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Michael Luo on Strangers in the Land

Michael Luo of ‘The New Yorker’ joins Russell to talk about his own experiences as a child of immigrants to America and as a Christian in a secular media ecosystem that doesn’t always “get” religion.

What can the lives and trials of our Asian American neighbors teach the rest of us?

Michael Luo, executive editor of The New Yorker and author of the new book Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America, joins Moore to talk about our country’s treatment of its Chinese residents, which drew Luo to trace his own family’s path to the United States.

Moore and Luo discuss not only American sentiments toward the Chinese populations but also the ways our country deals with perceived strangers, the unique challenges of Asian American churches grappling with whether to become multiethnic, Luo’s experience of being a Christian in secular media spaces, and the ways his friendship with Tim Keller informed his view of Keller’s unique gifts and legacy.

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“The Russell Moore Show” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producer: Clarissa Moll
Host: Russell Moore
Producer: Leslie Thompson
Associate Producers: McKenzie Hill
Senior Producer: Matt Stevens
Audio engineering by Kevin Morris
Video producer: Sam Cedar
Theme Song: “Dusty Delta Day” by Lennon Hutton

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