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 PODCASTS & RADIO

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Published March 1, 2023

A Look Within | Life, Loss, Grief, & Renewal with Chenxing Han

A conversation with David Diana for the South Carolina Department of Mental Health’s podcast on mental health and well-being​
Listen on A Look Within
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Published October 20, 2021

New Books in Buddhist Studies | Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists

Thank you to Dr. Tori Montrose for this fun and energizing conversation, driven by incisive and unexpected questions​
Listen on the New Books Network
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Published September 3, 2021

The Adventures of Sariputta and Mogallana | Be the Refuge

A dialogue with Morris Sullivan on monasticism, gender, nones, what a really great day looks like, and more​​
Listen on The Adventures of Sariputta and Mogallana
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Published July 21, 2021

Multifaith Matters | Chenxing Han and the Voices of Asian Buddhists in America

A conversation with John Morehead that places Be the Refuge in an interfaith context​​
Listen on Multifaith Matters
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Published May 13, 2021

Interfaith Voices (full show) | ​A Different View of American Buddhism

A conversation with Ambereen Khan: “Han reflects on the teachings of Buddhism that guide her through encounters with suffering, isolation, and grief’​
​​Listen on Interfaith Voices
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Aired May 6, 2021

Talk-It-Out Radio | Be the Refuge

As the daughter of an audiophile who instilled in me a deep respect for community-supported radio, it was a such a joy to be on KPFA for this live radio broadcast (my first!) with host Marlena Willis. Thank you also to the listeners who called in. 
​​Listen on KPFA
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Published May 3, 2021

Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris | What Everyone Who Meditates Should Know

“If you meditate (or do yoga, for that matter)… you owe a gigantic debt of gratitude to the giants and geniuses in Asia who developed these practices. Today on the podcast we talk to two fascinating guests, Chenxing Han and Duncan Ryūken Williams, about what it’s been like for them to be Asian American Buddhists in the midst of this spate of anti-Asian hate crimes, and walk us through the long and ugly history of anti-Buddhist violence in America.”​​
Listen on Ten Percent Happier
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Published April 23, 2021

Noble Mind | On Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists

A conversation with Katherine King, PsyD and Alex Gokce, MSW, who recommend this episode for “insights on coping with anti-Asian violence, finding your path as an Asian American, and learning what you can do to create more inclusive Buddhist communities”​
​​Listen on Noble Mind
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Published March 28, 2021

 Interfaith Voices (abridged version) | ​Where Are All the Asian American Buddhists?

A conversation with Ambereen Khan: “Han skillfully brings her training as a chaplain to curate conversations and a new framework for understanding how privilege, culture, and identity intersect in the American Buddhist landscape”​
​​Listen on Interfaith Voices
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Published February 6, 2021

Lion’s Roar Podcast | Asian American Buddhists and the Myth of Two Buddhisms

A conversation with Koun Franz, who notes, “Your book opens with this beautiful invocation, and it really invites the reader into a Buddhist space... it’s a stance that I would love to see more of” 
​​Listen on The Lion’s Roar podcast
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Published February 2, 2021

The Road Home Podcast | Be the Refuge with Chenxing Han

A conversation with Ethan Nichtern, who writes, “This episode is dedicated to Chenxing’s friend and inspiring fellow crusader in Buddhism and race relations; the late, great, Angry Asian Buddhist, Aaron J. Lee”​
​​Listen on The Road Home
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Published January 18, 2021

The Imperfect Buddha Podcast | ​Be the Refuge, Asian Buddhism in America

A conversation with Matthew O’Connell, who writes that Be the Refuge “fills a gap in our collective understanding​”​
​​Listen on IBP

PRESS INTERVIEWS

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September 2021 | ​Eastern Horizon

Adaptation and Change: Lessons from Young American Buddhists

An interview with Benny Liow, editor of the non-profit, non-sectarian Buddhist magazine Eastern Horizon, published by the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia
​​​Read the full interview on Eastern Horizon
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July 2021 | ​NBC News

Young Asian American Buddhists Are Reclaiming Narrative after Decades of White Dominance

“Asian Americans make up two-thirds of Buddhists in the U.S. but have long been marginalized in popular perceptions of the religion. A new generation is pushing back.”
​​Read the full article by Caitlin Yoshiko Candil on NBC News
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July 2021 | ​Buddhistdoor Global

For the Ancestors and for Peace: A Conversation with the Organizers of “May We Gather”

An interview with Harsha Menon on the May 4th national Buddhist memorial for Asian American ancestors
​​Read the full interview on Buddhistdoor Global 
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June 2021 | ​Berfrois

Healing by Honouring

An interview with Nancy Chu on book reincarnations, writers that formed me, and the most gratifying part of writing​ Be the Refuge
​​Read the full interview on Berfrois
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June 2021 | ​Religion News Service

“We’ve Been Here All Along”: Author Pushes Back against Erasure of Young Asian American Buddhists

“In her debut book, ‘Be the Refuge,’ author and former Buddhist chaplain Chenxing Han asks: ‘Where are all the young adult Asian American Buddhists, and what can we learn from them?’’
​​Read the full interview with Alejandra Mojina on Religion News Service
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June 2021 | ​Los Angeles Review of Books

Authorship as Chaplaincy

An interview with Ana Mina of LARB on what Buddhism offers Asian Americans, balancing patience and urgency, how the internet and the pandemic have shaped Be the Refuge, and more
​​Read the full interview on LARB 
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May 2021 | ​Insight Meditation Society

Meet the Author: Chenxing Han

An interview with Albert Karcher for the IMS Book Club
​​Read the full interview on IMS 
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May 2021 | ​San Francisco Zen Center

Roots and Refuge: An Interview with Chenxing Han

An interview with Tova Green on Be the Refuge and May We Gather
​​Read the full interview on the SFZC blog 
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March 2021 | ​Tricycle

Young. Asian. American. Buddhist: What These Words Cannot Say

Memoir, anger, intersectionality, refuge-making: based on a conversation with Dr. Ann Gleig, hosted by Books & Books
​​Read the full interview on Tricycle 
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January 2021 | ​Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association

APALA Author Interview: Chenxing Han

Identity and diversity, publishing challenges, reading recommendations, and beloved libraries: an interview with Jaena Rae Cabrera 
​​Read the full interview on APALA 
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January 2021 | ​Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Dharma Coming to Life: An Interview with Author Chenxing Han

On the intersection of chaplaincy, writing, and Buddhism: an interview with DRBU
​​Read the full interview on DRBU 
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Summer 2020 | ​Buddhadharma

Forum: How Millennials are Reframing the Buddhist Path​

A conversation with Gesshin Greenwood, Matthew Hepburn, and Lama Bryn Dawson, moderated by Ray Buckner
​Read on the full dialogue on Buddhadharma 
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July 2020 | ​Illumination’s Mirror

Interview with a Writer: Chenxing Han

Writing process, future projects, advice for aspiring writers: an interview with Vincent Lim
​Read the full interview on Medium
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