Articles on Ethnic Minorities
Supporting Article
Ministry Among Minority Students
This article addresses the joys, challenges, and frustrations of reaching students from ethnic minority groups in China.
Supporting Article
The “Model Minority” Myth in the Chinese American Church
Today's Challenges
In the United States, Asian Americans, including Chinese Americans, have been presented as sterling examples of immigrants who have ascended through the ranks to achieve the American dream. Lee explores this concept, how Chinese Americans see themselves, and the impact of this perception upon their faith and church life.
Peoples of China
The Tibetans in Gyairong Region
A Research Report
The author provides us with a research report on a Tibetan people group in the Gyairong region of Sichuan. He gives background and then traces his church’s involvement with this people group. He goes on to relate the history of missionary work among these people and lessons learned that can be helpful in bringing the gospel to them today.
Peoples of China
Technology and Unreached Peoples
Will the technological advances taking place in China effectively bring the good news to the unreached peoples of China?
Peoples of China
“City Slickers” and “Country Bumpkins”
Are They People Groups?
Is the cultural divide between migrants and urban citizens yet another barrier to the gospel?
Lead Article
The Hidden China
An overview of the ethnic minorities of China and the background of how they have been categorized by the Chinese government.
Supporting Article
China’s Christian County
The Lisu of Fugong
The story of a Christian county in rural Yunnan.
View From the Wall
Waves of History
Thoughts on China’s Ethnic Minority Issue
What is meant by ethnic unity and why is it so important to China?
Supporting Article
Matters of the Heart . . . and the Nation
A Visit to the Big Flowery Miao
Daniel Wright spent two years in Guizhou, China on a fellowship that allowed him to study the people and societies of inland China. As he spoke with people, they expressed to him, in a variety of ways, the crisis of faith that has come with the erosion of belief in communism. The following is the account of his visit to Shimenkan, a township of the Big Flowery Miao.