The deadly shooting at a meeting of Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church members in Laguna Woods, California, on May 15 not only violated a sacred space, but also left Taiwanese Americans feeling their cultural base had been shaken.
The church building was not only a place of worship, but also a place where Taiwanese language and support for a democratic Taiwan thrived.
The mass shooting, committed by a man who officials say was motivated by political hatred of Taiwan, has highlighted the close connections that the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan has had with the nation’s democracy movement.
Jerry Chen, the member who dialed emergency
LOS ANGELES The recent deadly shooting at Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in California didn't just violate a sacred space. Taiwanese Americans across the country say it ripped through their cultural bastion.
The recent deadly shooting at Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in California didn t just violate a sacred space. Taiwanese Americans across the country say it ripped through their cultural bastion.
The recent deadly shooting at Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in California didn’t just violate a sacred space. Taiwanese Americans across the country say it ripped through their cultural bastion. It is where the congregation in Laguna Woods worshipped. But it was also where their native language and support for a democratic Taiwan thrived. Sunday’s mass…