Bishop Jack Lumanog among other Asian pastors and leaders as part of the National Rally of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Lives and Dignity (photo credit: Arvin Temkar)Bishop Jack Lumanog among other Asian pastors and leaders as part of the National Rally of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Lives and Dignity The Asian American Christian Collaborative organized this event in Atlanta and 14 other cities today. (photo by Bishop Jack Lumanog)
I am out of tears and words for Atlanta and the Asian American community to which I belong to here.
Even speaking out about the senseless murders of 8 in Atlanta and sharing that I feel unsafe as an Asian American in Atlanta, I receive a threat on Twitter in response.
As soon as I post about not feeling safe in Atlanta as an Asian American, this reply comes in pretty quickly via Twitter. (www.twitter.com/bishoplumanog)
But, on Palm Sunday, it was good to pray, sing and lament for our community.
In Atlanta, I stood with other Asian American pastors to worship lament and pray for our country at the National Rally for AAPI Lives and Dignity. I am grateful to The Asian American Christian Collaborative for organizing this event in Atlanta and 15 other cities today.
We speak out of grief, not shame.
We cry out because we are tired of being invisible.
We lament because we can no longer live as “other” or as a perpetual foreigner any longer.
Bishop Jack Lumanog among other Asian pastors and leaders in the worship as part of the National Rally of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Lives and Dignity Bishop Jack Lumanog among other Asian pastors and leaders in the worship as part of the National Rally of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Lives and Dignity There was an estimated crowd between 800-1000 for the Atlanta rally.There was an estimated crowd between 800-1000 for the Atlanta rally.
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