<p>David Chao shares his story as a second-generation Chinese American shaped by post-1965 immigration, including his father’s journey from Taiwan to Georgia Tech and a family life rooted in science. He recounts coming to faith through Chinese churches in Buffalo and Louisville, and later shifting from biochemistry and a medical track toward seminary after wrestling with questions about the Holy Spirit, discovering liturgy and the Apostles’ Creed, and realizing theology was a better fit. </p><p>He now serves as director of Princeton Theological Seminary’s Center for Asian American Christianity. He describes Asian American theology as the intersection of intergenerational family stories and the broader history of migration and racialization within God’s salvation story. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FME0EnSVIRA&#38;t=103s">01:43</a> Immigration Roots 1965<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FME0EnSVIRA&#38;t=204s">03:24</a> Chemistry Family Stories<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FME0EnSVIRA&#38;t=870s">14:30</a> Call to Theology and Vocation<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FME0EnSVIRA&#38;t=1592s">26:32</a> Asian American Christianity Explained<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FME0EnSVIRA&#38;t=2220s">37:00</a> Global Christianity and Migration<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FME0EnSVIRA&#38;t=2655s">44:15</a> CAAC Vision and Focus Areas</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://caacptsem.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">caacptsem.substack.com</a>