SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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magazine article | 2022 | Tricycle
“It’s Always a Push and Pull”: A Conversation with Writer Jay Caspian KangAn interview with Jay Caspian Kang, author of The Loneliest Americans, on how Buddhism has influenced his writing and career
Read on Tricycle • Available in the Summer 2022 print issue as “Partial Equanimity” • Request PDF |
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magazine article | 2021 | Buddhadharma
The Many Faces of Cultural AppropriationGrappling with cultural appropriation in Buddhist contexts (co-written with Trent Walker)
Read on Buddhadharma |
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newsletter archive | 2020–current | Mailchimp
Until Nirvana’s Time ❄️ (latest newsletter)Below is a link to the archive of my email newsletter. Sign up here if you’re interested in receiving occasional updates.
Read on Mailchimp |
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magazine article | 2021 | Lion’s Roar
Searching for Asian American BuddhistsAn excerpt from chapter 11 of Be the Refuge, in celebration of the book’s launch day
Read on Lion’s Roar • Request PDF |
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magazine article | 2019 | Lion’s Roar
The Invisible Majority |
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magazine article | 2016 | Buddhadharma (reprinted in Asian American Policy Review)
We’re Not Who You Think We AreAsian American Buddhists: defying stereotypes, fighting invisibility, celebrating diversity
Read on Buddhadharma (with photos) • Request PDF • Read on Asian American Policy Review (with footnotes) |
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journal article | 2019 | Religions
Contesting “Conversion” and “Reversion” among Young Adult Asian American BuddhistsSpotlighting Asian American “convert” Buddhists
Read on Religions |
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journal article | 2017 | Journal of Global Buddhism
Diverse Practices and Flexible Beliefs among Young Adult Asian American BuddhistsPerspectives from a new generation of Buddhist practitioners
Read on Journal of Global Buddhism • Reprinted in Sen Trang and Phat Viet |
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blog post | 2017 | Lion’s Roar
In Memory of a Refuge: Aaron Lee, the “Angry Asian Buddhist”Far from misanthropic rants, his writings are love letters to the American Buddhist community
Read on Lion’s Roar • Request PDF |
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book chapter | 2019 | Methods in Buddhist Studies: Essays in Honor of Richard K. Payne | Bloomsbury Academic Press
Describing the (Nonexistent?) Elephant: Ethnographic Methods in the Study of Asian American Buddhists |
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book chapter | 2019 | Japanese American Millennials: Rethinking Generation, Community, and Diversity | Temple University Press
“I am Trailblazing”: Japanese American Buddhist Millennials Negotiating Religious and Ethnic Identities |
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book chapter | 2016 | A Thousand Hands: A Guidebook to Caring for your Buddhist Community | Sumeru Books
Young Adult Asian American Identities |
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magazine article | 2021 | Berfrois
Seeking Shelter in Disaster OasisFinding home in Yogyakarta and poeisis
Read on Berfrois |
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journal article | 2021 | Insight Journal
Honoring Our Ancestors: A Buddhist Response to Anti-Asian ViolenceA contemplation on names, ritual, and dedication—written in the lead-up to May We Gather
Read on Insight Journal |
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magazine article | 2020 | Lion’s Roar
We Are More Powerful Than We KnowAwaiting the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election with Japanese poet and Buddhist monk Kamo-no-Chomei (1155–1216)
Read on Lion’s Roar • Request PDF |
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blog post | 2020 | Ten Thousand Things
Recollecting Pratyekabuddhas: Reflections on Buddhism, Art, and Place |
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magazine article | 2020 | Tricycle
“Stay Safe... Both from the Virus and the Racism” Reflections on anti-Asian racism, grief, and interconnection during the covid-19 pandemic
Read on Tricycle • Request PDF |
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speech | 2017 | Institute of Buddhist Studies
“Be the Refuge”: Reflections on Karma & Gratitude, Suffering & Spiritual FriendshipCommencement address to the graduating class of 2017
Read on Institute of Buddhist Studies • Reprinted in Wheel of Dharma (July, August, and September 2017) |
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narrative | 2016 | Open in Emergency: A Special Issue on Asian American Mental Health
Speaking of Survival in this Mad, Mad WorldA narrative for the Asian American Literary Review Testimonial Tapestry
Order the second edition from AALR |
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journal article | 2013 | Pacific World
What’s Buddhism Got to Do With It?: Popular and Scientific Perspectives on Mindful EatingExploring the literature on mindful eating
Read on Pacific World |
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journal article | 2012 | International Journal of Communications
South African Perspectives on Mobile Phones: Challenging the Optimistic Narrative of Mobiles for DevelopmentThe promises and perils of mobile phones in the developing world
Read on International Journal of Communication |
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magazine article | 2011 | Inquiring Mind
Huge LoveDispatches from the field: Buddhist chaplaincy in Cambodia
Read on Inquiring Mind |
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