buddhism in American culture and the contemporary predominance of Whiteness in Buddhist spaces.Dr. Funie Hsu is currently Associate Professor of American Studies at San José State University and was a former University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Davis. Her first book, Instructions for (Erasing) Empire: English, Domestication, and the US Colonization of th...
2024-06-0243 min
Upaya Zen Center's Dharma PodcastGathering Dharma With Chenxing Han: Listening to the Buddhists in Our Backyard, Learning the Dharma Everywhere All at Once
2024-05-281h 31
CIIS Public ProgramsChenxing Han: Buddhist Perspectives on Grief and RenewalSome podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.
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How do we grieve our losses? How can we care for our spirits? Immigrant daughter, novice chaplain, bereaved friend, and author Chenxing Han explores these searing questions in her latest book One Long Listening. One of American Buddhism’s most vital new voices, Chenxing illuminates and reexamines Buddhism with new perspectives and invites us to dive into unknowingness.
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In this episode, Chenxing is joined by Associate Professor and CIIS core faculty of As...
2024-05-1657 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersRev. Liên's 2024 May We Gather Dharma Message: Stewarding the Net of IndraThis is the audio of a recording of Rev. Liên's dharma message at May We Gather 2024: A National Buddhist Pilgrimage for Asian American Buddhists, in Antioch, California. You can also watch the video here. Find out more about May We Gather. Listen to Rev's interview with the co-organizers, Funie Hsu, Chenxing Han and Duncan Ryūken Williams. Also check out the full event summary, either in audio or video form. REV. LIÊN SHUTT (she/they) is a recognized leader in the movement that breaks through the wall of American white-centered convert Buddhism to wel...
2024-05-1409 min
Bay Area Book Festival PodcastOne Long Listening: A Habit of Love, a Memoir of Offering CareChenxing Han, interviewed by Faith Adiele We instantly fell in love with Chenxing Han's "one long listening: a memoir of grief, friendship, and spiritual care." A hospital chaplain and caregiver in the making, Han journeys from a mountaintop monastery in Taiwan to oncology wards in San Francisco, from oceanside Ireland to riverfront Phnom Penh. The book's short chapters alternate among narrative, reflections, letters to a dying friend, memories of a migratory childhood, and wry twists and hilarious footnotes everywhere. Buy the books here
2024-05-0951 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersSummary of May We Gather 2024: A National Buddhist Pilgrimage for Asian American AncestorsThis is the audio of a video of a summary of the events at May We Gather 2024: A National Buddhist Pilgrimage for Asian American Ancestors, Co-Coordinated by Funie Hsu, Chenxing Han, & Duncan Ryūken Williams.Here is a list of the voices, chants, & Dharma Messages you'll hear: (Time-stamps are from the actual YouTube VIDEO Summary):· 0:26- 0:56 O-Daiko drum roll led by Dr. Paula Arai (Institute of Buddhist Studies) and Kansho Bell ringing led by Rev. Harry Bridge (Buddhist Church of Oakland)·...
2024-05-0712 min
Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & PractitionersReflections with the 2024 May We Gather Co-Organizers: Funie Hsu, Chenxing Han and Duncan Ryūken WilliamsFunie Hsu, Chenxing Han, and Duncan Ryūken Williams are the co-organizers of May We Gather, a collaborative project of commemorative healing, by and for Asian American Buddhists and their spiritual friends. What began in 2022 as a response to the uptick in violence and hate towards Asian Americans, has continued into 2024, as a second iteration of May We Gather, this time in the form of ritual memorial, and also as a precious and much needed space for gathering and community. In this interview, the three co-organizers share their reflections on the 2024 event. Watch the entire live stream r...
2024-05-0147 min
New Books in Asian American StudiesA Chinese-American Buddhist Healer (Pierce Salguero and Kin Cheung)Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Kin Cheung, a scholar of contemporary Buddhism at Moravian University. We talk about his research on a Chinese-American community healer who happens to be his father. We discuss how his father’s practice raises challenging questions for scholars, and reveals gaping holes in current academic approaches to Buddhism. Along the way, we talk about how code-switching between different ontologies is a feature of life for Asian Americans, and hear Kin’s father conduct a blessing ritual.Enjoy the conversation! And remember that not all of our episodes are distributed by NBN, so b...
