About

Who is Steve Hu?

Where I come from
I originally hail from Taiwan and first came to the States as a 6 year old. I spent my growing-up years in Massapequa, N.Y. (the land of Lolita) and Hollis, N.Y. (St. John’s University). Having barely learned the English language, my family moved back to Taipei, Taiwan where I re-learned my native Chinese. It wasn’t until the sixth grade that I came back to the States, settling in the Garden State.

Where I am now
The back-and-forth between two different countries grew me into a third-culture kid. Residing within me are two cultures, East and West, Asia and America. This experience taught me to be a learner as I navigate the two cultures. I am always hyphenated (but not caffeinated), living in a state of liminality. I am merely a work in progress.

I’ve worked as a technical writer (Wide Area Network Design Laboratory) and also as a reporter (The Record-Press). It was after working in these fields that I decided to pursue full-time ministry. To complement my work experience, I have dual masters in theology and Old Testament from Biblical Seminary where I’m also an adjunct instructor. I’m a member of the American Academy of Religion, Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity, Society of Asian North American Christian Studies, Evangelical Theological Society, and Postcolonial Theology Network.

My research interests
• Asian American theology, hermeneutics and ecclesiology
• postcolonial discourse, hybridity and identity
• transnationalism, globalization and secularization
• immigration, race and ethnicity
• religious studies
• cultural studies

Contact me at steve [at] semaphoric [dot] org or follow me at twitter [dot] com/semaforic