Society of Christian Ethics 2026

Society of Christian Ethics 2026

Grace Kao enjoyed the 2026 annual meeting of the SCE held in Washington, D.C. Her official responsibilities included convening a “breakfast with the author” session on Christine Pae’s book (Searching for the Future in the Past: Reclaiming Feminist...
Living Ethically in an Unethical World

Living Ethically in an Unethical World

Dr. Kao facilitated a workshop about “living ethically in an unethical world” at the National Gathering of Progressive Asian American Christians (PAAC) at the Japanese Presbyterian Church in Seattle from July 11-13, 2025.  She enjoyed reconnecting with...
Opening Panelist at PANAAWTM

Opening Panelist at PANAAWTM

Dr. Kao participated in the opening panel of the 40th anniversary annual conference of the Pacific, Asian, and North American Asian Women in Theology and Ministry (PANAAWTM) network.   The 2025 theme was “Simmering Stories, Weaving Wisdom: Traditioning...
Reproductive Justice Futurism Convening

Reproductive Justice Futurism Convening

Dr. Kao had an incredible time at the Reproductive Justice Futurism Think Tank Convening which took place at Smith & Amherst Colleges from March 12-14, 2025. She enjoyed learning others about the current state of reproductive and genomic technologies and was also...
AAR: Transpacific Asian American Religions

AAR: Transpacific Asian American Religions

Dr. Kao presided over an Asian North American Religion, Culture, and Society roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (in San Diego, CA) featuring a discussion of new books by Melissa Borja, Helen Jin Kim, and Justin Tse, with Minjung Noh...