2023-11-1153 min
New Books in Chinese StudiesA Chinese-American Buddhist Healer (Pierce Salguero and Kin Cheung)Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Kin Cheung, a scholar of contemporary Buddhism at Moravian University. We talk about his research on a Chinese-American community healer who happens to be his father. We discuss how his father’s practice raises challenging questions for scholars, and reveals gaping holes in current academic approaches to Buddhism. Along the way, we talk about how code-switching between different ontologies is a feature of life for Asian Americans, and hear Kin’s father conduct a blessing ritual.Enjoy the conversation! And remember that not all of our episodes are distributed by NBN, so b...
2023-11-1153 min
New Books in Buddhist StudiesA Chinese-American Buddhist Healer (Pierce Salguero and Kin Cheung)Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Kin Cheung, a scholar of contemporary Buddhism at Moravian University. We talk about his research on a Chinese-American community healer who happens to be his father. We discuss how his father’s practice raises challenging questions for scholars, and reveals gaping holes in current academic approaches to Buddhism. Along the way, we talk about how code-switching between different ontologies is a feature of life for Asian Americans, and hear Kin’s father conduct a blessing ritual.Enjoy the conversation! And remember that not all of our episodes are distributed by NBN, so b...
2023-11-1156 min
New Books in ReligionA Chinese-American Buddhist Healer (Pierce Salguero and Kin Cheung)Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Kin Cheung, a scholar of contemporary Buddhism at Moravian University. We talk about his research on a Chinese-American community healer who happens to be his father. We discuss how his father’s practice raises challenging questions for scholars, and reveals gaping holes in current academic approaches to Buddhism. Along the way, we talk about how code-switching between different ontologies is a feature of life for Asian Americans, and hear Kin’s father conduct a blessing ritual.Enjoy the conversation! And remember that not all of our episodes are distributed by NBN, so b...
2023-11-1156 min
New Books in East Asian StudiesA Chinese-American Buddhist Healer (Pierce Salguero and Kin Cheung)Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Kin Cheung, a scholar of contemporary Buddhism at Moravian University. We talk about his research on a Chinese-American community healer who happens to be his father. We discuss how his father’s practice raises challenging questions for scholars, and reveals gaping holes in current academic approaches to Buddhism. Along the way, we talk about how code-switching between different ontologies is a feature of life for Asian Americans, and hear Kin’s father conduct a blessing ritual.Enjoy the conversation! And remember that not all of our episodes are distributed by NBN, so b...
2023-11-1156 min
Black BerylA Chinese American Buddhist Healer, with Kin CheungIn this episode, I sit down with Kin Cheung, a scholar of contemporary Buddhism at Moravian University. We talk about his research on a Chinese American community healer who happens to be his father. We discuss how his father’s practice raises challenging questions for scholars, and reveals gaping holes in current academic approaches to Buddhism. Along the way, we talk about how code-switching between different ontologies is a feature of life for Asian Americans, and hear Kin’s father conduct a blessing ritual.Enjoy, and please subscribe so that you do not miss any episodes in the...
2023-11-0453 min
Blue Beryl PodcastA Chinese American Buddhist HealerIn this episode, I sit down with Kin Cheung, a scholar of contemporary Buddhism at Moravian University. We talk about his research on a Chinese American community healer who happens to be his father. We discuss how his father’s practice raises challenging questions for scholars, and reveals gaping holes in current academic approaches to Buddhism. Along the way, we talk about how code-switching between different ontologies is a feature of life for Asian Americans, and hear Kin’s father conduct a blessing ritual.Enjoy, and please subscribe so that you do not miss any episodes in the future!Reso...
2023-11-0453 min
Brooklyn Zen CenterBZC Summer Reading Program with author Chenxing Han (2023/09/13)The BZC Summer Reading Program concluded in September with a conversation with Chenxing Han, author of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists. Dharma Teacher Sarah Dojin Emerson introduced the event, and Chenxing was in conversation with Kaishin Victory Matsui, Director of Ancestral Heart Temple.
