This episode features Melissa Inouye, a self-proclaimed 'bald Asian American Latter-day Saint woman scholar,' talking all about her 'ventures through life, death, cancer and motherhood (not necessarily in that order)' which happens to be the subtitle of her latest book, Crossings. It's part of the Maxwell Institute's Living Faith book series.
About the Guest
Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye received her Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University in 2011 and served as a Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Auckland. She previously served as an associate editor of the Mormon Studies Review and now works for the Church History Department with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is author of two books: China and the True Jesus: Charisma and Organization in a Chinese Christian Church (Oxford University Press) and the imposibly-titled Crossings: A Bald Asian American Latter-day Saint Woman Scholar's Ventures through Life, Death, Cancer & Motherhood (Not Necessarily in that Order).