Family Sacrifices

Dr. Russell M. Jeung is Chair and Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University. The author of books and articles on Asian Americans, religion, and race, he's a community activist and church leader in East Oakland, California. Dr. Jeung's memoir, At Home in Exile, shares his family's six generations in the US and his life with refugees. Seanan S. Fong is a writer and Unitarian Universalist minister with a focus on serving the spiritual needs of Asian Americans. He holds a BA in philosophy from Stanford University and an MDiv from Harvard Divinity School. He also works as a product designer and conflict resolution professional in San Francisco. Dr. Helen Jin Kim is Assistant Professor of American Religious History at Emory University. She completed her PhD in the Committee on the Study of Religion at Harvard University and her BA in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University.

Chapter 1: Introduction- Chinese American Familism and the Theory of Liyi
Chapter 2: The Roots of Chinese American Nonreligiousness and Familism
Chapter 3: Transmission: Chinese American Liyi Socialization
Chapter 4: Translation- Chinese Popular Religion and Confucianism in the U.S.
Chapter 5: The Yi of Family Sacrifice- Chinese Americans' Highest Values
Chapter 6: The Li of Chinese American Familism- Ritualizing Family, Food, and Fun
Conclusion

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