ESA’s Gift-Giving Guide!
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto My sister is always the best gift-giver in our family. Mention some random interest, and she’ll remember, find it, and wrap it up for you to open on Christmas morning. My...
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Speak Up, Lead On: A Discussion with Kathy Khang and Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
On Monday, October 22nd, ESA’s Nikki Toyama-Szeto met with Kathy Khang and Natasha Sistrunk Robinson at Busboys & Poets in Washington, DC to discuss their recent books,Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and...
The Time Is Now: End the Separation of Families
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, June 19th, ESA’s Executive Director Nikki Toyama-Szeto participated in an event outside Customs and Border Protection in support of #NotWithoutMyChild. Here are her thoughts immediately following that event....
Not Without My Child
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto My family’s immigration journey included a significant period time when my mother was separated from her mother—my grandmother was an American citizen of Japanese descent, returning to work in the US....
Whatever You Did for One of the Least of These, You Did for Me
ESA’s Nikki Toyama-Szeto joins twenty Christian leaders in a reading of Matthew 25, a powerful scripture that speaks to God’s concern for the most vulnerable. Watch the two-minute video below, as we dig deeper into God’s...
On the Ground in North Korea
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto As news from North Korea increasingly fuels both our news feeds and our public imagination, I often find myself wondering: are the stories true? Is life in North Korea really like...
Podcast: Silence Is Not Spiritual
ESA is delighted to announce the launch of Lisa Sharon Harper‘s new podcast on Freedom Road! On the inaugural episode, ESA’s executive director Nikki Toyama-Szeto joins Lisa and other faith leaders to talk about...
Cradle to Grave: Life Is Complicated
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto Over the past few days, I’ve seen a lot of focus on “evangelicals” in the media, particularly evangelical voters’ views on pro-life issues—seemingly above all other issues. Many people say that...
A Reflection on the RubyWoo Pilgrimage
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto “Where do you find the courage?” one woman asked from the front row. She posed the question to Ruby Sales, a historic leader in the Civil Rights movement. Ruby Sales began...
A Church for Dreamers: DACA
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto I think I dropped a plate and almost broke it when I heard the news of President Trump’s plan to end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). As the reality of...
