November 4, 2006 - Fremont, California

"Asian American Allies of LGBT People of Faith"

The Bay Area Coalition of Welcoming Congregations and API Family Pride hosted a weekend workshop on Saturday, 4 November 2006 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Fremont United Methodist Church (2950 Washington Boulevard, Fremont, California).

Entitled "Asian American Allies of LGBT People of Faith," the workshop began with a screening of Lina Hoshino’s film In God’s House: Asian American Lesbian and Gay Families in the Church.

Following the film and lunch, the following panelists took part in a roundtable discussion with those in attendance:

• Belinda Dronkers-Laureta (API Family Pride)
  
• Rev. Nobu Hanaoka (Bethany United Methodist Church, San Francisco)
  
• Jeffrey Kuan (Associate Professor of Old Testament, Pacific School of Religion)
  
• Rev. Michael Yoshii (Buena Vista United Methodist Church, Alemda, California)

Registration contact for this no-cost weekend workshop was Bernie Schlager at (510) 849-8298 or bschlager@clgs.org

Sponsored by:
Asian & Pacific Islander Family Pride
Bay Area Coalition of Welcoming Congregations
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
Pacific School of Religion

Additional contact:
Belinda Dronkers-Laureta
API Family Pride, Director
510-818-0887
belinda@apifamilypride.org
www.apifamilypride.org
PO Box 473, Fremont, CA 94537
"In API Homes All Children Are Welcome"

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