"The PACTS Reader is legendary. What a gift to have these historic voices of Asian American liberation available to us in this newly bound form. The compelling and insightful introductory essays remind us of the importance of cross-racial solidarity, the distinctive racialization of Asian America then and now, and the ongoing power of a faith committed to social change. This is a must-read collection of primary sources for American religious history and Asian American history courses!"
    -Helen Jin Kim, PhD
    Assistant Professor of American Religious History
    Candler School of Theology, Emory University
 
"The publication of the classic 1976 reader, Theologies of Asian Americans and Pacific Peoples, could not be more timely. As Asian American consciousness among AAPI Christians is reawakening in the current climate of increased anti-Asian violence in the United States, a fresh look at the history of Asian American Christianity is vitally needed today. Published initially by the Pacific and Asian Center for Theology and Strategy (PACTS) in Berkeley, California, the reader represents the heart and soul of the people who launched the Asian American movement in the American Church. It makes accessible the quest for Asian American Christian identity and self-determination in the early 1970s. It is required reading for anyone who wants to do Asian American ministry or theology today!"
    -Rev. Tim Tseng, PhD
    Founder of the Institute for the Study
    of Asian American Christianity (ISAAC)
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The Theologies of Asian Americans and Pacific Peoples
A Reader, 1976
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Edited by Daniel D. Lee
Compiled by Roy I. Sano
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First published in 1976, the Pacific and Asian American Center for Theology and Strategies (PACTS) Reader is reprinted here for the first time in an updated and edited edition with a new preface and introduction and essays that contextualize the history PACTS and the Reader and their contributions to the development of Asian American theological consciousness. With a range of contributions covering Asian American identity, feminism and gender roles, sociology, biblical studies, race relations, counseling, history, denominational politics, and a host of other topics, this important historical document is a valuable record of the development of Asian American Christian subjectivity in connection to the beginnings of the Asian American movement. This is an essential text for our time as we seek to understand our present and imagine a thriving future.