Dear Attendee,

We are thrilled to have you registered for The Pursuit of Asian American Happiness: Improving Mental Health in the Asian American Church, hosted by the Center for Asian American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Asian Americans have some of the lowest rates of treatment for mental health issues while also experiencing high rates of mental distress and serious mental illness. This is true for Asian American Christians where Christian culture can further exacerbate the problem. In addition to the stigma attached to seeking mental health support, the anxiety, social isolation, and internalized racism associated with the COVID pandemic has further intensified the situation.

On January 19, 2023, the Center for Asian American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary will host an online conference titled “The Pursuit of Asian American Happiness: Improving Mental Health in the Asian American Church.” The two plenary sessions will feature presentations with mental health experts Dr. Jessica ChenFeng and Jess Cho Kim. They will address the broader historical, racial, and cultural context in which we pursue Asian American happiness.

The latter half of the day-long conference will feature two sets of concurrent workshops led by leaders with academic and clinical expertise and experience relating to Asian Americans, mental health, and church ministries. The goal of the workshops is to provide research-based strategies that ministry leaders can begin to implement immediately to help strengthen their communities. We will feature different selections of practical workshops on topics such as coping with sexual or emotional betrayal, emotional and spiritual wounding in the context of Asian American ministry, learning to say “No” within an Asian culture of sacrifice, and the need for Asian American pastors to receive mental health services. These workshops are led by Roy Kim, Dr. David Wang, Migum Gweon, and Rev. Dr. Gabriel Jay Catanus. These workshops will help equip church ministry teams in their professional development to become more faithful and effective Christian leaders.

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Community Norms and Practices

We seek to provide a respectful and collegial environment, in which each person feels welcomed to participate fully, ask questions, engage in conversation, and build relationships. We invite all participants to help us foster safe and rewarding experiences for everyone.

We encourage you to observe and follow these Community Norms and Practices:

• Exercise consideration and respect in your speech and actions.
• Disagree with integrity and kindness. Seek to build up, rather than to tear down. Be able to articulate the other person’s view in a way recognizable and affirmable by that person.
• Stay focused and constructive. Questions directed to presenters should be concise and relevant to the presentation topic(s) under discussion.
• Promote equity and practice attentive listening. If you have already asked a question, give others the opportunity to also ask their questions.
• Be inclusive and friendly. Join someone who is at a table alone in the Airmeet Lounge.
• Be mindful of others. Alert conference organizers if you notice a dangerous situation, a person in distress, or violations of the Code of Conduct.

Code of Conduct

Please review our code of conduct to ensure a safe and respectful conference experience for all our attendees.