266 - AANHPI Heritage Month: Addressing Mental Health in Asian American and Christian Communities and Understanding One Another’s Stories with Pastor Raymond Chang

Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison

Be the Bridge

Education

4.9 • 774 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

At Be the Bridge Podcast, we intentionally interview bridge builders doing incredible work all year long. And it just so happens that we are highlighting an interview Be the Bridge founder and our host, Latasha Morrison, had with Pastor Raymond Chang as we welcome in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month. They have an important conversation surrounding breaking the stigmas of mental health, discipling students, and acknowledging history.

Latasha and Raymond talk about a life-changing trip he took called the Reclaim Trip, where he and others with the Asian American Christian Collaborative toured historical Asian American Civil Rights sites in California. It was a trip that fostered remembering history and reclaiming identity. And he and Latasha even dream up an incredible opportunity for the Be the Bridge community. We are all connected; and gaining historical context helps us better understand, empathize, and lead in the church and in the culture.

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Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison
Senior Producer - Lauren C. Brown
Producer, Editor, & Music - Travon Potts
Assistant Producer & Transcriber - Sarah Connatser

Quotes:
“It's like most people don't see how the discipleship that many of us have inherited is actually a discipleship into deformation instead of a formation into Christ.” -Raymond Chang

“I don't think that you can fully understand how heinous white supremacy is until you see how it has affected the African American community, how it's affected and manifests within the Indigenous population, within the Asian American population, and the Latino population.” -Raymond Chang

“Understanding that history helps us move forward today in more solidarity.” -Latasha Morrison

“The more you understand the problem, the more you're able to actually concoct a solution, or at least be a faithful presence to try to be one.” -Raymond Chang

Links:
Asian American Christian Collaborative
TENx10 Collaboration
Epic Movement - Community of CRU for Asian Americans
Manzanar

Connect with Raymond Chang:
His Website
Instagram
Twitter

Connect with Be the Bridge:
Our Website
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter

Connect with Latasha Morrison:
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter

Not all views expressed in this interview reflect the values and beliefs of Latasha Morrison or the Be the Bridge organization.

Transcript

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0:00.0	We are so grateful you are a part of the Be the Bridge community and continue to listen to the
0:11.1	Be the Bridge podcast, whether you have been with us since the beginning or have recently
0:15.9	started listening. We value you. Your feedback and input is important to us, so we want to hear from you.
0:22.5	We have a quick listener survey linked in the show notes and would appreciate you taking a few minutes to fill it out.
0:29.4	One survey participant will win a Be the Bridge swag bag of Be the Bridge merch.
0:35.7	Thank you for being a part of these conversations and this community.
0:39.8	We look forward to learning more about you.
0:46.3	You are listening to the Be the Bridge podcast with Latasha Morrison.
0:52.7	What is doing today?
0:55.4	It's exciting.
0:56.1	Each week, Be The Bridge podcast tackles subjects related to race and culture with the goal of bringing understanding.
1:03.6	But I'm going to do it in the spirit of love.
1:06.1	We believe understanding can move us toward racial healing, racial equity, and racial unity.
1:11.7	Latasha Morrison is the founder of Be the Bridge, which is an organization responding
1:16.5	to racial brokenness and systemic injustice in our world.
1:20.6	This podcast is an extension of our vision to make sure people are no longer conditioned
1:25.6	by a racialized society but grounded in truth.
1:28.8	If you have not hit the subscribe button, please do so now. Without further ado, let's begin today's
1:34.5	podcast. Oh, and stick around for some important information at the end. Be the bridge community.
1:41.8	I am so excited to have another friend with us on the podcast today.
1:51.2	And I know some of you may have heard of him. Some of you, this may be the first time that you're going to hear about him.
1:57.8	But it won't be the last time. So I'm so excited to introduce our community to Pastor Raven Chang.
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