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Psychosocial Measurement Tools for Asian Americans
Found this useful website, “Psychosocial Measures for Asian-American Populations: Tools for Direct Practice and Research” curated by Dr. Marianne R. Yoshioka, Associate Professor at Columbia University School of Social Work.
The assessment tools covers the whole spectrum of Asian American ethnicities: East Asians, South Asians, Southeast Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Multiple Asian Groups.
The website is […]
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evangelistic zeal of Korean Americans
Los Angeles Times posted its second of two articles by K. Connie Kang about the growth of ethnic Korean American churches in Southern California — Southern California’s Korean Christians put a premium on evangelism. Selected highlights are excerpted below:
Visit a large Korean church in Southern California and you are likely to see a distinctive part […]
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Growth of Korean Churches in Southern California
Los Angeles Times published the 1st article of a 2-part series, “Korean churches growing rapidly in Southern California” by K. Connie Kang. Some of the highlights are excerpted:
Korean immigrants in Greater Los Angeles have established the biggest Korean community outside Asia, and their growing influence on the business community is well known. Perhaps less obvious […]
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article on Changing the Metrics
The Asian American Pastors Leadership Community is a 2-year process that’s developing a selected group of Senior Pastors who are next generation Asian Americans (through a strategic partnership between L2 Foundation and Leadership Network).
During the group’s first meeting in June 2008, the pastors were interviewed regarding their leadership insights. These interviews have been incorporated […]
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findings on Chinese churches
The Bay Area Chinese Churches Research Project will be reporting its findings at 3 one-day conferences in the San Francisco Bay area this November. Register online before November 3rd for complimentary free access.
Here’s 3 highlights of their findings:
There are over half a million Chinese in the six Bay Area counties. Between 1990 and 2000, […]
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5 insights about Asian American acculturation
From Issue 34 / September 2008 of interTrend Communication’s Tidbits monthly e-newsletter that brings Asian American consumer insights and market trends:
interTrend’s Acculturation Study Reveals Insights into an Emerging Market
interTrend Communications has just completed phase one of its pioneering Knowledge Center Asian Acculturation Study, with pan-Asian groups and multi-generational families. The study aims to […]
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Leadership Journal interview with Dave Gibbons
Leadership Journal published this article titled On the Verge, an interview with David Gibbons (by Andy Crouch and Marshall Shelley; Summer 2008).
The interview chronicles Dave’s life journey from his upbringing to his segregated college experience, various church experiences, and how his understanding of the Gospel has grown and developed over the years. In 1994, […]
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The Top Excuses for Not Leading
Dr. Tim Elmore of Growing Leaders (website: www.GrowingLeaders.com) sent this brilliant article, The Top Excuses for Not Leading, in the Leadership Link, their free monthly leadership article.
This article shows how everyone can indeed be a leader, one of the key being a fresh definition of leadership as: using my influence for a worthwhile cause. […]
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Leadership Development Websites
Kellogg Foundation maintains a great list of Leadership Development Websites — a great place to start to find answers to leadership issues. [note: this list is not an endorsement - it is provided here for your reference]
Here’s a sample of Leadership Development websites listed there:
African American Leadership Institute, The James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, […]
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Top 10 reasons why volunteers serve
Heard this insightful list from a presentation by Don Simmons about why volunteers serve:
Someone asked them (93%)
Compelling need
Personal connection
Gratitude for being served
Spiritual/ religious beliefs
Social needs
Job skill/ resume’ development
Guilt
Boredom
External influences (family members, influential leaders, advertising)
Notice that spiritual reasons is #5, meaning that not many people think about serving to be like Jesus. #1 reason that most […]
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