2023-09-1300 min
Immerse Yourself In The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Binge-Worthy!Home Is Here by Liên Shutt, Chenxing HanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/177265to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Home Is Here
Author: Liên Shutt, Chenxing Han
Narrator: Liên Shutt
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
Release date: 08-22-23
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Zen
Publisher's Summary:
Home is Here builds on foundational Buddhist teachings—the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path—offering an intersectional frame to help you embody antiracist practices and tend to your own healing under racism and oppression.
2023-08-229h 27Brooklyn Zen Centerone long listening: a conversation with author Chenxing Han (2023/06/17)BZC‘s administrative director Ryan Lee Wong in conversation with author Chenxing Han on her book one long listening: a memoir of grief, friendship, and spiritual care.
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2023-06-1700 min
Chaplaincy Innovation LabOne Long Listening: A conversation with author Chenxing HanJoin Chenxing Han, author of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists (North Atlantic Books, 2021), for a discussion of her new book One Long Listening: A Memoir of Grief, Friendship, and Spiritual Care.
From Penguin Random House:How do we grieve our losses? How can we care for our spirits? one long listening offers enduring companionship to all who ask these searing, timeless questions.
Immigrant daughter, novice chaplain, bereaved friend: author Chenxing Han (Be the Refuge) takes us on a pilgrimage through the wilds of grief and laughter, pain and impermanence...
2023-05-2459 min
Best Book Ever Podcast144 On Grief and GirlfriendsIt's just Julie this week, with an update about my absence and conversation about how my girlfriends have pulled me through this horrible season of life. Spoiler alert: they fed me tacos and wine and led me to the books that are helping me see things differently. As friends do! Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram Join the Best Book Ever Newsletter HERE! Subscribe for FREE to receive weekly emails with complete show notes, photos of our guests, and updates on what Julie is reading on her own ti...
2023-05-2209 min
Tune In To A Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook On Your Commute.One Long Listening by Chenxing HanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/225948to listen full audiobooks.
Title: One Long Listening
Author: Chenxing Han
Narrator: Chenxing Han
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
Release date: 04-11-23
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 8 ratings
Genres: Asian American Studies
Publisher's Summary:
Immigrant daughter, novice chaplain, bereaved friend: author Chenxing Han (Be the Refuge) takes us on a pilgrimage through the wilds of grief and laughter, pain and impermanence, reconnecting us to both the heartache and inexplicable brightness of being human.
2023-04-117h 36
Enjoy Anthology of Full Audiobooks in Kids, Animals & Natureone long listening: a memoir of grief, friendship, and spiritual care - Chenxing HanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: one long listening: a memoir of grief, friendship, and spiritual careAuthor: Chenxing HanNarrator: Chenxing HanFormat: UnabridgedLength: 7:36:14Language: EnglishRelease date: 04-11-2023Publisher: North Atlantic BooksGenres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Social Science, Death & BereavementSummary:For readers of The Wild Edge of Sorrow and Crying in H-Mart--a profound and searching memoir of life, loss, grief, and renewal from one of American Buddhism’s most vital new voices.
How do we...
2023-04-117h 36
A LOOK WITHIN: Conversations on Mental Health & Well BeingA Look at Life, Loss, Grief, & Renewal with Chenxing HanIn today's conversation we speak with the author, educator, novice chaplain, and one of American Buddhism's thoughtful new voices, Chenxing Han. What follows is a conversation on the topic of grief and loss with insights from a Buddhist Perspective. How do we grieve our losses? How do we experience this universal journey through loneliness, grief, and fulfillment? These and many more are questions Chenxing generously explores with us through her deft touch and tender spirit.
