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May 2024 Program
May 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ken grew up badgering his dad to share his war stories, and he will tell a few of the most memorable ones during our May program so that ABC’s like him will no longer be so invisible.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Ken Fong is a third-generation Chinese American from Sacramento, CA. Graduating in 1976 from Cal Berkeley with a degree in biology, he moved to Los Angeles in 1978, graduating from Fuller Theological Seminary with an M.Div. and a D.Min. He helped lead Evergreen Baptist Church of LA to become one of the first English-only multiethnic, majority pan-Asian churches in America. He also was the first Executive Director of Fuller’s Asian American Center and was an affiliate associate professor of Asian American church studies. Over the years he has served as a trustee for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Westmont College, IWA, and the Asian American Drug Abuse Program. He is a noted speaker, author, and social influencer. In 2017 he was given Congressional Recognition by Rep. Judy Chu as the Community Leader of the Year in the West San Gabriel Valley. He retired from pastoring in 2017 and from teaching in 2019. He is an avid cyclist and a dedicated photographer. He and his wife ‘Snoopy’ have a daughter and reside in the shadows of the San Gabriel Mountains in Sierra Madre, CA.