Supportive API Leaders

Asia
Taiwan

Taipei

Rev. Elias Tseng, Presbyterian (Independent), Amazing Grace LGBT Fellowship, elias_tseng[at]yahoo[dot]com[dot]tw, http://elias.myweb.hinet.net/, cell: 0926904321, Ethnic Identity: Taiwanese, Language Spoken: Mandarin

 

India

Mumbai

Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik, www.devdutt.com, devdutt@devdutt.com 

United States

California

Rev. Israel Alvaran, United Methodist Church, San Francisco, CA, iialvaran[at]gmail[dot]com, (510) 717-4894, Ethnic Identity: Filipino, Language Spoken: English, Tagalog

Rev. Tautua Amosa, Pava'ia'i Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa

Rev. Bo Young Belko, Diamond Bar United Church of Christ, 2335 South Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar, CA 91765, revbo[at]dbucc[dot]org or jbelko1[at]juno[dot]com, (909) 861-4735, Ethnic Identity: Korean, Language Spoken: Korean, English

Rev. Alice Cabotaje, Metropolitan Community Church, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, afcabotaje[at]gmail[dot]com, (650) 355-7833, Ethnic Identity: Filipino, Language Spoken: English, Filipino, Ilocano

Rev. Cal Chinn, Presbyterian Church USA, San Francisco, CA, calchinn[at]gmail[dot]com, (415) 564-9792, Ethnic Identity: Chinese American, Language Spoken: Cantonese, English

Rev. Harry Chuck, Presbyterian Church USA, San Francisco, CA, slippivot[at]aol[dot]com, (415) 668-2031, Ethnic Identity: Chinese American, Language Spoken: English

Rev. H. Wilson P. de Ocera, Daly City United Methodist Church, 1474 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015, wilsondeocera[at]comcast[dot]net, (415) 902-6046

Rev. Norma Nomura Desaegher, Pioneer Ocean View United Church of Christ, 2550 Fairfield St., San Diego, CA 92110, pastornorma[at]sbcglobal[dot]net, (619) 276-4881, Ethnic Identity: Japanese American born in Hawaii, Language Spoken: English, conversational Japanese

Rev. Nobuaki Hanaoka, Calvary United Methodist Church, 1400 Judah St., San Francisco, CA 94122, nobuh[at]opacbell[dot]net, (415) 466-3704

Rev. Hidemi Ito, United Methodist Church, 2041 W. 177th St., Torrance, CA 90504, revdrhi[at]sbcglobal[dot]net, Language Spoken: English, Japanese

Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kwong, Metropolitan Community Church, California Faith for Equality, West Hollywood, CA, jonipherkwong[at]aol[dot]com, Ethnic Identity: Chinese, Language Spoken: English

Rev. Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan, United Methodist Church, kjkuan[at]psr[dot]edu, (510) 849-8205, Ethnic Identity: Chinese American, Language Spoken: English

Rev. Dr. Boyung Lee, United Methodist Church, blee[at]psr[dot]edu, (510) 849-8234, Ethnic Identity: Korean, Language Spoken: English, Korean

Rev. Deborah Lee, United Church of Christ, rev[dot]deb[dot]lee[at]gmail[dot]com, (415) 297-8222, Ethnic Identity: Chinese American, Language Spoken: English, Portuguese

Rev. Dr. Warren Lee, Presbyterian Church USA, San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA, wlee[at]sfts[dot]edu, Ethnic Identity: Korean, Language Spoken: English

Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Leung, United Church of Christ, eleung[at]psr[dot]edu, (510) 849-8937, Ethnic Identity: Chinese, Language Spoken: English, Cantonese

Rev. Dr. Tat-Siong Benny Liew, Presbyterian Church USA, bliew[at]psr[dot]edu, (510) 849-8219, Ethnic Identity: Chinese, Language Spoken: English, Cantonese

Rev. Emily Lin, Chinese Community United Methodist Church, 321 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94607, pastoremalee[at]gmail[dot]com, (510) 452-1020, Ethnic Identity: Taiwanese American, Language Spoken: English, some Mandarin

Rev. David Lui, The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 1750 29th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122, comebefed[at]aol[dot]com, (415) 564-2324

Rev. Sharon Lee Macarthur, Sycamore Congregational United Church of Christ, 1111 Navellier St., El Cerrito, CA 94530, pastormacsharon[at]aol[dot]com, (510) 525-0727, Ethnic Identity: Chinese American, Language Spoken: English, Cantonese/Toishan

Rev. Dr. Fumitaka Matsuoka, Pacific School of Religion

Rev. Roger Morimoto, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 4243 Manuela Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Rmorimoto[at]sbcglobal[dot]net, (650) 948-6806, Ethnic Identity: Japanese American, Language Spoken: English

Rev. Dr. Russell Moy, American Baptist, El Cerrito, CA

Rev. John Oda, Davis United Methodist Church, Davis, CA, revjohnoda[at]yahoo[dot]com, (530) 756-2170, Ethnic Identity: Japanese American, Language Spoken: English

Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, Presbyterian Church USA, Mission Bay Community Church, 1040 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, CA 94112, breyeschow[at]gmail[dot]com, http://www.reyes-chow.com, (415) 377-5969, Ethnic Identity: 3rd Generation Chinese/Filipino, Language Spoken: English

Rev. John Song, Calvary United Methodist Church, San Jose, CA, johnsongumc[at]sbcglobal[dot]net, (650) 722-1277, Ethnic Identity: Korean American, Language Spoken: English, Korean

Rev. Dr. Naomi Southard, Berkeley Methodist United Church, 1710 Carleton St., Berkeley, CA 94703

Rev. Lloyd Wake, United Methodist Church, San Francisco, CA, mlwake[at]mindspring[dot]com, (415) 567-9020, Ethnic Identity: Japanese American, Language Spoken: English

Rev. Jay Sapaen Watan, St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, 900 Edgewater Blvd., Foster City, CA 94404, igorothighlander[at]hotmail[dot]com, (415) 309-8968

Rev. Rodney Yee, Northern California Nevada Conference United Church of Christ, pastoryee[at]yahoo[dot]com, Ethnic Identity: Chinese American, Language Spoken: English

Rev. Michael Yoshii, Buena Vista United Methodist Church, 2311 Buena Vista Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501, bvumc[at]aol[dot]com, (510) 522-2688, Ethnic Identity: Japanese American, Language Spoken: English

Georgia

Faisal Alam, alam[dot]faisal[at]gmail[dot]com

Hawaii

Kahu Ronald S. Fujiyoshi, United Church of Christ, Ola’s First Hawaiian Church, PO Box 509, Kurtistown, HI, ronsan2224[at]aol[dot]com, (808) 959-9775, Ethnic Identity: Japanese, Language Spoken: English, Pidgin English, Japanese

Rev. Dr. Nobuko Miyake-Stoner, United Methodist Church, Honolulu, HI, nobukoms[at]gmail[dot]com, (808) 389-5045, Ethnic Identity: Japanese, Language Spoken: English, Japanese.

Illinois

W. Anne Joh, United Methodist, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, 2121 N. Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60202, anne[dot]joh[at]garrett[dot]edu. Ethnic Identity: Korean American, Language Spoken: Korean and English

Dr. Seung Ai Yang, Catholic. Associate Professor of New Testament, Chicago Theological Seminary, 5757 S. University Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, sayang[at]ctschicago[dot]edu. Ethnic identity: Korean. Language Spoken: Korean, English

Rev. Dr. Frank Yamada, Presbyterian Church (USA). Director of the Center for Asian American Ministries and Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible, McCormick Theological Seminary, 5460 S. University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615. fyamada[at]mccormick[dot]edu (773) 947-6331. Ethnic idenity: Sansei (Third Generation) Japanese American. Language spoken: English.

Massachusetts

Rev. Dr. Patrick S. Cheng, Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, Episcopal Divinity School, 99 Brattle., Cambridge, MA 02138. pcheng[at]eds[dot]edu

Dr. Gale A. Yee, Nancy W. King Professor of Biblical Studies, Episcopal Divinity School, 99 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA 02138, gyee[at]eds[dot]edu, (617) 682-1543, Fax: (617) 864-5385

Minnesota

Rev. Dr. Eleazer S. Fernandez, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, New Brighton, MN 55112, efernandez[at]unitedseminary[dot]edu, (651) 251-6131, Ethnic Identity: Filipino, Language Spoken: Cebuano, Tagalog, English

New York

Rev. Noel Bordador, Episcopal Church, Diocese of New York, New York, NY, noeleb[at]juno[dot]com, (212) 529-2365, Ethnic Identity: Filipino, Language Spoken: Tagalog, English

Rev. Boon Lin Ngeo, Metropolitan Community Church of New York, 446 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018, oyoungm[at]hotmail[dot]com, (347) 524-9739, Ethnic Identity: Chinese, Language Spoken: Mandarin, Cantonese, English

Rev. Dr. Winfred B. Vergara, Officer of Episcopal Asiamerica Ministry, wvergara[at]episcopalchurch[dot]org, (212) 922-5344

Ohio

Rev. Joan C. Ishibashi, Western Reserve Association, United Church of Christ, Cleveland, OH, jishibashi[at]wraucc[dot]org, (216) 749-3116, Ethnic Identity: Japanese American

Virginia

Rev. Jennifer Ryu, Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, 3501 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185, Jennifer[at]wuu[dot]org, (715) 220-6830, Language Spoken: English

Washington

Bishop Grant Hagiya, Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Methodist Church, Street Address: 816 S. 216th #2, Mailing Address: P.O. Box 13650, Des Moines, WA 98198-1009, bishop[at]pnwumc[dot]org, (206) 870-6810