2023-03-0131 min
The Buddhist CentrePast, Present, Future In American Buddhism: Live From GenX (Buddhist Centre Podcast, Episode 436)What do you get when you invite a set of experienced American Dharma teachers and friends from different Buddhist traditions to gather together post-Covid and share their practice and experience of American Buddhism? Well, something like this! The bright joy and sense of common tradition is palpable. Hear four Gen-X Triratna Order members with deep connections to our community, both in the UK and US, in a round-table conversation with other Dharma farers from Vajrayana, Vipassana, and Zen traditions.
We explore kaleidoscopic difference and beautiful sameness in our various approaches to Dharma practice – and are united in grappling with being th...
2023-02-0343 min
The Buddhist CentrePast, Present, and Future in American Buddhism - Live from GenX 2023What do you get when you invite a set of experienced American Dharma teachers and friends from different Buddhist traditions to gather together post-Covid and share their practice and experience of American Buddhism? Well, something like this! The bright joy and sense of common tradition is palpable. Hear four Gen-X Triratna Order members with deep connections to our community, both in the UK and US, in a round-table conversation with other Dharma farers from Vajrayana, Vipassana, and Zen traditions.We explore kaleidoscopic difference and beautiful sameness in our various approaches to Dharma practice – and are united in grappling wi...
2023-02-0343 min
Interfaith Voices Podcast (hour-long version)A Different View of American Buddhism (encore)The spiritual journey of activist and author Chenxing Han led to one persistent question: "Where are all the Asian-American Buddhists in American Buddhism?"
2022-05-1450 min
Greater Boston Zen Center PodcastBe the RefugeJill Gaulding gives a Buddha talk and Sangha talk dedicated to Aaron Lee, with special thanks to Chenxing Han, Funie Hsu, and Duncan Ryūken Williams. (April 9, 2022)
2022-04-1556 minNew Books in Asian American StudiesChenxing Han, "Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists" (North Atlantic Books, 2021)Despite the fact that two thirds of U.S. Buddhists identify as Asian American, mainstream perceptions about what it means to be Buddhist in America often whitewash and invisibilize the diverse, inclusive, and intersectional communities that lie at the heart of American Buddhism.Chenxing Han's Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists (North Atlantic Books, 2021) is both critique and celebration, calling out the erasure of Asian American Buddhists while uplifting the complexity and nuance of their authentic stories and vital, thriving communities. Drawn from in-depth interviews with a pan-ethnic, pan-Buddhist group, Be the Refuge is t...
2021-10-2053 minNew Books in Buddhist StudiesChenxing Han, "Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists" (North Atlantic Books, 2021)Despite the fact that two thirds of U.S. Buddhists identify as Asian American, mainstream perceptions about what it means to be Buddhist in America often whitewash and invisibilize the diverse, inclusive, and intersectional communities that lie at the heart of American Buddhism.Chenxing Han's Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists (North Atlantic Books, 2021) is both critique and celebration, calling out the erasure of Asian American Buddhists while uplifting the complexity and nuance of their authentic stories and vital, thriving communities. Drawn from in-depth interviews with a pan-ethnic, pan-Buddhist group, Be the Refuge is t...
2021-10-2055 min
Adventures in BuddhismBe the Refuge, with Chenxing HanIn this episode, Sensei Morris talks about a time when Sariputta showed his compassion for the poor and neglected people in society, and then shares his conversation with Chenxing Han, the author of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists.
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2021-09-0450 min
Multifaith MattersChenxing Han and the Voices of Asian Buddhists in AmericaIn her book, Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists, Chenxing Han writes that, "more than two thirds of U.S. Buddhists are Asian American. But you’d never guess this from mainstream representations, which all too often whitewash the racial and cultural diversity of American Buddhist communities.
"Be the Refuge is both critique and celebration, countering the erasure of Asian American Buddhists while uplifting their stories and experiences. The Oriental monk, the superstitious immigrant, the banana Buddhist: dissatisfied with these tired tropes, Han asks, Will the real Asian American Buddhists please stand up? Her j...
2021-07-2136 min
Democracy in Color with Steve PhillipsSummer, Summer, Summertime!In this short-and-sweet episode, we take a break from talking politics to share what we’re reading and watching this summer to rest and unwind.
