Be the Refuge
From Loneliness to Spiritual Friendship
Author Chenxing Han talks about the transformative journey of writing her first book, Be the Refuge and the unexpected connections the book has created. As a young Asian immigrant, she was challenged to find a home in American Buddhism. She critiques and debunks the dichotomy within American Buddhism of being either a traditional Asian ritualistic practice or a contemporary White driven practice centered on meditation. Chenxing Han has become a leading voice and progressive thinker in understanding the state of American Buddhism today. Don’t miss this talk.
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Chenxing Han
Chenxing Han is the author of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists (2021) and one long listening: a memoir of grief, friendship, and spiritual care (2023), both with North Atlantic Books. She is a regular contributor to Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and other publications, and a frequent speaker and workshop leader at schools, universities, and Buddhist communities. Chenxing holds a BA from Stanford University, an MA in Buddhist Studies from the Graduate Theological Union, and a certificate in Buddhist chaplaincy from the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California. She is a co-teacher of “Listening to the Buddhists in our Backyard” at Phillips Academy Andover, a co-organizer of May We Gather: A National Buddhist Memorial for Asian American Ancestors, and a co-editor of a Lion’s Roar special issue on Asian American Buddhists (May 2023).
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