The Gathering

We are a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles that provides opportunities for Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) to gather together to tell our stories, learn from one another, engage in initiatives for peace and social justice, and talk about spirituality in the APA context.

Asian Pacific Americans have often been invisible to our churches, whether in involvement or invitation. APAs are diverse. Some are recent immigrants with documents or without, others have been Americans for many generations; from East, South, Southeast, and Western Asia, as well as the islands of the Pacific; many are intermarried within Asian ethnic groups as well to people from other races. The Gathering is a space for all of this diversity.

We also welcome non-APAs to join us, to learn about our spirituality and to take concrete steps to grow the multicultural church. 

And you don’t have to be Episcopalian! We welcome seekers, people from other denominations and faith traditions to share this space and all that will emerge from it.

Find out more about The Gathering at our website, on Facebook, and on YouTube.

Acknowledgements

Deep, heartfelt gratitude goes out to every person who helped this devotional blossom, especially during the busy season of Lent. This was a labor of love!

Our amazing production team:

Erika Bertling, Sharon Crandall, Jenny Goto, Peter Huang, Daryn Kobata, Julie Miyahira, Mel Soriano, Jordan Tamura 

Our wonderful contributors:

Erika Bertling, Rex Botengan, Baldwin Chiu, jason chu, Sharon Crandall, Carminnie Doromal, Erin Gieschen, Jenny Goto, Keleawe Hee, Janelle Hiroshige, Peter Huang, Russell Jeung, Heidi Kim, Greg Kimura, Larissa Lam, Bonnie Lee, Cindy Lee, Peggy Lo, Nelson Mendoza, Alan Murray, Coleen Nakamura, Dustin Nguyen, Leah Ramirez, Katie Nakamura Rengers, Dustin Seo, Amy Shim, Allen Shin, Mel Soriano, Marian Sunabe, Joyce Swaving, Kyoko Toyama, Wendy Lew Toda, Hau‘oli Tomoso, Ravi Verma, Joshua Wong, Hal Yee, Joseph Yoo, and Manoj Zacharia

Please share AAPI Alive! with your spiritual community and your friends. However, our contributors have granted permission to use their art, music, and words specifically for AAPI Alive! Please do not re-post any material without their permission.

This devotional guide is funded by a grant from Becoming Beloved Community, whose mission is to bring racial reconciliation to the Episcopal Church and our community, and from generous supporting churches and individuals.