PODCASTS & RADIO
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Published March 1, 2023
A Look Within | Life, Loss, Grief, & Renewal with Chenxing HanA 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 BuddhistsThank 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 RefugeA 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 AmericaA 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 BuddhismA 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 RefugeAs 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 BuddhistsA 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 BuddhismsA 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 HanA 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 AmericaA 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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May 2023 | North Atlantic Books
A Conversation with Chenxing Han and Rev. Liên Shutt“The moments from chaplaincy that moved me most were with people who had completely different life histories than me—just sitting together in companionable silence, being attentive to our time together. The encounter calling forth the deep enoughness of everyone in that moment.”
Read the full interview on NAB |
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September 2021 | Eastern Horizon
Adaptation and Change: Lessons from Young American BuddhistsAn 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 HonouringAn 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 ChaplaincyAn 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 HanAn 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 HanAn 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 SayMemoir, 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 PathA 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 HanWriting process, future projects, advice for aspiring writers: an interview with Vincent Lim
Read the full interview on Medium |