By James Rojas — 2020
Growing up Chicano in L.A. during the '60s and '70s, I had an emotional attachment to African Americans.
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In the past year and a half, Asian American Christians have been calling out the anti-Asian bias they see in their own congregations.
The departure of young people from the churches, once the bedrock of Korean culture and identity in America, marks a significant social shift.
Barber makes clear his belief that the role of Christians is to call for social justice and allow the “rejected stones” of American society—the poor, people of color, women, LGBTQIA people, immigrants, religious minorities—to lead the way.
Barber’s newsmaking actions were founded on the idea that being a person of faith means fighting for justice.