📑 Neoliberalism, the Invisibility of Asian and Asian American Buddhists, and Secular Mindfulness in Education (A free, 13-page paper from 2016)
Tags: #SecularDharma #NeoliberalAmerica #USA #AsianAmerica
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/papers/what-sound-of-one-invisible-hand_hsu-funie
What Is the Sound of One Invisible Hand Clapping?: Neoliberalism, the Invisibility of Asian and Asian American Buddhists, and Secular Mindfulness in Education
Secular mindfulness requires an ideology of white conquest that makes invisible the enduring efforts of Asian and Asian-American Buddhists in maintaining the legacy of mindfulness practices.
Not Simple Temple Food: Thai Community Making in the United States
Drawing from interviews, participant observation, and online research, I examine two interconnected issues. First, how temple food practices—offering alms to monks and operating newly invented temple food courts—sustain temples spiritually and financially. Second, how temple food, which is consistently integrated into various events and rituals, enables Thai Americans and a diverse assortment of other participants to connect and work together.
Word Embeddings Quantify 100 Years of Gender and Ethnic Stereotypes
the embedding can be leveraged to quantify changes in stereotypes and attitudes toward women and ethnic minorities in the 20th and 21st centuries in the United States. We integrate word embeddings trained on 100 years of text data with the U.S. Census to show that changes in the embedding track closely with demographic and occupation shifts over time.
🗣️ Faith and Freedom in the Second World War (A free, 78-minute podcast from 2019)
Tags: #AsianAmerica #Wwii #USA
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/american-sutra_williams
Faith and Freedom in the Second World War
… the idea that you could be both Buddhist and American at the same time seemed contradictory.
The #ADL. of #AsianAmerica
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-adl-of-asian-america
A new foundation tied to the Anti-Defamation League aims to end “#discrimination, #slander, and #violence.” Both groups are navigating a crisis of mission about who and what they represent.
The A.D.L. of Asian America
E. Tammy Kim writes about the Asian American Foundation, a nonprofit modelled after the Anti-Defamation League, and its struggle to define itself in the wake of anti-Asian violence, race-conscious college admissions, and the cultural schism between supporters of Palestine and defenders of Israel.
Bodhi Village
Get to know the plant-based fare of Chinese Buddhist monks.
Some of our favorite tales of tragedy, joy, protest, love, and surfing.
7 Must-Read Stories to Mark AAPI Heritage Month
7 Must-Read Stories to Mark AAPI Heritage Month
Some of our favorite tales of tragedy, joy, protest, love, and surfing.
Introducing 'A Seat at the Table'
This new series celebrates how people of color are changing the food world
Introducing 'A Seat at the Table'
Introducing 'A Seat at the Table'
This new series celebrates how people of color are changing the food world
Teresa Hoang Looks for Quality Expressions When Taking Photos
Family and community mean a lot to Teresa Hoang, who makes meaningful connections with the subjects she photographs.
The Open Buddhist University
Steve Dustcircle 🌹
Atlas Obscura
Jeong Park 박종찬
the phoblographer (unofficial)