We talk Nikole Hannah-Jones’ 1619 Project and the latest news about her power move to Howard; we denounce any slander about NBC’s This Is Us, and we discuss the books on our list from James Patterson murder mysteries to Harvard professor Jesse McCarthy’s essay collection, Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?
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2021-07-0831 min
Begin A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Best-Selling.Be the Refuge by Chenxing HanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/225937to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Be the Refuge
Author: Chenxing Han
Narrator: Jennifer Aquino
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
Release date: 06-08-21
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 7 ratings
Genres: Asian American Studies
Publisher's Summary:
Mainstream perceptions about what it means to be Buddhist in America often whitewash and invisibilize the diverse, inclusive, and intersectional communities that lie at the heart of American Buddhism. Be the Refuge is both critique and celebration, calling out the erasure of Asian-American Buddhists while uplifting the complexity and nuance of their authentic stories and vital, thriving communities. Drawn...
2021-06-0810h 07Explore Into Audiobooks — Short Inspiring Combo To Start.Chenxing Han presents Be the RefugePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/225937 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Be the Refuge
Author: Chenxing Han
Narrator: Jennifer Aquino
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
Release date: 06-08-21
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 7 ratings
Genres: Asian American Studies
Publisher's Summary:
Mainstream perceptions about what it means to be Buddhist in America often whitewash and invisibilize the diverse, inclusive, and intersectional communities that lie at the heart of American Buddhism. Be the Refuge is both critique and celebration, calling out the erasure of Asian-American Buddhists while uplifting the complexity and...
2021-06-0810h 07
10% Happier with Dan HarrisWhat Everyone Who Meditates Should Know | Chenxing Han and Duncan Ryūken WilliamsIf you meditate (or do yoga, for that matter), you may have been taught by a Westerner, but you owe a gigantic debt of gratitude to the giants and geniuses in Asia who developed these practices. This fact can be overlooked or downplayed -- intentionally or otherwise -- by Western practitioners, including, sometimes, me. However, in the midst of a spike of anti-Asian violence, now seems like a very good time to learn more about where these practices came from, and why many Asian-American Buddhists sometimes feel erased. Not only is this the right thing to do, but it can...
2021-05-031h 06
Noble MindChenxing Han on Raising the Voices of Asian American BuddhistsIn this episode of Noble Mind, Chenxing Han shares about the diverse backgrounds and experiences of Asian American Buddhists that she encountered while conducting interviews for her new book, Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists. She discusses how these voices get erased from the mainstream story of western Buddhism and the history and important stories that get lost as a result. She describes her vision of a panethnic, pan-sectarian Asian American Buddhist identity, walking us through her distinctions among first-generation, second-generation and multigenerational Buddhists in the US. Listen for her insights on coping with anti-Asian...
2021-04-2357 min
Seeds to BloomScience vs SpiritualityWe talk about the tension between science and spirituality, and about how we deal with it as scientific and spiritual dudes.References:"Surviving Death" Netflix series: https://www.netflix.com/title/80998853Bhagavad Gita (Hindu text): https://bhagavad-gita.org/Autobiography of a Yogi (book): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography_of_a_YogiBlazing Splendor (memoir of Tibetan Buddhist teacher Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/377092.Blazing_SplendorBrain Study on Meditating Monks: https://braintap.com/study-of-meditation-and-brain-waves-in-buddhist-monks-confounds-wisconsin-researchers/Be The Refuge (book about Asian American Buddhism): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645635...
2021-03-1444 min
The Road Home with Ethan NichternEp. 53 – Be the Refuge with Chenxing HanWriter, Chenxing Han, joins Ethan to discuss the intersection of race and privilege within Western Buddhism, focusing on giving voice to the Asian American Buddhist minority. Chenxing Han is a Bay Area–based writer whose publications have appeared in Buddhadharma, Journal of Global Buddhism, Lion's Roar, Pacific World, Tricycle, and elsewhere. She holds a BA from Stanford University and an MA in Buddhist studies from the Graduate Theological Union. After studying chaplaincy at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California she worked in spiritual care at a nearby community hospital in Oakland. Her first book, Be th...
2021-02-0244 min