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Women’s History Month: Safety for my Black, Woman Story within Kingdom Rice
Most of us can pinpoint with accuracy where we were in March of 2020. Particularly the weekend of March 13-15, when many states started to impose restrictions on movement with the shelter in place orders. I was boarding a plane on March 11 to go see my daughter, plans that had been made months in…
Read MoreChristmas Carols: Harkening us Back to the Power of Music
Music Invites Participation: I appreciate the fact that Christmas Caroling invites people to participate in a socially acceptable way…despite the fact that not all cultures celebrate Christmas. There’s something about digging through your purse or pocket and taking out the keys when carolers sing Jingle Bells that invites all to participate, regardless of musical skill.…
Read MoreHOME – BELONGING – RESTORATION – EMBRACE
by Pastor Andrea Wong of Hong Kong When people first meet me, they often ask, “Where is home for you?” A seemingly simple, yet complex question… You see, ordinarily, my default is to say: Hong Kong. It’s where I was born, where I’ve spent most of my life, but also where I currently reside. But…
Read More1993-2023: Leaving Egypt (Engineering)
This past summer, I marked 30 years since leaving my engineering career. It’s not been a “straight shot” at all, but like the path of the Exodus from Egypt, it’s been quite the zigzag. I intend to write several posts to mark this “anniversary.” This journey all began when I left my engineering career. By…
Read MoreWhat can the “Shang-Chi bus line” teach us about living together in our globalizing world?
If you are familiar with the 2022 movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, you might remember the prominent scene that takes place on SF’s 1-California Muni bus line. (But Muni did not want their name on the movie, for good reason!) That’s not a random bus line chosen for the movie. The “1”…
Read MorePirates, Interrogation, and Gold Mountain
I was about 12 years old when this picture was taken of me seated next to my grandfather. With both of my parents working, my grandparents were my primary caretakers until dinner time, especially in my years before I began Kindergarten. A veteran in the restaurant industry, my grandfather delivered in the kitchen; I can…
Read MoreRecruiting New Board Members – The Process
Our process Altogether, the process was designed to give space for the applicant’s own process. I did not address looking up their references here. In practice, this happens organically. There’s not been an applicant where I did not have access to people we know in common. This provides accountability. So those are the nuts and…
Read MoreJuneteenth and New Relationships, Part 2 of 2
If you’ve not seen the video of part 1, nor read it, read this first: https://kingdomrice.org/2022/07/07/juneteenth-and-new-relationships-part-1-of-2/ I’ve been blessed with a good dose of webinars and podcasts about Black Asian solidarity, the bridge building that happens on the street level. But I don’t read or hear many examples that break down how these are formed…
Read MoreJuneteenth and New Relationships, Part 1 of 2
Through the years, my buddy Kirk and I have introduced Asian-Americans and African-Americans to each other’s respective neighborhoods. So when AAPI hate crimes really began to escalate (over 10,000 reported hate crimes per this most reputable of websites during the pandemic up through 2021, with many more unreported), Kirk Davis (an African American leader and…
Read MoreAAPI and Mental Health Awareness Month – Seeing past the “Smile”
This post mentions suicide. If that’s a trigger to you, skip this post. It’s nothing more graphic than what you’d read in the news, especially news as of late. Speaking about news… I’ll never forget when I first got the news…my former housemate Jack Quon had taken his own life, leaving behind his wife (whom…
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