Xenophobia, Racism, and COVID-19 ft. Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah and Wendy Hu-Au

On April 13th, 2020, The Impact Movement hosted Xenophobia, Racism, and COVID-19 with two panelists Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah and Wendy Hu-Au, MDIV, who spoke about the impact this pandemic has had on the Asian community.

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Read their bios below:

Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah is Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL and the author of Prophetic Lament (A Commentary on the book of Lamentations from IVP Books, 2015); The Next Evangelicalism (IVP Books, 2009); Many Colors (Moody, 2010); and co-author of Return to Justice (Brazos, 2016), Forgive Us (Zondervan, 2014), and Unsettling Truths (IVP Books, 2019). Soong-Chan received his B.A. in Political Science and History/Sociology from Columbia University, his M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, his Th.M. from Harvard University, his D.Min. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and his Th.D. from Duke University. Rah is formerly the founding Senior Pastor of the Cambridge Community Fellowship Church (CCFC), a multi-ethnic, urban ministry-focused church committed to living out the values of racial reconciliation and social justice in the urban context.

Links to Dr. Soong-Chan Rah's books:
https://www.amazon.com/Unsettling-Truths-Dehumanizing-Doctrine-Discovery/dp/0830845259
https://www.amazon.com/Prophetic-Lament-Justice-Troubled-Times/dp/0830836942

Wendy Hu-Au, MDiv, is the executive pastor of Metro Hope Church in Harlem, New York City. She is a 2nd-generation Taiwanese-Chinese-American originally from Santa Barbara, California. She is a mother to two biological children (ages 9 and 7) and one foster baby (just turned one). Currently, her family of five enjoys imagining themselves camping, playing soccer or rock climbing while they in reality stay at home to protect the lives of the most vulnerable in their community. Find her on Twitter @wendeeyah

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