Constellating Buddhist America: A Conversation with Chenxing Han

“How Do We Meet Each Other? Black-Asian Dialogue in Buddhist America”

This conversation series brings Black and Asian-American Buddhist scholars and practitioners together for honest dialogue about what it means to practice Buddhism in America today. These conversation partners aim to create bridges and ask nuanced questions — about ancestral practices and culture, about appropriation and erasure, and about what it means to evolve the Buddhist tradition to meet the current moment.

Each conversation is also a practice in itself: honoring the cultural roots each person brings, building real political solidarity, and growing a Buddhist community rooted in both care and accountability.

This series is generously funded by the Henry J. Luce Foundation.

Hosted by Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad, IBS Research Fellow
Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Buddhist Studies and the Founding Director of the Initiative for Black Buddhist Studies. She is the author of three books and several academic articles on Buddhism and Black culture, as well as religious approaches to systemic violence.

March 3, 2027: Constellating Buddhist America: A Conversation with Chenxing Han

Chenxing Han is the author of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists and one long listening: a memoir of grief, friendship, and spiritual care. Her writing is taught in university, seminary, and high school classrooms across the nation. Educated at Stanford University, the Graduate Theological Union, and the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Chenxing is a founder of Roots and Refuge, May We Gather, and Listening to the Buddhists in Our Backyard. Chenxing’s current projects explore art, activism, practice, and play in Buddhist Asian America.

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