Chenxing Han and Dr. Jessica Main discuss Chenxing Han’s book, Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists, an event hosted by Banyen Books & Sound.
Chenxing Han
Chenxing Han is a Bay Area–based writer whose publications have appeared in Buddhadharma, Journal of Global Buddhism, Lion’s Roar, Pacific World, Tricycle, and elsewhere. She holds a BA from Stanford University and an MA in Buddhist studies from the Graduate Theological Union. After studying chaplaincy at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California she worked in spiritual care at a nearby community hospital in Oakland. She is the author of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists, published by North Atlantic Books. chenxinghan.com
Dr. Jessica Main, The University of British Columbia
Dr. Jessica Main is an associate professor at the Department of Asian Studies, UBC. She began work at UBC in 2009 as the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Chair and Director of UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program. In 2014, the program was renamed The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society and forms part of a network of academic institutions and scholars around the world. Her research interests include modern Buddhist ethics, social action, and institutional life in East and Southeast Asia. buddhism.arts.ubc.ca
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This event was hosted by Banyen books & sound and is co-sponsored by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society.
