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Replace the word “Navajo” with “Asian American”

September 3, 2009
by David Park

This is really the missional mandate: Be as aware of yourself as the one to whom you are witnessing.

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  1. September 4, 2009 1:22 am

    This is brilliantly put.

  2. September 4, 2009 1:26 am

    I agree

  3. The Shaman permalink
    October 16, 2009 1:38 am

    So, what does this mean? I’m Navajo so I would be interested to know. Why does it say Replace the word “Navajo” with “Asian American”?

  4. October 16, 2009 9:52 pm

    @the shaman, many asian americans rank relatively “low” in their ethnic identity. and their knowledge of their ethnic heritage, history, and culture in general is fairly superficial. so when i say, “replace the word, ‘navajo’ with ‘asian american’, i’m largely referring to one of the opening statements in the video where the guy says, “trying to understand being a ‘navajo’ and a christian’ and he discusses the journey to understand his own culture. it’s just my borrowing his language to encourage asian americans to do the same.

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