Joy Pettigrew
Co-founder of Chicago Chapter of CAAPIC
Joy Pettigrew (she/her) is a movement builder, speaker, and community advocate. Originally from Hong Kong and a daughter of a Malaysian-Chinese mother who survived gender based violence, she seeks to uplift the stories of AAPI women and to empower them towards civic engagement. Joy desires to witness Asian American Christians activated towards collective liberation and civic engagement. This has led her to be a founding member of the emerging Chicago chapter of the Coalition of Asian American Pacific Islander Churches (CAAPIC).
Joy previously worked as a campus staff minister with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship where she developed college students in identity, faith, and leadership. She currently leads learning cohorts for AAPI women on liberation and self-trust and has moderated forums on AAPI racial identity, Christianity, and politics.
Joy holds undergraduate degrees in Education and Sociology from Wheaton College. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, baking, and refinishing furniture.
Malaysian Chinese, Mixed
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IL
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Ethnic Identity, Leadership, Next Generation, Race and Culture, Social Justice