Growing up in Richmond, Virginia, Sabrina Chan struggled to come to terms with her ethnic identity. As a daughter of immigrants from Hong Kong, she navigated feelings of shame, exclusion, and marginalization in many of her childhood relationships and experiences. As an adult, this led her on a journey towards healing racial trauma—one in which she learned to understand her family's history and her own story in a way that ultimately transformed her life.

Sabrina's professional journey began as an engineer, but her gift of helping others to grow in their understanding and love of God led her to a new vocational calling. With faith and courage, she chose to pursue a life in ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a calling she has embraced for over twenty years.

In 2022, Sabrina, along with her co-authors, Linson Daniel, E. David de Leon, and La Thao, published Learning Our Names: Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation, a treasure trove of diverse stories of the Asian diaspora in America who have been shaped and misshaped by migration, culture, and faith. Learning Our Names creates space for the unheard stories and silenced voices of Asian American Christians.

Learn more about Sabrina's amazing testimony of empowering the next generation to live into God's calling. In this episode, we highlight the following themes:

• Sabrina's own ethnic identity journey as an Asian American Christian
• Inspiring young writers to tell their own stories
• The collaborative force and motivation behind Learning Our Names

About the Guest:

Sabrina S. Chan, a daughter of immigrants from Hong Kong, is the national director of Asian American Ministries for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. She is an ordained minister and earned a master's degree in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary.

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About the Host:

Helen Lee is the director of product innovation at IVP; she is also the author of The Missional Mom and The Race-Wise Family, co-authored with Dr. Michelle Reyes. Helen also serves as the producer of The Every Voice Now Podcast and as the executive producer of The Disrupters. Follow Helen on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Podcast Art: Kate Lillard

Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts 

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