Articles for Taiwanese Church

From O.C. church shooting to Pelosi’s visit — what it’s like to be Taiwanese American right now
2 years, 3 months ago

From O.C. church shooting to Pelosi’s visit — what it’s like to be Taiwanese American right now

LA Times  

At the Miss Taiwanese American pageant, contestants usually answer questions like, “Describe yourself in three words.” This year, with the competition taking place days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan, organizers prodded the young women to share their thoughts about the island. “If we as Taiwanese Americans don’t define our identity, it will be imposed on us, …

China Japanese Los Angeles Los Angeles House Chinese
A week after a gunman opened fire, worshipers return to Taiwanese church
2 years, 7 months ago

A week after a gunman opened fire, worshipers return to Taiwanese church

LA Times  

Jackson Paschall looks over a memorial in front of Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods on Sunday, a week after a gunman killed Dr. John Cheng and wounded five others. “I can only feel at that very moment, the glorious moment when Dr. Cheng chose to take on the shooter, defending the rest of the church fellows, he must be …

Church Members Cheng Taiwanese Lee Huang Chou
Inside the Laguna Woods church shooting: A stranger lurking, ‘evil’ and heroes rising
2 years, 7 months ago

Inside the Laguna Woods church shooting: A stranger lurking, ‘evil’ and heroes rising

LA Times  

An Orange County sheriff’s deputy with a bomb-sniffing dog checks the exterior of Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods after Sunday’s deadly shooting. “Church is all about love, peace and everything in the Bible.” A grief counselor comforts a parishioner after a man opened fire on the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods. “We are all very kind to …

Shooting Man Chinese Orange County Las Vegas Bible Cheng
California church shooter motivated by anti-Taiwan hate: Police
2 years, 7 months ago

California church shooter motivated by anti-Taiwan hate: Police

Al Jazeera  

Las Vegas man booked on murder, attempted murder charges in weekend shooting incident that left one dead, five injured. David Chou, 68, of Las Vegas was booked on one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder in relation to the attack at the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department tweeted on Monday. Based …

China Murder Shooting Church Taiwan Man California
‘Why? Why our community?’: Laguna Woods shattered by mass shooting at church
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Why? Why our community?’: Laguna Woods shattered by mass shooting at church

LA Times  

Parishioners gather and comfort each other after a person opened fire during a church service attended by a Taiwanese congregation, killing one person at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods on Sunday. “I thought it was the fire flaring back up but it was just one after the other,” Frazier, a Laguna Woods resident, said of the emergency response. People …

Community Shooting Orange County Woods Laguna Laguna Woods Taiwanese Church