D.J. Chuang's Blog

This is a personal check-in to say hello to the world, as I have not kept up with my previous pace of blogging and updates. At its peak, I’d post something 2-3 times a week. Then the pace became once a week. And, as social media accelerated aggresively & addictingly, blogging went down to once […]

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A friend asked me: “Is there an Asian American church in LA County you’d recommend? Also any Chinese churches in LA County are welcomed too.” And while I’m researching for them, I thought I’d share my list with you too. First, here’s my listing of Multi-Asian (next generation multiethnic & Asian American) churches in Southern […]

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Being in a season of elderly caregiving comes with many new things to learn, like finding wheelchair transportation for someone. Sure, you could buy a wheelchair accessible vehicle, or do a Handicap Vehicle Conversion on a minivan, but that’s likely outside of the budget for most of us. Plus, there’s a lot of different terms […]

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Being in a season of elderly caregiving comes with many new things to learn, like finding wheelchair transportation for someone. Sure, you could buy a wheelchair accessible vehicle, or do a Handicap Vehicle Conversion on a minivan, but that’s likely outside of the budget for most of us. Plus, there’s a lot of different terms […]

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Dr. Peter Woo is a retired math professor and also my father-in-law, the beloved Dad of my dear wife (spouse & partner.) We recently celebrated his 84th birthday with 30-some friends, some who’ve known him for over 40 years! He loved teaching mathematics at Biola University from 1988 to 2005. And, he is not only […]

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When the experts and advocates say that depression is treatable, it means that effective treatment is available to help most people (70%-90%) to experience relief from the symptoms of depression. They don’t use the phrase of curing depression, because a cure would mean eradicating and getting rid of the illness 100% and never having it […]

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What can be said about Asian Americans and church attendance? What would you like to know? When I heard this statistic at a June 2023 presentation in Chicago, I was perplexed and provoked. Dr. Jerry Z. Park shared a statistic that 74% of Asian American Christians attend churches that are not Asian majority!! (defined as […]

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What can be said about Asian Americans and church attendance? What would you like to know? When I heard this statistic at a June 2023 presentation in Chicago, I was perplexed and provoked. Dr. Jerry Z. Park shared a statistic that 74% of Asian American Christians attend churches that are not Asian majority!! (defined as […]

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Please help Esther Mou with her doctoral dissertation research! This is a study looking at social support and mental health of Chinese American Church Attendees and consists of a QUICK anonymous survey with an opportunity to win a $50.00 Amazon Gift Card. This study also seeks to learn more about the mental health experiences of […]

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Here in St. Louis during a layover, between flights, after 2 days in Cleveland for the first Mental Health & the Church Conference, hosted by Key Ministry. Very grateful to be there in person with other mental health advocates, ministry leaders, people with lived experiences, organizations, nonprofits, and a few pastors in the mix too. […]

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