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by Ki Joo Choi & Yanan Rahim N. Melo

The Asian Radical Tradition is a podcast hosted by theologian Ki Joo Choi and journalist Yanan Rahim Melo, exploring what it would look like for Asian American Christians to become truly politically and theologically radical.

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Palimpsests, A Theology
Limited Edition Vinyl

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by Yanan & Siegfried
Limited Edition Vinyl, 180g.

A post-classical album weaving together ambient drone, melodic piano, orchestration, and organic textural soundscapes into a layered, meditative whole. Moving slowly and deliberately, the album builds tension through silence, repetition, and gradual harmonic shifts across its arc. These are, in the words of Romans 8:26, groanings too deep for words.

Proceeds go directly to the
Palestinian Children's Relief Fund.

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Yanan & Siegfried
Electronic / house

An electronic music project working at the intersection of post-classical composition, melodic ambient, and organic house. Assembling emotive piano rhythms, granular textures, and generative soundscapes, the project explores sound as a contemplative and liberatory practice, or, music that sits with silence as much as it moves through it.

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Yanan Rahim N. Melo (he/him/siya)
Curriculum Vitae
Sojourners Column
yanan is a constructive theologian, journalist, and music producer. as a descendant of revolutionary movements in the philippines, yanan is committed to building a theology of struggle in the present that is cognizant of the spirit’s movement of liberation. yanan received his m.div. from princeton theological seminary. alongside his intellectual pursuits, yanan also produces electronic music under the moniker yanan & siegfried—an ode to the fabled hero &
frank ocean song.

Christine Bianca Pelliccio Melo (she/her/ella)
Photography Portfolio
christine is a creative director, film photographer, and publishing professional. she specializes in uncomplicated portraiture, narrative editorial work, and select commissions. she relies on the simplicity of natural light and human movement to explore beauty, mystery, death, and memory.

Yanan’s Select Essays

“The Peace President” Threatens to Annihilate an Entire Civilization
Sojourners
April 7, 2026

Why I'm Mad About Trump's Defense of Religious Freedom
Sojourners
February 12, 2026

I Came to the U.S. a Capitalist, Now I Support Mamdani
Sojourners
December 11, 2025

Is Prophetic Art Possible in the Age of Commodification?
The Bias (Institute for Christian Socialism)
September 22, 2025

Can Kendrick Lamar Be a Prophet—and Be Rich?
Sojourners
June 10, 2025

The Curse of Land Possession and the Possibility of Dwelling
Space on Space Magazine
April 8, 2024

Haunted by Home
Bittersweet Monthly
July 17, 2023

How Mestizaje Segregated the Philippines
Inheritance Magazine
May 30, 2023

My Country is Ravaged by Typhoons; the U.S. Military is Responsible Sojourners
January 28, 2022

Christine’s Select Poetry

Rilke’s Death: Mimesis
Thin Space
2023

On the Receiving of Dreams
Ekstasis
2022

Save Me From the Pendulum
Ekstasis
2022

Awards

The Good Neighbors Fellowship
Interfaith America
2026

This Common Life Fellowship
Scholarship for Religion and Society
2025

The Archibald Alexander Hodge Award in Systematic Theology
Princeton Theological Seminary
2024

The Edward A. Dowey Award for Excellence in Reformation Theology
Princeton Theological Seminary
2024

Interfaith Leaders Fellowship on Climate Change
Faith For Our Planet and Duke University
2023

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Research & Teaching
Himaya

We offer commissioned research, lectures, workshops, and curriculum development for churches, seminaries, and religious institutions — bringing rigor and care to topics across theology, politics, and culture.

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Creative Direction
Himaya

We offer creative direction for editorial, organizational, and artistic projects — shaping visual identities, art direction, and concept development with a sensibility rooted in restraint, narrative, and intentionality.

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Film Photography
Himaya

We offer film photography services, specializing in uncomplicated portraiture, imaginative editorial work, and select product photography. She relies on natural light and organic movement to explore beauty, mystery, and memory.

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