Online forum helps Asian Americans find their way in Americanized Buddhism
Young Buddhist Editorial gives millennial and Gen Z Asian Americans a place to engage with their religion, culture and identity on their own terms. Young Buddhist Editorial members participate in a recent virtual meeting. Video screengrab
January 27, 2021
(RNS) Devon Matsumoto’s grandfather helped build the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in the San Francisco Bay Area after World War II. His father was later in charge of the campus buildings while his mother served as superintendent of the dharma school. Some months when he was growing up, Devon, now a 23-year-old social worker, would be there every day for Buddhist services and festivals or playing basketball with his friends.