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First published in 1976, the Pacific and Asian American Center for Theology and Strategies (PACTS) Reader is reprinted here for the first time in an updated and edited edition with a new preface and introduction and essays that contextualize the history PACTS and the Reader and their contributions to the development of Asian American theological consciousness. With a range of contributions covering Asian American identity, feminism and gender roles, sociology, biblical studies, race relations, counseling, history, denominational politics, and a host of other topics, this important historical document is a valuable record of the development of Asian American Christian subjectivity in connection to the beginnings of the Asian American movement. This is an essential text for our time as we seek to understand our present and imagine a thriving future.